Quoting: coga16
That makes no sense, so they move the high upside forward making 925k a season for 3 more years bc they cant stay competitive? Thats how you stay competitive, you use your top prospects ELC years to their full potential.
Moving guys like Vesalainen who are cheap and cost controlled for a while is how you fall out of being competitive. Bc you start to slap together your roster with cheap cast offs,
Pacioretty wouldn't crack their top 6, so why would you move Vesalainen for older guys to be 3rd and 4th line players when you can just keep your own guys and probably the same amount of offence from them in those roles?
Why do you keep using the argument of ''old players''. Jesus, these guys are 29 years old and are traded for a playoff run, I aint saying to sign both 8years deal afterwards lol? And If you think it doesn't make sens, well look at last year TDL, Boston and Tampa did similar moves. They don't depend on their prospect pool as much as other teams and use that to increase their playoff odds. You don't have to agree to these to recognize them.
And having Pacioretty on your third line just shows how good the Jets offense would be. Yeah the Jets have a solid top 6, but it's not all about the top 6, 3rd line can have a huge impact in a series.
Finally, you have to analyze the Jets situation and realize they have a big opportunity to go all-in. The year after is too late, as they wont have the cap space.
Anyway, this is a fantasy website and this is just an idea of Jets using that opportunity.