Quoting: MisstheWhalers
Carolina likely doesn't do that anyway but how do the Jets not need a good center prospect?
-Scheifele's future is unknown and is 29 with only two more years left on his contract
-Perfetti might be a winger at the NHL level, future is unknown
-Dubois needs a new contract
-Lowry's a glorified 4C
-Gustafsson has little experience and looks like a two-way 3C at best so far
-Nathan Smith isn't signed yet and has yet to play a game of pro hockey so his potential is unknown
-Stastny and Copp are both UFA'S and the team is capped out to try and resign them if they want to stay north of the border which seems unlikely especially with Stastny
-Any other centers they have are 4C types like Toninato or a guy like Harkins who hasn't played much center in the NHL
-Other drafted center prospects haven't been signed to NHL contracts like Lucious or Nikkanen, they're not helping anytime soon
That list to me says they could use centers.
Quoting: BatVader
We drafted Perfetti to be a C before we traded for Dubios and we don’t play him there. Why bring in more Avs just to play them at wing?
Perfetti, Gus, Smith, all centers with no NHL play time in the role except Gus and that’s only if there’s an injury.
We also have Lucius in the pipes.
Now how many RW and RD do we have in the pipeline to fill in for I jury order replace aging and declining vets?
Jets don’t need C.
Trading for one is a waste of assets when we should be addressing the issues we have
Quoting: MisstheWhalers
You just said the same thing about the risk involved with the centers we have.. lol
Not many RW but wingers play on their offhand all the time so who cares, they have Kovacevic, Gawanke and Landmark as RHD.
So let's say you want that RD. Do the Jets really move Heinola and/or Samberg? If you don't embrace playing one or both these guys of the opposite side, trade them. But wait. That is equally a waste of assets.
Point I will make and stand by acquiring a young C is simple: Jets a deep on the blueline. Schmidt (whonI kept in this scenario) has been playing his offside all year, and looks good doing it. Poink is your second d pairing "natural" RD.
If anyone out there thinks Samberg or Heinola won't be an upgrade on DeMelo long term, speak.
Now, I can appreciate the feedback that the Canes won't move Drury (perhaps correct), but long-term having centre depth wins Cups, perhaps more than a great blueline.... after all, Jets never got it done with Buff, Myers and Trouba in the lineup.
Break an egg folks, you can make an omlette.