Lets Get Kraken
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Canes would reject that Sheifele trade. First of all, the likelihood of Necas being traded is incredibly low, and pretty much nonexistent. Next up, having Sheifele in Rod’s system will just set him up to fail. You look at the Centers on the Canes, they are all defensively responsible. Even KK and Domi have improved their defensive game this year under Rod. So Sheifele being a defensive black hole will just lead to so many more problems. You said Heimosalmi was struggling in Liiga. You don’t seem to understand that he is by no means an offensive defenseman. He is pure defense, and will very likely be the eventual Pesce replacement, so there is no need to move him either. Suzuki definitely could benefit from a change in scenery, with a team that would give him a better chance at making the NHL than the Canes. Suzuki has fallen down on the Canes Center prospect depth charts, and I don’t see him making the NHL, at least with the Canes, anytime soon. Matteos has been playing really well with the Wolves, and him being a RHC, one of the only RHC prospects the Canes have, he likely doesn’t get traded. Then there are the 2 picks.
Looking at what the Jets are giving up, you have the main piece in Sheifele, who is a 1C who is elite offensively, but a defensive black hole. Vesalainen desperately needs a change of scenery and is coming very close to being a bust. Eysimmont is a pointless addition as he probably tops out at the AHL.
The only reason Necas is playing on the 4th line right now is because of depth and him having a down year offensively. Jarvis has earned his spot on the top line, Turbo plays in the top 6, Fast won’t be broken up from that 3rd line the Canes have. The Canes have 3 top 6 RW, but only 2 spots in the top 6 for RW. Turbo can play LW, but I still think the Canes look to free agency or offer sheet to get their top 6 scoring LW.
There isn’t a good reason for the Canes to make this trade or any trade for Sheifele. Sheifele would be very likely to fail in the Canes system, and at that point Sheifele would just be Alexander Semin 2.0 or Jeff Skinner 2.0. It’s something that just won’t end up working out. And while there is a small chance something like this could work out, it’s too small to really think about taking the risk. Especially, if the Canes really want him, they would only have to give up cap space in 2 years, since it is very likely he is on his way out of Winnipeg. The only way I ever see Sheifele in a Canes jersey would be through UFA, because the Canes won’t give up the pieces that the Jets will want, and the Jets won’t settle for a less than stellar return.