Quoting: BUFF36
Is it bull****, or are they really considering moving him. There are whispers out there.
The Jets are at a crossroads here. One path is to blow it up and trade these guys away while they have max value so that the rebuild is short or we tinker a bit but run it back with a new coach.
IMO a lot depends on what PLD decides to do and what the actual offers on these guys are.
Current indications are that PLD wants to sign but based on his end of season availability, I wonder if he only wants to go 5 years so he can be a UFA at 28. He made sure to talk about the different definitions of long term if it's 5 years, 6 years, 8 years, different people view long term differently.
If we're blown away by the offers though, might make sense to hit the reset if the worst case scenario played out:
i.e. PLD says he doesn't want to be here and wants to go to Montreal. Scheif formally requests a trade. Moving those 2 means that Helle wants out as well. Blake Wheeler than decides he'd also want to move on if possible.
If the Habs gave is 1OA for PLD and then the Devils gave us 2OA for Helle +, then we trade 55 to the Sabres for 9OA + Krebs/Quinn suddenly rebuilding with KFC and Ehlers as the elder statesman with Perfetti, Wright, Lucius, Krebs/Quinn, our russian wingers, etc. could be palatable.
Most likely PLD signs medium-long term (I just feel like it will be a 5 year deal), we continue trying to contend and extend Helle next offseason until he's 35 years old. I also think we likely keep 55 and see what a new coach can do with him.