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Mr_Canoehead

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Forum: Armchair-GM11 mai à 13 h 30
Sujet: Off season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ecupirate07</b></div><div>What would you think PLD would sign as? How does he forecheck? If he signs a reasonable deal, we wouldnt need to move KK. We wouldnt move KK either way, he fits our system very well and outproduces his contract already..</div></div>

From what I've read, I doubt PLD would extend in Carolina if he is looking for a max term deal. He'd probably be interested in cities to live in like Montreal, Boston and New York as places that would which would suit his lifestyle and be close to home if he is signing for the maximum length. If I were to make an extended speculative list, I would add LA and the Florida teams, but we are getting farther away. Whether teams in any of those markets are willing to trade and have assets the Jets want are different questions altogether.

The speculation will be entertaining in the run up to the draft.
Forum: Armchair-GM30 avr. à 23 h 54
Sujet: Hypothetical Winnipeg Jets Squad with draft picks only
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>There's a lot of talk about Chipman being overly involved in day to day hockey decisions, if thats true that's the first thing that needs to change.

Someone told me who's pretty close to the team said the main reason why they needed to hire Trotz was cause he wouldn't put up with any bull**** and he'd put Chipman and Chevy in their place.

At this point ya gotta wonder if the only reason Chevy is still here is cause he's an obedient 'yes man.</div></div>

Here is the answer from Jeff Hamilton (Free Press):
<div class="tweet"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I get that. But not many owners, perhaps none, are more involved in the hockey decisions as Chipman. They don't have a president for a reason.</p>— Jeff Hamilton (@jeffkhamilton) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffkhamilton/status/1652753611804524544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">April 30, 2023</a></blockquote>

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I've heard Wiebe and McIntyre say similar things.
Forum: Armchair-GM30 avr. à 23 h 51
Forum: Armchair-GM30 avr. à 22 h 14
Sujet: Hypothetical Winnipeg Jets Squad with draft picks only
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>What was Chevy referring to with the: "Dont let the facts stand in the way of a good story"??</div></div>

That was today's media availability.
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From The Athletic:
Over the course of 42 minutes on Sunday, Cheveldayoff recoiled from criticisms of his tenure as GM. He sold the team’s modest but real improvement and fourth playoff qualification in the last six seasons as an accomplishment. He responded to the stat that Winnipeg has won the 25th most playoff games since 2011-12 with a walkthrough of the Jets’ draft-and-develop history. When it was then pointed out that Winnipeg has won one playoff series since 2017-18’s success, Cheveldayoff bristled. He doubled down on the 2018 Western Conference finals appearance and the 2021 sweep of the Oilers, later adding, “Don’t let facts stand in the way of a good story.”

It’s clear in the comments on this site that fans’ frustration is approaching a boiling point. On social media, Cheveldayoff’s deadline day insistence that Winnipeg had all of the pieces to compete for the Stanley Cup is making the rounds. So too is his retort to fans who wanted to see the Jets do more at the trade deadline. “This isn’t fantasy hockey,” he said. “This is real.” But fans don’t want to be patronized for their critique of the team they love. They want to be told how and why things are going to get better.


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This is a truly bizzare communications strategy in my view.
Forum: Armchair-GM30 avr. à 21 h 31
Sujet: Hypothetical Winnipeg Jets Squad with draft picks only
I wonder if there has been a change in the communications strategy because the organization been scoring some own goals in that department this year:
- "This isn't fantasy hockey" (Cheveldayoff with the hyperbolic response to questions at the TDL)
- "Don't let the facts stand in the way of a good story" (Cheveldayoff in response to being questioned at the end of the playoffs)
- the oddly passive-aggressive season ticket drive

At least Scheifele’s and Dubois’ agents have likely given them some media training so that last offseason’s verbal gaffes did not happen on garbage bag day. That said, I was on Team Chaos for that day.

Edit: Actually it was Dubois' agent and not Dubois and it was calculated and not a gaffe. In any event, I am 100% on Team Chaos for this offseason.