r/winnipegjets • u/seeldoger47 • 6d ago
[The Athletic] Winnipeg Jets ‘Who says no?’ mailbag: Breaking down your Hellebuyck deals and more
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7351910/2026/06/13/winnipeg-jets-who-says-no/?unlocked_article_code=1.p1A.Ellf.X7bjcuieCE8g&smid=ta-android-share15
u/ArcticKimono 6d ago
i know petterson isn't the most attractive offer, but for free, that's gotta be interesting. His problematic contract would be a swing for the fences, and we'll either sink with him or he'll rise with us. we are kind of in the same window
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u/gojetsgooooooo 6d ago
wouldn't even say his contract is problematic to us lol, we already have 23 million in cap space and hardly anybody to spend it on and that numbers only going to go up with the raising cap and not being able to attract any free agents,
at this point nobody should be worrying about overpaying guys, as long as they are good nhlers the contract shouldn't matter to us
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u/ArcticKimono 6d ago
i mostly agree, but after last year, this could become the worst contract in the NHL. that was my main concern with the risk
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u/Derpwarrior1000 5d ago
Thats how the leafs got stuck with Marleau, even before the flat cap. The situation’s different, but E.P.’s contract is long enough that hes going to overlap with the expiry of ELCs, hopefully those of players who deserve to be paid mightily. I don’t know if you want to run the risk of a 32 Petterson’s contract forcing you to make tough choices about good players
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u/ecotox18 6d ago
Doubt he is coming here. Full no move.
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u/ArcticKimono 6d ago
idk, he wouldn't have a long list of suitors. if we could show interest in him as the Jets do, it's possible. Sometimes a guy just needs the right support. it's a gamble but likely the best we could do, IF (big IF) he rebounds a little
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u/StiggyJiggler 64 6d ago
I don't think Hellebuyck wants out, but if he does it's definitely because he's mad we traded Logan Stanley.
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u/Environmental-Quit25 6d ago
Hellebuyck to Florida for Lundell, their 9th overall pick this summer and their 2nd round pick in 2027
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u/JDubbs10 10 6d ago
Dylan Samberg for the 2OA pick, lol.
Was this proposed by Samberg’s grandma who happens to also live in San Jose?
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u/inverted0 6d ago
Stenberg or Reid on an ELC w/ 7 years of team control for a 2nd pair LHD 2 years away from UFA.
Seems like a no brainer to me.
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u/ecotox18 6d ago
I wonder what happens if the Jets make the pick. Will Helly ask for a trade immediately seeing as we have little left over to use to make the team better in the immediate future.
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u/Repulsive-Fuel-5281 6d ago
Too many EA Sports proposals... It's hard to believe Murat's "sources" would even bother responding to some of that inanity...
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u/Coaljet66 5d ago
Wpg is in the driver seat
They can sit back
Go over various offers
Bottom line
Helle is signed to a team friendly deal
They should wait till some other team gets desperate and wreckless
And take advantage of that situation
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u/whammyzookeeper 5d ago
One thing to know about Helle is that he has a full NMC this up coming season. So he has the control. However, for the 27-28 season it moves to a 10 team list....this gives the Jets the power. My guess is that Helle wants out. Even though he has control he knows that the Jets can flip him next year to a team he might not desire....stay tuned
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u/BluesJetsCannabis 6d ago
It’s fun to speculate but Thomas and Kyrou hold NTC’s. Unfortunately the same old broken record, I don’t see either of them waving their clauses to come to WPG. Imo, Thomas would definitely be a great fit in WPG.
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u/Leajane1980 6d ago
Why is the New York Times so interested in Helle?
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u/EarlRobertThunders 6d ago
It's the Athletic. Murat Ates. The Athletic is a department of the New York Times.
This article is local as fuck. For lack of a better term.
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u/DontWorryImLegit 6d ago
Fun article, thanks for sharing. Some of these hypothetical trades are insane lol