March 8 was the last day National Hockey League GMs could make trades to improve their franchises for the upcoming playoffs. Plenty of both.”buyer” and “seller” For teams, the NHL registration department has had a busy month leading up to this deadline.
Since Winnipeg Jets GM kevin chevel day off The transaction was taken over at the collection center. sean monaghan As of February 2, the league office had recorded 44 acquisitions. Things started slowly, with only five trades between February 3 and March 5, including the Dallas Stars acquiring a defenseman. Chris TanevToronto Maple Leafs net defender Ilya Lyubushkinand the Las Vegas Golden Knights begin the load-up process by acquiring anthony mantha.
March 6 saw more action with five more trades. Vladimir Tarasenko (Florida), Sean Walker (COL), adam enrique (EDM), and alexander wennberg (NYR) Join a new team.Perhaps the biggest move of the day was a young defenseman. bowen byram and middle age Casey Mittelstadt Swap teams (COL and BUF).
Eleven more trades were made the next day, but only two of them involved star players. Jake Guentzel Head to CAR for a package that includes: michael bunting & Outlook Cruz Lucius (Younger brother of Jets prospect Chaz) and D-man Noah Hanifin Leaving Calgary to join the Golden Knights.
On deadline day, there were a total of 23 moves to keep TSN's top stories busy, far too many to cover here. So I'd like to focus on the key trades, starting with the gamble the Carolina Hurricanes made when they picked up a troubled player. Evgeny Kuznetsov From the capital. Several other teams also contributed to the former Jet's scoring. jack roslovic When he joined the Rangers and Golden Knights, everyone was shocked when they acquired him. Thomas Hertl From San Jose.
Winnipeg was not idle that day, and management made two moves aimed at moving forward. tyler toffoli and defense personnel colin miller Left the New Jersey Devils in two separate trades (See the deal outlined below, courtesy of CapFriendly):
Once again, Cheveldaoff made his move with a specific goal in mind, and most importantly, it kept the Jets' leading prospect. Recent injuries are Gabriel Bilardi Winnipeg's roster lacks top-six forward depth, so Chevrolet acquired Toffoli to give them another solid option, as well as provide much-needed depth in Miller. They added a physical and experienced defenseman.
It's been a pretty interesting season for the Jets GM…after the post-signing coup. conor hellebike and mark scheifele Since the pre-season extension, top decision-makers have continued to make quality moves to improve the team during the season. After he acquired the second best center on the trade market (Monaghan), he added currently the second highest scoring winger (Toffoli) to his roster. As the number one media center, Elias Lindholmhas struggled since moving to Vancouver, but it will be interesting to see if Guentzel has success in Carolina.
The Winnipeg Jets didn't make a huge splash, but the Golden Knights did (make the most of Mark Stone's Get a huge paycheck with LTIR), hockey gurus heartily praised our franchise's deal. During discussions with New Jersey Devils fans, comments about Toffoli and Miller were almost all positive. They felt that adding Tyler to their forward corps should provide the offensive strength we needed as well as a new shooting option on the power play. The only problem was that Toffoli wasn't quick enough, but the common consensus was that he was as good as Monaghan. Nikolai Ehlers.
Digging a little deeper, Mr. Tyler Toffoli Let's take a look back at the season so far and see how our new winger can start helping the Jets on Monday against the Washington Capitals (Image provided by: MoneyPuck).
Toffoli is tied for fourth with 44 points so far. Kyle Connor & Ehlers, just shy of Monaghan's 45 points. Josh Morrissey's 52 points, Scheifele 56 points. Connor is also tied for first with 26 goals this year and appears to be a challenger for the team's top scorer title. The winger's advanced stats are also very good, especially coming from a New Jersey team with a -13 goal differential. However, he had the benefit of playing with great centers such as; jack hughes, Nico Hischierand dawson mercer With the Devils. So we know our new forward can put the puck in the net. Watch him take shots with even force on the power play (from money pack):
The first thing that comes to mind when looking at the shot chart above is that Toffoli doesn't seem to be shy about pulling the trigger. In his 5 on 5 chart, the offense has his zone almost completely filled with attempts, but he also wants to make sure the more dense spots contain the primary scoring areas. On the PP, Tyler shoots a lot from just in front of the net and appears to be a solid bumper option for the second unit, but the coaching staff is looking for his versatility as he appears to be able to score from either faceoff circle. I appreciate it.
Defenseman moves on to another acquisition before trade deadline colin miller. I don't mean to disrespect right-handed defenders, but my analysis will be much shorter on him. Sorry, but the defensive D-men lack the flash of players who can put the puck in the net.That doesn't mean the coach Scott Arniel They won't appreciate the rough-and-tumble style of play that Miller brings, especially on the penalty kill. His addition finally gives Winnipeg three actual RHDs and allows the team to sit players like: Neil Pionk or left handed Nate Schmidt after a bad game. MoneyPuck had this to say about how Colin has performed with the Devils this year:
As the usual stats show, we don't expect much from Miller offensively for the rest of the season, but his four goals are tied for third with Pionk in back-end scoring. The advanced stats probably won't come as a surprise, but for a team with a negative goal difference, it's positive that teams with him on the ice took more shots and expected more goals than their opponents. That's a sign. One thing I noticed when looking at his career stats is that he played well defensively in the playoffs, including playing 20 games with the Knights in 2017-18.Yes, he was part of the team that ended the Jets' best postseason run.), he finished with 7 points and a +5 rating.
All in all, I'd like to say that I'm impressed with how Chevrolet has handled this season. None of the additions will be game-changers on their own, but if the two new additions can contribute as much as Monaghan did, it could make for an interesting end to the season. Although they have a good inventory of prospects, the Winnipeg Jets don't expect to be sellers over the next few seasons, so they will need to look at ways to recoup lost draft capital. Putting my tipster hat on, the Jets GM will be faced with a choice over the next few offseasons between re-signing older players like Conner and Ehlers, or using them to strengthen the team. I think we will face our biggest challenge. Draft/prospect pool while allowing young players (In other words Brad Lambert, Rutger McGroarty, & Colby Barlow) take their spot.
But that's in the future, and for now, I'm willing to give Chewerdaoff a solid A- for his move to acquire Monahan, Toffoli, and Miller to help a team with Stanley Cup aspirations. . Well, that's it for my opinion…let me know your thoughts on this article, new players, or anything related to Winnipeg's Jets in the comments section.
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