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Every player can do this if they really want. The downside is that they have to wait 4 years and forego a lot of money to do so. It also delays that second contract where the price tag is no longer limited. It will be different for everyone, but i don’t think it is worth it for the first round guys.

He would be a free agent at that point, not back in the draft. But whatever, it’s the same to Winnipeg either way.

It’s an AHL contract so he can’t be called up. He’d have to sign a new deal with Buffalo.

Any relation to the Jets' GM?

@..., Quinn played 75 games in 2022-23. So we have seen a full season.

Expecting linear development? I’m not even sure what that means. That’s not a thing when you really only have one time point. But anyway, it’s mostly just about expecting any growth. There’s more potential in him than there is with probably any other kid on this team. People are going to dream and dream big.

He was talked up as potentially the best goal scorer of his draft class. He put up 52 in his draft season. @Thorny, he was ahead of Peterka prior to the injury and JJ just put up 28 last year. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to think that he should surpass him again if/when healthy. Those 9 goals, by the way, were in only 27 games. That projects out to 27 over a full season. 30 should be easily within grasp, again, if/when healthy.

And then there are deadline deals.

So does that mean he's already found your wife and he's now the pool man?

Zegras, Farabee, Greenway… is it only BU guys who can be moved at this point?

I really don’t know how much of that was Granato. I’d put good money on the thought that they had one of those handshake deals with Levi that he wouldn’t be sent to the minors if he signed. It takes a while to finally get to that point where you convince him “hey kid, this move is in your own best interest”.

After last offseason, I don’t trust a single word said about Winnipeg.

His obsession with Levi is very clearly established at this point.

Did you ever read those choose your own adventure books as a kid?

Don’t feed it

They’ll get both guys worked out before their hearings.

I just hope no one cuts off his head.

I’ll be curious to hear any info on the throw in guy. This isn’t a case where teams need to even out the number of contracts… unless Edmonton and other moves have put them close to the limit.

Thank you for the Michael Ryan nightmares I’m going to have tonight.

They sure are focusing on that lousy team defense we’ve seen for so many years.

Too? Did I miss some other deal?

I haven't looked at the full roster, but was he the old guy out there at this point?

But then if a player is just using that their party to get what he wants, does that team really want to potentially waste their time on it? The whole thing is a vicious cycle.

It’s not just the GMs though. Does a player want to put in the time negotiating a deal with someone and then not even wind up playing for them? I think that attitude is a big part of it from both sides.

And no one remembers the coaches.