Winnipeg Jets: Three Moves Our Management Needs To Make
By Dylan Paré
3. Swinging a little trade wouldn’t hurt…
Okay, so a while back I was talking about how the Jets need a second line center. Well, Bryan Little has clearly proved that he doesn’t want to be ousted from his spot. It’s safe to say another top player would be nice, but I think a move to add depth would be a bit smarter.
Our fourth line has been nothing short of treacherous. So the thing is, after Paul Maurice shook up the lines and Andrew Copp returned from injury, it looked WAY better. The problem is as soon as Copp went back down due to an injury, we are back to putting either of Brendan Lemieux or Nic Petan into the lineup.
That’s not our only problem though…
Defencemen have been going down faster than dominoes. Sure, some of them aren’t out for long. The problem is lately we’ve had a d-man out of the lineup for almost the entire season. Maybe it’d make sense to swap for a cheap, reliable D.
Not saying Vegas would trade him, as he’s there hometown fan favourite, but a guy like Derek Engelland would make sense. A UFA at the end of the season on a bad team, as well as being the age where he has experience lots of our young guys don’t have. Not entirely sure if he’d be able to be traded, but essentially a guy for him would make sense.
Next. Is Connor Hellebuyck finally shaking the monkey off his back?. dark
Looking at a forward for depth, maybe Derick Brassard? He’s on a somewhat cheaper contract and hasn’t found much success in Pittsburgh since being traded there at last year’s deadline. If we got him, there’s also always the hope he could find his footing, and come in somewhere in our tight top 6.