Rich

Nice to see Willy reaching out to the new players. Good leadership quality.

Bombers sign OL Marc Dile. Does this mean we are out on Bryant?

Recent Twitter activity just reported we made a big offer and are back in on Bryant

Rogers to Ottawa now confirmed

I upped the chat room limit. See how long it takes to propagate through.

I wouldn't do either of those trades. Not enough return for Kane and O'Reilly's contract term and his ask on his next contract make it a poor return for Bogo. Bogo for oreilly is fine - bogo is really good but our third RD - I disagree. O'Reilly is signed for this year and next and then is a UFA. With the way his prior negotiations have gone with Colorado, I would put the chances of the Jets re-signing him at slim. He is going to want to explore free agency. Bogo on the other hand is signed for the next 5 years (including this one). You'd basically be giving up Bogo for a year and a half rental period. If we were a possible contender, maybe. But we aren't, so what are you really buying with that trade? If you are dead set on trading Bogo, I believe there is a better deal to be had out there.

I wouldn't do either of those trades. Not enough return for Kane and O'Reilly's contract term and his ask on his next contract make it a poor return for Bogo.

Petan might get a couple of games but imo he would have to show a whole lot to burn an rfa year. Unlikely at his size.

I don't doubt Kane needs surgery. I don't buy this is the reason he missed the Vancouver game and this is the reason he decided to have the surgery now. Lets be honest here, if he wanted surgery, there would have been discussions with team doctors, his concerns discussed and the surgery done. He would NOT have missed the Vancouver game with the explanation of "a coaches decision". Something happened, whether you believe the reports about the clothes in the shower, the MIA until a phone call an hour before the game or not (I personally completely believe those events), what we do know for sure is that he missed the Vancouver game with an explanation of a coaches decision. And now he has elected to go for season ending surgery. That isn't the usual way these things are done. Something else happened here.

Why would we trade one cancer for another? Kessel would not do any better with the Winnipeg media.

I watched Chipman's news conference and I the only thing I see him getting defensive about is the City implying and portraying him as doing backroom deals. It isn't his job to make sure that Centreventure or the City follow their own processes. If you listen to his side of the events, and they sound believable to me, Centreventure was in trouble when their prior deal fell through. He offered a solution. They could have said no. They could have taken it back to council, But they didn't. They had the mandate from City council to negotiate this deal and Chipman negotiated with them. He followed the process that was there at the time. Want to be mad at someone, get mad at Centreventure, and the prior administration for setting up the rules. What else was Chipman supposed to do at that time? Wag his finger at Centreventure and demand they get council approval? Not his job. Chipman is mad because he has a legally binding agreement with which he could bring the City to court. The city reneged on the deal, and painted him with the same brush as the other corrupt deals that were done. If it comes out that Chipman was giving kickbacks back to Centreventure or some other illegal means to broker the deal, then he deserves to be called out on it and prosecuted. Don't think it is right to tarnish his name and reputation, to imply that he is doing backroom deals when he did business in the manner in which the prior administration set things up (by negotiating with Centreventure). This is why he is mad.

Some interesting quotes from Jets players in Lawless' latest article http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/Kane-visiting-with-doctors-today-about-lingering-injury--290954851.html And Byfuglien's quote on moving back up to forward:

If Kane would have been a professional and not worn the track suit, it wouldn't have happened. Act like an entitled child, get treated as one.

Is it me or is this an odd tweet from Pascucci?

Kunitz would probably have to be a part of that deal to offset salary for the Pens.

It is interesting how some of the discussions in the media have been how Kane may have a chance to succeed on another team with different leadership to “guide” him. Of course I will never know what goes on in the dressing room, and what the other players have done with Kane up to this point. But I can’t think this is the first isolated incident. Nor do I think that this is the worst of things that could happen to you in a dressing room. For Kane to skip out on a game because of this is ridiculous. I’d be very surprised if he plays another game with the Jets. How do you walk back into that dressing room after doing that? Talk about an awkward flight home

I think everyone is very curious to know the whole story. If it ever comes out though, I probably won't be until after he is traded.

There comes a point where you need to cut your losses. And lets be honest, his stock hasn't been rising here over the last few years. It has been on a steady decline. If you don't think things will get better, you need to get what you can. And yes, it may mean he flourishes with another team (see Tyler Seguin). But that doesn't mean he would flourish with yours had you kept him.