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Well this sucks for my white Bogo jersey I've had for two years waiting for the playoffs Need to digest the rest of it.

Just to add. If Bogo is going with Kane. There has to be a whole lot more then Myers coming back.

Thing is if we get Myers there is a huge glut of RH d men. So something has to give. Bogo and Myers are about the same age and similar contract. One year less on Myers but his contract was front loaded so his later years are cheaper then his cap hit. Myers probably has an edge offensively. The X factor is his size. He is like 6'6 or 6'7. But right now weighs about the same as Bogo. People have long wondered if he cal fill out does he become a Chara. Chara wasn't the player he is today until 27 / 28

Wonder if Bogo goes back to the Sabres if Myers is involved in the trade.

Sure, it deserves its own thread.

If you listen to some of Walters interviews prior to free agency, he has basically said that the long term plan is to build through scouting and the draft. But where the team is today doesn’t allow them to do that. There was a huge void of talent and new players coming in the pipeline. So this year we went big into FA to stock up the roster. I don’t expect this much activity in future years either. At this point the new guys the scouting department brings in should start making their way into the lineup when we have injuries and able to prove themselves. There were articles this morning calling out what the Bombers did yesterday and saying they overspent. It really isn’t that much different to what Hamilton had to do when they were getting out of their years of mediocrity. Same with Calgary many years ago. Going forward, if Walters and his staff do their job, we can start replacing and grooming from within. Adding a few pieces here and there to compliment what they have. It may sound funny, but ideally you turn into a Calgary who lost a whole lot in FA yesterday. But it means you have a system in place where you groom and build from within and can absorb those losses. You can pick and choose the best of the best on who you want to keep and spend money on. You just need a solid base before you can do that.

Chatter on Twitter this morning is that the talks between Winnipeg and Buffalo for Kane are really heating up. It may be spiteful, but I'd much prefer to see Kane get traded to a rebuilding team like Buffalo then get rewarded and traded to a contending team in the off season. Of course the best deal for the Jets trumps all that....

I got a chuckle out of Lapo's reply to Penton on Twitter Tell us how you really feel, Paul

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.