Rich

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.

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: