So many rumours flying so I wont add to them by saying anything but the guy who told me it was Buff considering retirement said there was a physical ailment component to it.  I think its a matter of having the drive to play through an issue or not.  He has a lot of money but this year he would take home $8 million so you'd almost think one more year for your last big payday.  

Id assume this wasnt something he was leaning towards previously cause if so, Jets would have had a lot of money to play with in free agency.  And they're clearly hoping he decides to play.

Ultimately, he doesnt owe us anything so if he hangs em up, we were lucky to have him.

https://deadspin.com/the-jets-nightmare-offseason-keeps-getting-worse-1838212585

Pretty much nailed it. Is it bad how apathetic I'm feeling about this team at present...?

Potentially losing Buff sucks, obviously, but the timing of this is just brutal.  If he had decided this months ago, the Jets could have acted accordingly in free agency.

I got to believe he'll come back for a final season and not hang the team out to dry....  Unless there's something more to this?

11 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

https://deadspin.com/the-jets-nightmare-offseason-keeps-getting-worse-1838212585

Pretty much nailed it. Is it bad how apathetic I'm feeling about this team at present...?

Adversity can help bring a team together.  It is what it is.  Its not like laine & Connor are going to sit out the season.

12 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Adversity can help bring a team together.  It is what it is.  Its not like laine & Connor are going to sit out the season.

While that can be true, it can also do the opposite. My main concern is the fact the blue line has already taken a beating, so losing #33 would be another massive blow. This team can ill afford another loss on the back end.

1 minute ago, blue_gold_84 said:

While that can be true, it can also do the opposite. My main concern is the fact the blue line has already taken a beating, so losing #33 would be another massive blow. This team can ill afford another loss on the back end.

The last time our blue line was 'decimated'... we made the playoffs for the first time...

Maybe having less talent will mean that Maurice tightens up his D system again and simplifies it instead of letting everyone run and gun...  it worked before but man we'll be dead in the water if Morrissey gets injured...

Don't worry folks, help in on the way, although at a large cost. I had a dream last night that we traded Laine to the Hurricanes. Don't know what we got in return but I know that there were defence men and draft picks involved. 

if Buff retires, I assume the Jets would make a trade.  And probably not Ehlers for whomever since they wont need to shed salary.  In fact, if Buff retires and Connor & Laine dont report by Oct, Jets are under the cap floor and would need to add.  I assume they'll just sign Connor at the very least.

1 hour ago, Goalie said:

Hes got a ton of cash.. Injured last year. Young kids. I'd consider retiring also at 34 with prob 50 million plus banked

Just like Andrew Luck 🤔

 

3 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

if Buff retires, I assume the Jets would make a trade.  And probably not Ehlers for whomever since they wont need to shed salary.  In fact, if Buff retires and Connor & Laine dont report by Oct, Jets are under the cap floor and would need to add.  I assume they'll just sign Connor at the very least.

That was a false report... if Buff retires and Connor/Laine are not here, the four league minimum contracts added would put them above cap floor

9 minutes ago, Floyd said:

That was a false report... if Buff retires and Connor/Laine are not here, the four league minimum contracts added would put them above cap floor

Well yes, true, they need to add four contract.  Well, they'd have a lot of money to play with.

1 minute ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Well yes, true, they need to add four contract.  Well, they'd have a lot of money to play with.

I wonder if Carolina would swap Brossoit for Faulk...  both are pending UFA...  Carolina really has no goalie

8 minutes ago, Floyd said:

I wonder if Carolina would swap Brossoit for Faulk...  both are pending UFA...  Carolina really has no goalie

I doubt Brossoit since he was a good back up and is pals with Helle.  Probably a pick.  I dont love Faulk though.  Rather take a look at Honka but again, that doesnt shore us up today.  Had the Jets known, they'd likely have gone after Gardner harder.

Man if I could retire with 50 Mil in the bank and fish 12 months of the year, I would be the happiest sonofabitch you ever met. If there's maybe concussion stuff going on and you don't wanna risk it... Get out while the getting is good. As said earlier, Buff owes nobody anything... 

1 hour ago, Floyd said:

The last time our blue line was 'decimated'... we made the playoffs for the first time...

Maybe having less talent will mean that Maurice tightens up his D system again and simplifies it instead of letting everyone run and gun...  it worked before but man we'll be dead in the water if Morrissey gets injured...

Yeah, and got swept. Is that supposed to be consolation? What worked five years ago is pretty irrelevant today.

14 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Yeah, and got swept. Is that supposed to be consolation? What worked five years ago is pretty irrelevant today.

We got swept after our injured D came back... and we went back to freewheeling D with Bogo and the crew

And yeah - tell Maurice that what worked five years is irrelevant today... please.

I did see a rumour a couple weeks ago that jets had talked to Dion Phaneuf.  Totally unsubstantiated though...but who is out there?

How would Gardiner have helped? 

Likely see depth forward for Faulk or Ristolainen. Rumors a while back about Perreault for Risto straight up. 

15 minutes ago, Goalie said:

How would Gardiner have helped? 

Likely see depth forward for Faulk or Ristolainen. Rumors a while back about Perreault for Risto straight up. 

Well Gardiner would have cost us only money and not an asset.

5 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Well Gardiner would have cost us only money and not an asset.

But hes not good.. Plus he didnt want to sign in a hockey crazy market. Dude said he signed in Carolina so he could be anonymous. He wasn't gonna sign here

33 minutes ago, Goalie said:

How would Gardiner have helped? 

Likely see depth forward for Faulk or Ristolainen. Rumors a while back about Perreault for Risto straight up. 

That's a garbage trade...  Perrault makes everyone he plays with better - reunite the PLE line

3 hours ago, JCon said:

Don't worry folks, help in on the way, although at a large cost. I had a dream last night that we traded Laine to the Hurricanes. Don't know what we got in return but I know that there were defence men and draft picks involved. 

Justin Faulk? 🙂

Just now, HardCoreBlue said:

Justin Faulk? 🙂

I said, "dream" not "nightmare"! 

Just now, Floyd said:

That's a garbage trade...  Perrault makes everyone he plays with better - reunite the PLE line

Perreault is not the same player he was. Hes aged. Hes a solid bottom 6 guy but.. He only stands out by taking dumb penalties. Bottom 6 forward for a at worst 2 RHD? In a second

15 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Well Gardiner would have cost us only money and not an asset.

We're already paying Kulikov our broken-player money. Once he's off the books, we could replace him with another back-injury prone player.