Ducky

From a Jets perspective, there is next to no chance he re-signs if he doesn't play here to end last season. He's played very well and has been one of the most consistent players on a team full of inconsistent players this year. If Sabres' fans are happy paying Kane and Bogo what they are making and Getting Bogo's play and Kane at .500 ppg, they should higher their expectations. He's what? the 2nd highest player on the team? Do you really think the Jets were sure they were going to make the playoffs starting 3 or 4 rookies? Since moving here they have brought in Scheif, Trouba, Ehlers, Hellebuyck, Lowry, Armia, Chiarot, Copp and Hutchinson. I'm actually okay with not making the playoffs again next year if all the rookies are improving. This team is being built for the future, not the present and built the right way, not throwing money away needlessly.

If you had read my post you would have read that the Jets don't intend on being contenders next year. Give us a few years and we will be contenders for a long time. Like I said, I am okay with 2 or 3 rookies making the team next season as long as they deserve it. Bogo sucks and you know it. Myers was a bit better at the trade but a lot better since the trade. Make your post about Kane having the best GPG....if you don't play enough games it doesn't really matter. Besides, his ppg is still below Staf's and you would think that he would be MUCH higher considering he is making 6m a year and has so much potential... He won't be in Buffalo to end his contract.

At 6m this season if you are happy with him, I'm happy for you. We have more ppg with Staf at 4.35m for 2 years and you have Kane and his 23 points since the trade. Staf is outproducing him and gets less ice time and is paid less. His contract is helping prevent the Sabres from seriously bidding on Stamkos AND he is playing on the 3rd line. He skate like the wind down his wing, takes a poor percentage, perimeter shot, tries to hit someone and then his line gets scored on again. but hey, fight the same guy 3 times and the fans love you and forget your deficiencies. OPEN YOUR EYES... I won't mention Bogo and his -28 in 60 games. Another point..........Bogo and Kane have played 106 games since the trade..Myers, Armia and Staf have played 177. 154 for Myers and Staf alone. Those mysterious injuries Bogo gets takes away from hhis on ice performance if you ask me. beerme1, Aren't you the guy I made the bet with? Getting sized up for that Jets' jersey yet? You still think Kaner will be there until the end of his contract? Oh and Thorny, I am okay with starting another 2 or 3 rookies next year. The Jets aren't trying to win the cup next year. You listen to the media in Winnipeg too much!

Armia has pushed Burmi down to the 4th line already. If he doesn't make the 2nd line, it is because of Ehlers and Wheeler playing better than he is but I think he will be on the 2nd line by this time next season. I suspect that Ehlers will be moved to the LW and Wheeler will be the RW with Scheifele centering them and Armia playing on the 2nd line on the RW. I fully expect to see Lemieux on the team by this time next year as well. The Jet swill probably start another two or three rookies next year with Connor, Lemieux, Morrissey, Lipon and Petan all fighting for spots.

I've seen homers before and admit I am one but to think the way that Kaner and Bogo have played compared to the parts on the Jets (not even considering Roslovic and Lemieux) is the better of the deal is unreal. The good news is the CBJ, Calgary and Deadmonton won tonight.

Sorry would have been on earlier but busy watching the Bruins kick the Jets tonight.....ugh I hate that team.... Don't get your panties in a knot (bolded)....I said after a year. If you thi nk that is gloating, you haven't seen anything yet. Have you heard any analysts talking about the trade today....they were saying the same as me only they were siding with the Jets WAY more........but what do I know....Staf is the leading goal scorer on our team and is outscoring Kane, out pointing Kane and has a higher ppg than Kane AND nobody is investigating him for anything but ya, the Sabres won this one easily.

OFcourse it is a culture change.....listen to Staf's and Myers' comments after they played a few games here. Thorny, Kane is the most talented and if he were to hit his ceiling, everyone would be wondering why the Jets traded him. He has hit a plateau and nothing suggests he will get any better. Same as Myers. I know that whenever I stick up for myself or my team on here someone eventually calls me a troll. The freakin thread is about the trade so how did I troll? I guess with the Sabres being your team you look at the trade differently than a Jets fan but a blind man would tell you which players he would take in that trade. As far as who makes the playoffs first? I'd bet on who gets more points next season as we play in a much harder division. Say all you want about Armia but the scoop on here was he wasn't playing on the Sabres because of the tank. Like I have said, if all he makes is the third line, he will have equaled Kane's position for most of his NHL career. Go back and read the threads when the trade was made. Compare it to any Jets site after the trade. Sorry to see Bogo go and see ya Kaner and who is Kasdorf? Go read them now...........they are calling it a landslide.....but I am trolling.....Later

Because ROR and Eichel and Reinhart has nothing to do with the Sabres' play this year? Because the Jets are playing 4 rookies this year and their #1 goalie is out has nothing to do with their play this year? But hey, you've gone from last to tied for 2nd last so brag away. You were tanking for McDavid and got Eichel. Staf had 19 points LAST year with the Jets and Kane has 21 with the Sabres and is playing on their 3rd line for 6m a year and Staf has "marginally" out produced Kane? okay.... Let's say Armia plays the 3rd line for the sake of argument.....isn't that where Kane is playing. Isn't that where he played a LOT of the time with the Jets? Kane has no vision and a low hockey IQ. Open your eyes. Haven't heard much defense of Bogo???? Lotsa talk about trading him though. Admit it, after a year, it looks like the Jets got the better deal.

I don't think the Sabres at 54 games played and 48 points or the Jets that played 53 games and have 51 points should be talking playoffs. But, I'd still take that bet, we have the better goalie.

I don't read the free press, too tight to pay the money... Armia will play on the 2nd line in time...if not next year, the next for sure. As far as Lemieux, Roslovic and Armia playing on a consistent basis, Armia already is. Lemieux will make the team but he will not start out any higher than a 4th line winger....he may not ever play on a higher line consistently. I don't like Lemieux's character and would prefer he be traded but that doesn't cloud my opinion of him. I can't comment on Roslovic as I have never seen him play but he gets good reviews. Kaner is making 6m per and Bogo is making 5.25m per. Staf has outproduced Kane and Myers is playing better than Bogo....also, Bogo and Kaner have missed a substantial amount of time to injuries. Bogo is a -25 in 58 games!!!!!!!! Myers and Staf have missed a few games each and play big minutes on the Jets. Armia is starting to see ti me on the third line and will play on the 2nd in time to come. He's a big body that can skate with good defensive acumen and soft hands. I see why he was a 1st round pick. No matter how you slice it, after a year the Jets look to have got the better of the trade...hands down.

A year after the trade...let's take a look at it to see how things have settled. Kane, Bogosian and Kasdorf for Myers, Stafford, Lemieux and a 1st round that was Roslovic at 25th overall. Roslovic is playing for Miami University in Ohio and is their leading scorer with 21 points in 27 games. Shoots right and has a lot of offensive upside. Lemieux has been traded part way through the year from Barrie to Windsor and has 45 points in 32 games. He was suspended for an illegal hit earlier in the season and plays with an edge. Will probably play for the Jets before the 2016-2017 season is over. Armia has played over 20 games with the Jets now and is playing defensively sound hockey. This has given the coach to play him in more situations. Rarely caught out of position. Destined to play on the 2nd line if he keeps it up. Myers has played 78 games and has scored 34 points. He played a big part in the Jets making the playoffs last year. He is mainly paired with Enstrom and sees time on special teams as well. He has a 5.5m caphit and he is signed for 3 more seasons after this one. His actual salary is 5m this year and 4m, 3.5m, 3m for the last three seasons. Plays in all situations but should be much more aggressive, especially for his size. Stafford re-signed for 4.35m per year for two years and has played 75 games while scoring 47 points. A big winger that can score and has also seen time on special teams and was also a big part of the Jets making the playoffs last year. He has played all over the lineup this year andhas played well wherever he was put. Unless the play of Kane and Bogo increase dramatically, the analysts will look at this trade and say it favors Winnipeg. After one year I would have to say that the trade seems to favor the Jets. Mainly because of the play of the players they traded away. Staf has a higher ppg than Kane and Myers is a better D man than Bogo. Chances are Kasdorf doesn't making starting goalie on the farm and Armia, Lemieux and Roslovic all make the big team. Way to go Chevy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not gonna happen. If anyone turns out more talented than Kaner it will be Armia or possibly Roslovic but I doubt that.

No, Wheeler is the undisputed 1RW. Staf has been all over this season but he has recently been on a line with Perreault and Little...and Lowry and Ladd. He was also used as the1LW with Little and Wheeler for a couple of games not long ago. The coach has been switching things up because of injuries and the Jets playing like diarrhea. Win a few, lose a few, win a few, lose a few............lose a bunch and get a good draft pick already. Maurice said Armia's last game was his best in a Jets' uniform. He's got great hands. Armia played 4th line with Copp and Thorburn a couple of games ago and 3rd line(?) with Lowry and Ladd tonight and last game. He played 13 minutes tonight and they were arguably the best line tonight.

Stafford gets a one game suspension for his flying stick. Armia gets to play higher in the lineup?

The Sabres are playing the team I hate the most on the planet.....Sabres 12 - Bruins 0... GO SABRES GO!!!!!!!!!!!!

I remember this episode. "Best I've felt in 10 years and it's illegal!" He chased down some young offender and cuffed him.

Staf is back in the lineup and Armia is supposed to be on a line with Ladd and Little tomorrow evening. Back to the RW position. Some would say that is our first line. Ehlers, Scheifele and Wheeler make up the other top line so I don't know which is considered our #1 line. Armia is on one of the top two anyway. He got on the ice for over 18 minutes for each of the last two games. I like his game so far.

Doan is an idiot that someone should teach a lesson to before he retires. No respect for him whatsoever. Kaner should have been on the ice and given Doan the tune up he needs. POS...Looked like Bogo was having fun out there. Reminded me a bit of Barnaby with that eating grin.

Too bad, and I woke up early today too... He played his best game to date. His line was hopping. Scheifele, Staf and Lowry are all out so Armia was playing LW with Perreault and Ehlers on RW on the 2nd line. They were pretty good. Looked dangerous almost every shift. The team is missing those three injured players though. Armia did the right thing when he got called up and I would bet that some players mentioned to him to try to play in the system. He played good, smart D so the coach trusts him and starts moving him up. It is totally up to Armia how high up the lines he will play. I'd like to see Armia, Scheif and Wheeler on a line. I'd play the young kids as much as possible and evaluate them because the Jets aren't making the playoffs. Use this time properly and put it to good use.

If the trade were analyzed today, Murray wouldn't look too good. Thorny, it was a 1-0 game, how many points you think he should have? Don't get pissed off because one of the guys you traded is on the big team...

Lemieux will be a 4h liner and would be lucky to be a 3rd line player. He'll make the NHL but if he plays on the 3rd line, that is a bonus. Also, Armia is a much better prospect and a better piece to that trade than Lemieux. Analyzed today, that trade doesn't look good on Murray.

Three forwards out (Staf, Scheifele, Lowry) so Armia gets bumped up to the 2nd line with Perreault and Ehlers. He got some time on the PP and ended up with over 17 minutes of ice time. He's got some slick moves and is a really good passer. He won't be going to the farm any time soon. He saw some time in the last night's game against Nashville on the third line.

If they give him a look on a higher line, I hope it's for more than 2 or 3 games. He won't knock Wheeler back in the lineup and few around here think he will knock Staf (LW right now) or Ehlers back either. He has played a lot of LW since being called up. His center on the 4th line is Copp, another name that nobody remembers seeing play that gets about 8-9 minutes a game. I just think it is right that Copp is getting the time on the 4th line because that is where he is expected to play. Armia should be getting a look at the 2nd line because that is where he is expected to play. I think his D game is adequate enough and honestly believe he plays a smarter game position-wise than Ehlers. Not even close actually. Ehlers is a name you can't badmouth in front of the locals. No problem he doesn't score for 25 games, shite no.............he's a rookie. We aren't making the playoffs this year and Ladd isn't worth what he is asking for. Let some teams get into a bidding war for him and trade him. Wrap up Stuart in that trade too. Take prospects not picks. I see a team like Montreal giving a sweet deal back for Ladd and Stuart at the trade deadline. It'll help us look at a couple of younger players and finish poorly for a chance at a better player this draft.

He's only a part of the trade and he is only 22 years old. The fans around here have no patience and want draft picks to be immediate 50 goal scorers. The teams that are consistent contenders don't bring guys into the NHL unless they deserve it. Let them learn the big man's game on the farm and when ready they are called up. Petan is a good example. He should have started the year on the farm. He just wasn't ready to adapt coming out of junior. I think Armia only played one NHL game before being dealt here so I am okay to have patience with him and move him up the lines if he deserves it. If he is playing the coach's system and is responsible defensively and isn't hurting the team, I think Maurice will keep him in the lineup. They've called up Halischuk from the farm so I hope it is Peluso that is sitting and not Armia. Even if he gets only 8 minutes a game.

He's scored one goal on an end to end rush. 4th line minutes while Thorbs plays on the 2nd line? Armia was moved up for some shifts in yesterday's farce of a game. Didn't look out of place. Thorburn is signed for another year yet! Stuart has two more seasons after this one!!!! Just horrible, horrible contracts.