If Pavelec had not been signed to a 5 year deal I might agree with you. Really.
- Peter.Tessier
Probably not the best signing.
It still looks like management is taking the medium rebuild. This is a great draft coming up and I thinking going all in on it would be the best route to take. You have a number of very good players in their twenties. Those are players are also locked up. But it might be time to think about moving them or some of your problem children. Though the problem children might not fetch their true value on the ice.
But because the two older men are locked up the Jets can ask for fair value if not more. It just depends on what the vision is for building a contender.
But I would looking into trading Ladd. I also would consider something like offering Enstrom to Detroit for say Smith, prospects and picks. If the Jets could pull off getting all three of those from Detroit I think it would be a big difference in their rebuild. Yeah it would suck a bit considering how well they play and Ladd's leadership but you could get a king's ransom. Then figure on two years of high picks and presto if you draft well and don't run into a bad luck pick you should have a stocked team. Then you go out looking at trades or signings to pick up some a veteran or two who has good leadership and a winning pedigree.