As a Habs fan, that trade is good.
Good to reunite the bros too

The first one works.

Carolina says no to the 2nd.

Winnipeg says no to the other 2.

Gotta think they could give Pionk away rather then buy him out.

I think the Perfetti playing center ship has sailed

I think Carolina may be OK with Perfetti for Necas because they likely can’t fit Necas under the cap if the rumours are true about their other priorities, and Perfetti can be bridged at about only about half the AAV of Necas’s next contract. Plus, Perfetti has excellent advanced stats including solid defensive metrics, and Carolina values advanced stats far more than most NHL teams.

The Iafallo trade is a salary dump by the Jets. At $4 million against the cap, the Jets can’t afford to pay that for a bottom 6 forward given the other moves I have suggested. Therefore, the Jets would need to lose the $4 million cap hit to make everything else work which is why I think the Jets would be ok with this trade.

Chaz Lucius is skilled, but behind in his development due to injuries. There are other young forwards that are above him on the depth chart, and I believe the Jets’ scouts think Barron can develop into a reliable two-way top four defenceman with decent size, and he’d likely pair well with Samberg now on the bottom pair at an AAV that works for the next few seasons. I think Lucius makes the most sense as the prospect going to Montreal given the Jets surplus of young forward prospects and Montreal’s plethora of young defence prospects, so I think this trade or something similar is likely quite realistic, especially if the other moves were to happen.

It’s possible, but I thought I would err on the side of caution with the buyout for the purposes of this mock off-season exercise. If the Jets could successfully give him away rather than buying him out, then that would be a bonus.

I think Carolina may be OK with Perfetti for Necas because they likely can’t fit Necas under the cap if the rumours are true about their other priorities, and Perfetti can be bridged at about only about half the AAV of Necas’s next contract. Plus, Perfetti has excellent advanced stats including solid defensive metrics, and Carolina values advanced stats far more than most NHL teams.

The Iafallo trade is a salary dump by the Jets. At $4 million against the cap, the Jets can’t afford to pay that for a bottom 6 forward given the other moves I have suggested. Therefore, the Jets would need to lose the $4 million cap hit to make everything else work which is why I think the Jets would be ok with this trade.

Chaz Lucius is skilled, but behind in his development due to injuries. There are other young forwards that are above him on the depth chart, and I believe the Jets’ scouts think Barron can develop into a reliable two-way top four defenceman with decent size, and he’d likely pair well with Samberg now on the bottom pair at an AAV that works for the next few seasons. I think Lucius makes the most sense as the prospect going to Montreal given the Jets surplus of young forward prospects and Montreal’s plethora of young defence prospects, so I think this trade or something similar is likely quite realistic, especially if the other moves were to happen.

Barron is waiver eligible sometime next season and can't consistently crack a terrible defense in Montreal.

He has no chance of ever being a regular in Winnipe Lucius may still have some value left.

Fair value but we’ll have to pass. We have too many injury prone players