skategal Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie Dustin Byfuglien, currently on personal leave from WPG, is believed to be using the time to ponder his NHL future. I’m not saying Byfuglien is retiring; I’m not saying he’s coming back to play. Only that he’s contemplating his options and there’s no timetable for a decision. Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie Neither the Jets nor Byfuglien’s agent Ben Hankinson responded to a request for comment. Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie Byfuglien is 34 years old. He’s on the fourth year of a five-year contract with an AAV of $7.6M although he is scheduled to earn $8M this season and $6M next season. Edited September 18, 2019 by skategal Added to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo-matrix Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 I wonder if the organization was aware of this going into last summer. I would feel bad for the Jets if Buff dropped this on them just as the season was about to get under way 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AlwaysACanuckFan Posted September 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2019 1 2 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 But ... but how could a player retire and leave all that money due to him? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Holy WPG's a tire fire this summer... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ghostsof1915 Posted September 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, aGENT said: Holy WPG's a tire fire this summer... It goes to show despite what you think is all the right moves, things can still go sideways. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 I wouldn't be surprised if Winnipeg with its cap room makes deals to help teams get players off the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeBossy Posted September 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2019 Winnipeg will do that to a man .......... Just kidding - I lived there from 2017-2018 and folks there are amazing, its absolutely gorgeous in the summer and they love their Jets!!!! 3 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 They could certainly use his $7.6mil x2 off the books, but would decimate their D even further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) Wow. Jets fans gotta think someone out there has a Jets Team voodoo doll or something. Feel for Chevy as I have really admired the team he has assembled. Not looking good. Edited September 19, 2019 by rekker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 27 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: I wouldn't be surprised if Winnipeg with its cap room makes deals to help teams get players off the books. Maybe they should use their cap room to sign their own RFA guys? Just an idea...... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzy Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Just when you finally start to appreciate the guy Something must be up for him to leave all that money on the table. It would allow the Jets to pay Connor and Laine, but after trading Trouba their D would be one of the worst in the league. It's already ropey as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches5 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 If he does retire Laine then has to be traded for a Dman. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Bwhyfuglien? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 That is brutal for the Jets. Hopefully Byfuglien is alright. He's had a great career, even if a lot of his success came at the Canucks' expense. Huge blow for the roster if Byfuglien does retire though. Yikes. There has to be a solid market for Laine and Connor though, if the Jets are forced to make significant changes and notwithstanding the overall cap crunch this offseason. Might not be all bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PhillipBlunt Posted September 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2019 The lure of Lake Minnetonka and a case of Old Milwaukee is too strong for Dustin to resist. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Hutton Wink said: They could certainly use his $7.6mil x2 off the books, but would decimate their D even further. they could re-sign both Connor and Laine and have enough left over for a Tanev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Damn, if Byfuglien retires that’s a huge blow to their remaining defense. Winnipeg would have lost Byfuglien, Myers, Chariot, and Trouba over the summer with Trouba being the only one the Jets got a return on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 They should trade Laine for Trouba and a first... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Seems kinda sh***y to drop that on your team at training camp... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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