Chicago Asset Management 2011-2014

Out From Chicago:

Dave Bolland

Daniel Carcillo

Ray Emery

Michael Frolik

Jimmy Hayes

Jamal Mayers*^

Brandon Pirri

Viktor Stalberg

Andrew Burnette*^

Sami Lepisto*

Steve Montador*^

Brendan Morrison*^

Sean O'Donnell*^

Rostislav Olesz*

Dylan Olsen

John Scott

Mike Kostka

Red=Trade

Blue=Let go

Purple=Waived

*indicates not in the NHL anymore

^indicates retired (Morrison isn't playing but has not filed his papers yet)

Brought In:

David Rundbland--> Second round pick

Peter Regin/Pierre-Marc Bouchard--> Fourth round pick

Kris Versteeg--> Olsen/Hayes

Michal Handzus--> Fourth round pick

Johnny Oduya-->Second and third

Brendan Morrison--> Mike Connelly

Most of the additions to the Blackhawks roster have come from their drafting. Brandon Saad, Marcus Krueger, et al are all Blackhawks draft picks that play for their team. Smart trades brought them Frolik who they later moved because of the salary cap. They smartly let Stalberg walk and he has been a healthy scratch in Nashville. Versteeg for Olsen and Hayes is the only trade where the players are in the NHL. Pirri could not establish himself in Chicago, asked for a trade and was moved to Florida. Pirri has found a home and Chicago can start bringing Teuvo Teravainen along.

Asset Management Around the League: Detroit 2011-2014

I thought that if I was going to write about the Jets asset management, I should compare the Jets to other teams around the league. I decided on the media darling Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks. Here is Detroit in the same timespan as the Jets 2011-2014.

Players Lost:
Damien Brunner
Fabian Brunnstrom*
Carlo Colaiacovo
Mike Commodore*
Ty Conklin (retired)
Chris Conner*
Valtteri Filpula
Patrick Eaves
Kent Huskins
Tomas Holmstrom (retired)
Jiri Hudler
Doug Janik*
Nicklas Lidstrom (retired)
Joey MacDonald*
Jan Mursak*
Ian White*
Brad Stuart

Red=flipped for an asset
Blue=lost for nothing
*indicates no longer in the NHL

Some of the players Detroit has lost are bad at hockey, but Brunner, Filppula, and Hudler would still be valuable to them, especially since they have 11 players who are 30 or older.

Players Brought In:
Kyle Quincy--> First round pick
David Legwand--> Calle Jankork, Patrick Eaves, third round pick
Daniel Alfredsson
Damien Brunner*
Mikael Samuelsson
Jordin Tootoo
Stephen Weiss
Kent Huskins*

*indicates not with team anymore

Free agency means Ken Holland can find old players and let young players go like Brunner.

Detroit In:
Kyle Quincy
David Legwand
Daniel Alfredsson
Mikael Samuelsson
Jordin Tootoo
Stephen Weiss
Danny DeKeyser

Detroit Out:
Damien Brunner
Fabian Brunnstrom
Carlo Colaiacovo
Mike Commodore
Chris Conner
Valtteri Filpula
Patrick Eaves
Kent Huskins
Jiri Hudler
Doug Janik
Joey MacDonald
Jan Mursak
Ian White
Brad Stuart

Purple=NHL still
Blue=out of NHL
Detroit has lost all these players and only has David Legwand to show for it. Brunner, Filppula, and Hudler are all younger versions of players like Todd Bertuzzi, Dan Cleary, and Mikael Samuelsson.

Jets Player Moves: In Summary

NHLers Brought In:                                      NHLers Let Go:
Devin Setoguchi                                           Nik Antropov
Michael Frolik                                              Alex Burmistrov
Al Montoya                                                  Eric Fehr
Eric Tangradi                                                Ron Hainsey
Grant Clitsome                                             Johnny Oduya
Olli Jokinen                                                  Alexei Ponikarovsky
                                                                     Mike Santorelli


To summarize, the Winnipeg Jets let go seven NHLers, all except two for nothing, bringing in six NHLers, all but two at a cost. In the process the Jets let go of some fine possession players and brought in some not so fine players. I have not included the likes of Matt Halischuk in this list as he is not NHL quality. That is some fine asset management by Kevin Chevaldayoff. This also does not include the addition of rookies Mark Scheifele and Jacob Trouba.

Jets Player Movement 2011-2014: Players Brought In

Cost of bringing in said players on the right.

Eric Fehr--> Danick Paquette + fourth round pick
Kenndal McArdle-->Angelo Esposito
Keaton Ellerby- Waivers
Mark Flood- FA signing
Aaron Gagnon- FA signing
Tanner Glass- FA signing
Matt Halischuk- FA signing
Olli Jokinen- FA signing
Randy Jones- FA signing
Grant Clitsome- Waivers
Antti Miettinen- Waivers
Derek Meech- FA signing
Alexei Ponikarovsky- FA signing
Anthony Peluso- Waivers
Al Montoya- FA signing
Adam Pardy
Eric Tangradi--> Seventh round pick
Mike Santorelli- Waivers
Michael Frolik--> Third and fifth round pick
Devin Setoguchi--> Second round pick
James Wright- Waivers

Red=Trade
Purple=Free agent siging
Blue=Waiver pick up

The Jets have made some good trades as Tangradi is a good possession player, and some bad trades (Devin Setoguchi anyone). The trades have been more bad to pointless than good. Their FA signings leave a lot to be desired with only Montoya and Ponikarovsky being decent NHLers. Their waiver pickups have been numerous and middling, especially with the re-signing of both Wright and Clitsome, who are a dime a dozen players. Also this is three years worth of movement.

All roster information curtesy of www.hockey-reference.com
All trade information curtesy of www.nhltradetracker.com

Jets Player Movement 2011-2014: Players Moved Out

Return for player listed beside, current league or team in brackets.

Nik Antropov-Nothing (KHL)
Alex Burmistrov-Nothing (KHL, could return)
Eric Fehr-Nothing (Washington Capitals)
Brett Festerling-Nothing (DEL)
Mark Flood-Nothing (AHL)
Aaron Gagnon-Nothing (SM-Liiga)
Tanner Glass-Nothing (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Ron Hainsey-Nothing (Carolina Hurricanes)
Randy Jones-Nothing (AHL)
Arturs Kulda-Nothing (KHL, could return)
Spencer Machacek-Tomas Kulabik (AHL)
Chris Mason-Nothing (Italy-A)
Ben Maxwell-Nothing (SM-Liiga)
Brett MacLean-Nothing (Retired due to heart condition, had been waived)
Kenndal McArdle-Nothing (Sweden-1)
Derek Meech-Nothing (AHL)
Antti Miettinen-Nothing (Swiss-A)
Johnny Oduya-Second and third round picks (Chicago Blackhawks)
Tim Stapleton-Nothing (KHL)
Alexei Ponikarovsky-Seventh and fourth round picks (KHL)
Mike Santorelli-Nothing (Vancouver Canucks)

Red players were still NHL quality possession wise as late as last year. Kulda is listed in purple because no one really knows what he could be, just that he could be a player for the Jets. The Jets have only received returns on TWO pending free agents in three years, none from this season. Something, something asset management.

All roster information from www.hockey-reference.com
Trade information from www.nhltradetracker.com

On Kane and Clarity

This morning, after a lot of thought and reflection, I published a piece on the divisive nature of Evander Kane and proposed an explanation as to why he is this way. You can read it here. The responses were varied but mostly positive. I will reiterate what I say in the initial piece. Part of the discomfort with Kane is a social construction of a black person. He is into things like hip hop and boxing. But there are somethings I want to clear up that pertain to what I said about Winnipeg.

First of all, Winnipeg is my hometown and the only place I have ever lived. If it wasn't for better job opportunities being rural, then it may be the only place I ever live. But Winnipeg is not perfect. Though I hope not many people face racism, it happens though and it has to be acknowledged. There is a perception around Kane, media driven mainly, that he is a loose cannon. Kane is perceived as a "bad boy" when allegations against him have been proven untrue.

This is not to say that Kane is not without blemish. He is not perfect. He sometimes puts his own frustrations above the team and fights without any discernible inciting incident. Kane is immature, but he has not done anything to deserve the type of attention he gets.

That is not to say Winnipeg is not without fault. Winnipeg is a city witch can sarcastically be called "one great city". I love it here, but there are many faults that I touched on where the context got lost. Winnipeg is a blue collar town. I talked about the Human Rights Museum; every time Winnipeg tries to do something progressive or new, there is a major pushback because of money. Even when LRT was looked into, the city backed out because of money. The Human Rights Museum has a hall dedicated to FNMI Rights issues as well as halls that will have ever evolving exhibits.

But it isn't just about the money, it is about the complaining about how flashy the building is. The building is meant to be a landmark, a place that draws people to it. It is flashy and it was funded by public funds. It is a national museum and that is pretty huge.

I am a history student and I try to look at things with an eye on the past while living in the present. Canada has a less then stellar history with blacks (I recommend checking out Black History Canada) and hockey has a less then stellar record as well. I am not saying at all of Winnipeg is racist. I am saying that there are some people here who are and others who are bothered by his antics partially because of his race. If you disagree or would like to further the discussion, civil discourse is alway best.

What is Good?

In grade twelve my English teacher asked us a seemingly simple question; what is good? Though the question seems simple, there is no right answer. I may think that tea is the greatest thing ever, and someone else may think coffee is. Neither is wrong, but we do not have to like the same things.

Though this concept is simple there are many people who laugh at others for not liking "good" television or "good" music. But because good is a very subjective word, I cannot say that something you like is not "good", I can only say that I do not share your opinion. There is a big difference. Some people feel like they are wrong for liking things that not everyone else does. I know I did.

So what is good? Good is whatever you want to be good. Your good is different than someone else's good and that is okay. There will be people who have the same idea as what good is as you in regards to some things and those are the people that you do those things with.

We should not mock people for what they like unless it is objectively racist, sexist, homophobic etc. Let's unite in hating those things and let everyone else decide what is good.