Rutger McGroarty Reportedly Seeking Trade from Jets

[Phil]

 

[phillyb]

There's no way that's this kid's name. No fuckin way. 

[BrooksBurner]

Get him Dru

[Br4d]

14 minutes ago, BrooksBurner said:

Get him Dru

 

And do what with him?  Bury him for 3 years the way Laf was?

 

I wouldn't be trading for prospects unless we think they're top 6 ready and willing to just slot them and deal with the first year issues.

[BrooksBurner]

34 minutes ago, Br4d said:

 

And do what with him?  Bury him for 3 years the way Laf was?

 

I wouldn't be trading for prospects unless we think they're top 6 ready and willing to just slot them and deal with the first year issues.

His timeline coincides with Perreault’s. Plays right wing. I wouldn’t be upset if the Rangers traded Kakko or their 1st for him.

Edited June 23, 2024 by BrooksBurner

[Valriera]

Sam will call him rugrat mcguyver 

[Keirik]

If I did a traffic stop and a dude gave me a drivers license with that name, there is no way I don't believe it was real

[Phil]

10 hours ago, BrooksBurner said:

His timeline coincides with Perreault’s. Plays right wing. I wouldn’t be upset if the Rangers traded Kakko or their 1st for him.

From what I've read, he's a left wing who has played some center and right wing, but his natural side is the left.

[Br4d]

10 hours ago, Valriera said:

Sam will call him rugrat mcguyver 

 

It's worth making a trade just for that. 

[Ozzy]

Are there any players that shoot right handed anymore??  Jesus!

 

Just what we need...another LW.  ...like we need another!  That would make what?  46 on one team???

[Sharpshooter]

Not so breaking news: still, nobody wants to play in Winnipeg.

[MuddyInTheMiddle]

Seems like this should be a no-brainer for Drury to investigate. 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5583575/2024/06/22/winnipeg-jets-rutger-mcgroarty-trade/

 

Do you think Kaako and a first round pick might be enough to get this done?

[phillyb]

His ridiculous name is being discussed here:

 

 

 

[Phil]

Said it int he Kakko thread, and it's kinda hard not to cross streams, but I'd be offering Kakko + 30 for McGroarty + whatever offsetting pick value they think works. Preferably MTL 2nd this year since the Rangers don't have a 2nd for the next three years.

[BrooksBurner]

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The Jets need high-end youth outperforming their cap hits, whether on their first or second contracts. McGroarty could have become that, depending on his ability to adapt his dominant collegiate game to the professional ranks. Instead, the relationship between player and club doesn’t appear reparable at this time. Thus Winnipeg’s biggest hope lies in getting strong value from McGroarty via trade.

 

McGroarty is a blue-chip prospect who’s held in great esteem around the NHL after finishing seventh in NCAA scoring as a sophomore and returning from a gruesome injury to captain Team USA to gold at the world juniors. He’s also a recent first-round pick who has spent two years progressing like you’d hope the No. 14 pick would progress. At 20, his future is far from known but his first two post-draft years have been a success. That has value.

 

At the moment, Winnipeg doesn’t have a first-round pick in 2024. McGroarty could have appeal to any team that has a first-round pick to spare, including the teams who have multiple first-round picks

 

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Those aren’t the only teams that could — or should — have interest in McGroarty, nor is it a guarantee that Winnipeg is seeking draft capital in exchange. McGroarty should be able to return an established player that can help the Jets

 

Kakko + 30th checks a lot of boxes. Makes them whole in the 1st round + gives them a guy with some potential who can contribute now. They might be looking for someone with a little more term than Kakko though.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5584979/2024/06/24/rutger-mcgroarty-nikolaj-ehlers-winnipeg-jets/

Edited June 24, 2024 by BrooksBurner