This Jets trade report is UNBELIEVABLE...

This Winnipeg Jets trade report is unbelievable as the insider links Mark Scheifele to the Montreal Canadians via a trade. In this video, we're going to break down everything about these reports, talk about some potential trade options, look at what the roster will look like afterward, and so much more. You're not going to miss this episode of Winnipeg Jets Digest. Before we dive into everything here, just want to say we're on the road for 3,000 subscribers here before the season starts. So if you're new here, you want to stay up to date on the latest news around the Winnipeg Jets, we're all for it here on YouTube. So down below, hit that subscribe button. It's completely free to do so. And we got a big one today as a lot of recently we've been talking a lot about Conor Hellbuck and where he's going to be traded to, what the situation is going to look like. But today we're talking about Mark Scheifele being traded as an insider has linked him to the Montreal Canadians. When I seen this today, I was like, there's no way this happens, right? But it kind of makes sense. And we're going to make it all make sense towards the end of this video. So stay tuned for that. Let's just dive right into this report. So today, like I said, Nick Kiprios, NHL insider said the Canadians are among the teams asking about Mark Scheifele after failing to get Dylan Larkin. They have their eye on him as the perfect one-two punch to support the top flight center, Nick Suzuki. And yes, I think this is a great trade for the Montreal Canadians to do and something that they will need to do to win a Stanley Cup. So I think it's great that they're doing this, but for us, I don't think it's great at all. I think losing 100-point player last year in Mark Scheifele, who hadn't 100 points in a year where, you know, let's just put it blatantly, we had a really bad year. Like, we were pretty terrible last year. And, you know, he had a great season out of that. He was the bright spot out of that. And Mark Scheifele is kind of the heart and soul of this team, in my opinion. And he's always been that. And he's a player who's like 34, almost 34, I believe, at this point. And, you know, leaving the Winnipeg Jets organization, I think would leave a sour taste in the mouth of a lot of fans, because he's been here through it all. He's been trying to bring a Stanley Cup to Winnipeg. And two seasons ago was probably our best chance at it. Let's be real, because right now, Connor Hellbach is requesting a trade. He's suspended from the team. And it's all up in the air right now. We need something to happen to give us a little bit of hope and give us a little bit of faith in Scheifele's day off and that he can, you know, kind of make something good out of a bad situation. But right now we're hearing talks on Hellbach. And now we're hearing talks about our star center being traded as well. It's definitely a very unsettling time for Jets fans. And I feel for all you guys, because we're going through it all together. And it really sucks that this is happening at this point. But Eric Engels did also have a little take on this and what the Canadians would want to give up in terms of getting Mark Scheifele. So I'll just bring it up a little bit bigger so you guys can read it. He said, I would say this. I don't think the Canadians are throwing prospect or a prospect into a deal for soon to be 34 year old. He's got five years left on his deal. A great deal as well. $8.5 million, $8.5 million. And he don't, he don't think that washes with anything they've been trying to do in terms of how careful they are about bringing into another centerman here or another player to compliment their top six. That would be age appropriate to fit the core. And basically what he's saying here is the Montreal Canadians don't want to have to give up, you know, all their prospects in like Fowler and, and, and the Hage and Sharofsky and all, and Reimbach or all these guys that they drafted and are soon to be at NHL ready. And, you know, they don't want to give this up to just bring in, you know, an aging player in Mark Scheifele. But I think that kind of works in the favor of us. If a trade did have to happen, because right now Shovel Day off doesn't want prospects. He wants to bring in people to fill the holes and try to make a go at it and try to win a Stanley cup here in Winnipeg, which I definitely think is the right choice. But if you're trading Mark Scheifele away, you're not really trying to win a, win a trophy here in Winnipeg, in my opinion, he's the heart and soul of this franchise. He's almost a franchise leader now in points after, you know, it kind of converged yesterday. So he's probably going to be trying to get that for his goal. And obviously he needs to wave his no move clause to leave this team. And I think Scheifele just loves the city of Winnipeg and has so much love for the fans. I don't think he would wave this at all, but it is definitely very interesting to talk about what a trade would look like for Scheifele. And I think we know we're going to talk about it in just a bit. And I know spoiler alert, I don't think it's, it's worth giving up this player for what we're going to get in return. So let's look at trade option number one here as I kind of spoiled it a little bit. Canadiens receive Mark Scheifele, the Jets receive Oliver Kapanen, Kirby Dock, Sam Montebello, and a first overall pick. Yeah, you're getting three players for one here, which is great. And just looking at what the team would look like here, it would look like Vigo Bjork taking this first line center role, which I really think he can do. I think obviously he's coming into the league after playing with, you know, quote unquote men, as people love to say over in the Swedish league and in the world championship. And he's looked like he hasn't lost to edge anywhere and coming into the NHL. I think he could be a top line center. It would be a big adjustment for him early on, but I definitely think he would adjust to it very quickly. And then we have Oliver Kapanen with Kirby Dock with Valerity on this second line. I do think this would be a solid line. I like Oliver Kapanen. I'm a big fan of his game. I think he's one of my favorite players that the Montreal Canadiens do have. He's just a very fast center who can really score goals off the rush, has a tremendous shot. And I think having him with the 30 goal score and Valerity would just be magic here in Winnipeg, but you're not replacing the production Shifley is bringing you in the forward with Kapanen and Dock. You know, if a Dock has a stellar season, then you probably are, but you know, it's definitely a risk to take for Sheldon Day off to make this trade happen. But, you know, playing devil's advocate, he would get a first round pick in this deal that he would be able to flip to bring in somebody else to fill this hole here and maybe try to get younger, right? Like try to bring in an established center that's like 25 or 27, right? Like, I think I would like to see that if we ever do trade Shifley is to see a younger center kind of brought back in who can play, you know, second line, potentially have a first line upside as well. And then obviously we see Sam Montembeau playing the tandem with Stuart Skinner with Halibut still suspended. Montembeau is a player who's looking for a shot to show everybody that he can still be a great NHL goaltender. Same like Stuart Skinner. He came on to preseason games, showed fans what he's made of and the fans now love him. And I think Montembeau still has a lot to give in his, you know, in the cannon. And I think that getting a fresh start would be great for him. And that tandem will be, will be very, very solid for us going into this season. But let's look at trade option number two here, as I did want to throw a prospect one out there. I have Michael Hage, Kapanen, and Montembeau in a second for Mark Shifley here. I think Kapanen has to be a part of this deal. I think he's a player with so much upside and giving him more minutes here on this team, I would really allow him to maybe have a little bit of a breakout here in Winnipeg. You're obviously getting Michael Hage. He's not going to play this season because he is going back to college, but he's a player that for the future of this organization would be Vigo, Bjork 1, and Michael Hage 2. And he's a great all-around center. A kind of a, you know, Suzuki-esque type of center. So I think he would be great for the future of this team. But for the now, it doesn't really make sense. And Sam Montembeau again in a second. Looking at the lineup, it doesn't really change too much as we just see Kapanen slide up on this second line with Rosen and Valerdi. Like I said about Kapanen in the first situation, he's a fast guy. He can really work with plays well off the rush. And I think having him with Valerdi would just be money. And these guys would really have some great chemistry together. Obviously, Montembeau would be the backup here. And now we see Michael Hage in the fifth slot for the center. He won't be playing this year. But, you know, next year he would really come in and be a great rookie for us next season. But the question that I have to propose to all you guys watching and all of Jets Nation is, I'm going to put it on the screen right now, is will Kevin Sheveldayoff blow it all up? Like, and you know what I mean by that. Will he just, you know, blow the entire situation up and just trade Scheifele, trade Hellebuck, potentially trade Kyle Conner and go full rebuild mode? Will that, will this happen? You know, it kind of seems like that's what's the way we're going right now is, you know, yeah, Hellebuck wants out. All right, we got to, you know, we can't get a trade for him. You know, Scheifele, if you trade Scheifele here, I mean, what message are you relaying to Kyle Conner that you're, you know, obviously Conner just resigned here. You know, you promised him that they're, you know, they're still going to try to win here. And now you're blowing it all up with Scheifele being gone and Montenbo being gone. It makes absolutely no sense for him to do this. And I'm really against this trade for Winnipeg Jets fans, for Montreal Canadiens fans. Yeah, like that's awesome. Getting Mark Scheifele is great. But for us, that really puts us, sets us back so much. Trading a player who's given so much to this organization, so much to this city, it would just be such a devastating loss for Winnipeg Jets fans to see this happen. And if a trade like this does happen, you best believe we are going into the stages of a rebuild. They might call it a retool, but I don't know. Like, with losing Scheifele to me, it kind of seems like you're going to be out of that window of winning. But Scheifele, like I said, is 34. And how many hundred point season does he have left in the We don't know. It's uncertain. But you can't trade a hundred point player who just had a hundred points because, you know, that just wouldn't be right. Like, if you're trying to still win, if you're still trying to compete, you can't trade a hundred point player for, you know, three players that kind of fill a hole for you. So for me, I'm against this 100%. I don't think Scheifele should blow it up. I still think they do have a shot here in Winnipeg. Scheifele just needs to really just think. He just needs to think. He's had all summer to think. He's had all summer to trade Montebow, and he hasn't done nothing. It's very, very upsetting. And I really do hope that we do see something for Hellebuck very soon and the trade come through. Because if we had to make a trade earlier in this offseason, we'd be talking about, oh, we're getting fired up for the season. We got these new players that we can't wait to see. We see, you know, that's the way we'd be talking right now. Like, we can still do it. But right now, Montebow's sitting at home eating bags of chips and, you know, getting paid nothing when we could have traded him months ago. So that's my little rant here today. It just really upsets me with how everything's been handled here, if you guys can't tell. I'd love to hear how you guys are handling it yourselves. What are you guys' thoughts in this situation? Do you think he's going to blow it up? Let me know down in the comments section, because I know this trade report has upset a lot of Jets fans today, and it's definitely justified. So let me know how you guys are feeling down below in the comments section. While you're down there, leave a like, subscribe to the channel. We're going to have so much more on this Scheifele and Montebow, and Hellebuck, not Montebow, updates. So hit the subscribe button, put the notifications on, so you know when we do post. There's going to be a lot planned for this season for the channel, so I appreciate all your support here, and it means a lot to me. So if you enjoyed, leave a like, subscribe to the channel. As always, I've been your host, Casey. Keep your stick on the ice.