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Completely happy Canada Day and welcome to day 1 of the NHL free agent frenzy 2025. On the time of this text being revealed, there are simply ten hours to go earlier than NHL unrestricted free brokers formally hit the open market. With the Jets sending qualifying presents to all of their notable restricted free brokers yesterday, right this moment the staff will see Nikolaj Ehlers, Brandon Tanev and Mason Appleton grow to be free brokers.
The Jets may have roughly $23.5 million in cap area as of right this moment, and lots of followers are questioning what the Jets will do with that sum of money on day 1 of free company. No matter whether or not or not the Jets are in a position to re-sign Nikolaj Ehlers, Brock Boeser may find yourself being the Jets “plan A” on day 1 on free company.
Studies from a number of insiders have confirmed that the Jets are “actively pursuing” Brock Boeser. Chris Johnston (from The Athletic) mentioned that it “wouldn’t shock [him] within the least if the Jets are fairly aggressively going after Brock Boeser; he’s Plan A for Winnipeg at this cut-off date”. As somebody who watches loads of Canucks video games (after I’m not watching the Jets), I believe Brock Boeser could be a terrific addition to this Jets roster. The Jets have already got their “elite aim scorer” in Kyle Connor, however including Boeser to their high 6 would nearly immediately make them a contender within the Western Convention.
With Mitch Marner gone from the highest of the free brokers board as of yesterday (to Vegas), one of many high ahead choices remaining is Brock Boeser. This can absolutely result in a bidding struggle for Boeser (as it’ll additionally for Ehlers) proper as free company opens. Whereas the Canucks are reported to have “checked in” one closing time on Boeser, the 4 groups which have been to most in Boeser are the Jets, the L.A Kings, the Minnesota Wild and the Boston Bruins.
The Bruins wouldn’t be a horrible possibility for Boeser, however he doubtless needs to go to a staff that will likely be competing within the playoffs subsequent season. The Kings make sense for Boeser, however with a couple of different gamers to signal (together with Vladislav Gavrikov), there will not be a lot cash left for Boeser. The Minnesota Wild make much more sense for Boeser, as he’s from Burnsville, Minnesota, however with their acquisition of Vladimir Tarasenko yesterday, the Wild’s cap area is working skinny. That makes the Jets (with probably the most cap area of these 4 groups) a doubtlessly good possibility for Boeser.
Boeser, a 28-year outdated proper handed winger, is 6″1 and 208 lbs and was drafted twenty third general by the Vancouver Canucks within the 2015 NHL entry draft. Boeser has spent his complete profession with the Canucks, and he simply accomplished his eighth full season with the West Coast staff. Boeser scored a profession excessive 40 targets within the 2023-24 season, and adopted that up this season with a really stable stat line of 25 targets and 25 assists for 50 factors. Analytics venture Boeser’s upcoming contract to be for both 6 or 7 years at a mean annual worth between $8-9 million.
I don’t count on Boeser to be out there for very lengthy on day 1 of NHL free company, so we’re simply hours away earlier than we see what goes down. If Boeser decides to hitch the Jets, it will be an ideal begin for Cheveldayoff and the Jets as they start to craft their roster for the 2025-26 season. If “plan A” falls by way of, I nonetheless hope that the Jets may have a profitable July 1st.
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