Scott Wheeler dit qu’il pense que Rutger McGroarty reste au Michigan et ne deviendra pas professionnel cette saison. (35 minutes)
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Scott Wheeler dit qu’il pense que Rutger McGroarty reste au Michigan et ne deviendra pas professionnel cette saison. (35 minutes)
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If true, jets might need to start thinking about trading him which absolutely blows
Cue the overreactions.
There is 0 worry in my mind that the first NHL contract McGroarty signs will not be in Winnipeg. He has not displayed any sort of discontent and he was obviously having a blast in the development camp this summer. As Wheeler says, it’s likely that he’s gonna be the captain of Michigan next year, so I understand why he’d want to stick around 1 more year to embrace that honour.
If he doesn’t sign this spring, he will sign his first contract with the Jets in spring of 2025. Mark my words.
Was anyone expecting him to play for us this season or just fans wishing outloud? I wouldn’t be worried now about this.
he’s too good for the ncaa, so not the best
Once he plays next year he only has to play 1 more season of college and can sign with any NHL team in the league, he’ll get pick of the litter. Who wouldn’t sign him to an ELC? It’s not the end of the world but If im the jets I’m aggressively trying to sign him this year, and if he plays that 4th year you need to trade him in the summer. To much value will be lost if he plays out his college career.
The optimist in me is having a hard time justifying why he’d want to play a 3rd year, what’s the point? He’s already 1.5 points per game, and sure people can say “oh to be UFA he needs to play 2 more year in college” well yeah. If he’s already committed to 1/2 of that, why not just play the 1 more year and sign literally wherever you want in the entire league?
But every time he does media he seems excited to be a jet. Was there any signs Vesey showed he wasn’t going to sign with Nashville before he fucked them over? Or wheeler with Arizona?
The kid is going to be a stud, let him develop and try to get negotiations going as early as appropriate.
He says he thinks. So he doesn’t know lol. I hate speculation.
Hes the captain and a dude with a massive personality, hes probably absolutely loved in that locker room and wants to stay and win with the boys. Stop worrying.
Was in the crowd of “if not this year the jets are fucked” before realizing it’s 2 more years until he could fuck off elsewhere. So not the end of the world.
With that being said, still sucks. Kid can play and would likely be an instant upgrade on this forward group
He’s probably not going to play much if everyone is healthy anyway. Even next year spots will be limited so not too worried about it. He’ll be expected to jump straight into the lineup out of college and contribute so extra development time in Michigan isn’t a bad thing.
I don’t think anybody is worrying about him not signing in Winnipeg. I think the issue is that Rutger is wasting his time, money and talent wasting another year in the NCAA. Great training ground till now. Now it’s the big leagues calling.
I ate a ton of downvotes for saying this was possible/probable. Some people have higher priorities than just money.
There will be overreactions but I think this just makes me more excited for the kid. He’s living a post-secondary dream, learning and growing still. If he signs this year it would be an amazing surprise, but I’ve got no doubt he’ll sign with the big club eventually