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Confirmed with Link: CBJ sign Marc Andre Bergeron to two-way deal
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Is this the pre-cursor for a larger move? We already have defensive depth at the NHL level with Prout & Harrington.
Timing seems curious to me. Why sign him to a 2 way deal now if we have depth defensemen already...unless some of the depth is being moved...
Timing seems curious to me. Why sign him to a 2 way deal now if we have depth defensemen already...unless some of the depth is being moved...
Double-Shift Lasse
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Geez this is like 10 years too late. We lost the site archives back past a certain date but I believe MAB was a popular acquisition target for HF CBJ back in the day.
JacketsFanWest
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Bergeron was on a PTO for Cleveland. Those only last for a certain number of games before either Cleveland or Columbus had to sign him.
If this and a waiver claim are all that happen by 3PM tomorrow, consider me underwhelmed and salty.
Old Guy
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If this and a waiver claim are all that happen by 3PM tomorrow, consider me happy and satisfied.
I'm with the old guy. Further, this is exactly what I expect.
I could see a depth d-man, although this MAB move may have prevented that. But I don't see us being very active at all. And with a young team that is still growing, I think I am fine with that. The future isn't "now" with this team, like the Caps.
There is, of course, a part of me that says that you need to do whatever it takes to win and win now because you don't get many opportunities. But a reckless move today could weaken our future.
Old Guy
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My guess is Jarmo is just shoring up depth for the Monsters if they sneak into the playoffs and the CBJ are in playoffs as well. Either way, having players available to step in for injuries and the odd suspension, just seems smart to me.
Two depth acquisitions that cost nothing other than AHL salary. Not too bad.
Two depth acquisitions that cost nothing other than AHL salary. Not too bad.
Johansen2Foligno
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I'm not advocating giving up the farm, but why not try to improve in the bottom 6, lower D pair and back up goalie, without giving up anything critical and reward this team with a chance to go farther than the first round? Time to take off the training wheels.
Arch City Zach
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Because the things we need will cost us the things we don't want to give up?
I don't think so. Moves can be made without stunting the growth of the franchise.
Not sure who you are looking for.
Korpi appears to be where they are going with backup G. I don't see a better backup G available without some term, getting a better backup G may only get them an extra 2-3 points the rest of the way - and that's if you assume Korpi doesn't play well. And barring injury (knock knock), no backup will see time in the net in the playoffs for CBJ.
Bottom 6? Good Lord, Saad is there right now, along with Hartnell, Anderson, Wild Bill, Gagner and Hannikaanen (until Sedlak and Calvert) get back. We don't have a bottom 6 - we have 12 forwards. The only bottom 6 pickup here would be a vet 4-C as insurance if Sedlak gets back but poops the bed in the playoffs - and even then whoever we acquire is not going to make that big of a difference.
D depth? Nuti is ok, Harrington is ok. We are at risk if someone in top 5 goes down with injury. But in my mind, a big part of the D being better is how they are slotted better (which comes from Zach and Seth bumping everyone down, and from Savard/JJ playing 1 to 1.5 levels above past performance. Shattenkirk would have been a liability compared to our top 6 during 5-on-5 play - he's a PP specialist. We already have that covered for the most part, although another cannon at the point would not hurt. But not at the expense of 1st and 2nd round picks. There is no D equivalent to any of our top 5 D-men available at TDL, and what is available is a small upgrade, of one at all, over Nutti and Harrington.
If there is a BIG splash to be made, it would be longer-term move (like Duchene). I do not see a big rental move because that is not JK's modus operandi, nor does it fit this team as constructed. I get wanting to go all in - I just like going all in with those that we went to the dance with - there is no one glaring need that is the "difference" between 1st round ouster and a long cup run - that rests on Bob for 2017, assuming that goal scoring stays spread, etc... That rests on good/great G play every year for that matter. I don't see a big move available to fill a short term need; the only big move would be a huge upgrade for now AND for the future. I am not advocating Duchene - I don't like the price now (especially at TDL) and not certain about the player. And he probably costs us Murray + Jenner + Milano +pick. Maybe that is fair value (I would argue otherwise) but that trade would gut the Jackets' room heading into the playoffs from an emotional standpoint. Duchene is not going to win them the Cup this year. A more-experienced core made up of mostly the same roster in 2018 2019 and beyond will have a much better shot at a cup - at which point Duchene or someone like him might be the difference maker. But Duchene will be cheaper this summer without risking ripping apart the comraderie that has fueled much of this year's run. Much easier to accept and adapt going into a new season, especially for the young group CBJ has.
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Viqsi
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That sure sounds like making a trade for the sake of making a trade so that you can say We Did Something At The Deadline.
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