MMC
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There was some worry that the Blue Jackets were sacrificing too much of their future when they may not even make the playoffs. With their success so far, will it encourage more bubble teams to do this at the trade deadline?
They were 1 point from equal 4th in the west, 2 from equal 3rd, 3 points from equal 2nd in the west. This isn't a 90 point team that limped in.Well, does your team have some decent players that are struggling and that's why you're a bubble team, or is your bubble team an actual bubble team ?
and this.They won a single playoff series, make this thread if they win the cup
They were 1 point from equal 4th in the west, 2 from equal 3rd, 3 points from equal 2nd in the west. This isn't a 90 point team that limped in.
There was some worry that the Blue Jackets were sacrificing too much of their future when they may not even make the playoffs. With their success so far, will it encourage more bubble teams to do this at the trade deadline?
I sure hope so, makes the playoffs even more interesting. Realistically though it will have a bell-curve effect. Teams will ramp up the major trades (arms race) until the prices get too high and then it'll stop altogether (bankruptcy) after a lull the cycle will begin anew (history repeats).There was some worry that the Blue Jackets were sacrificing too much of their future when they may not even make the playoffs. With their success so far, will it encourage more bubble teams to do this at the trade deadline?