Fantilli, Sillinger, then some veteran guy with two-way cred in his early 30s we pick up somewhere along the way. I like Chandler Stephenson, but that's this summer so it might not be him specifically. Could also be someone like Sam Bennett when he becomes available. Or others. Or maybe Boone won't have retired yet and will still be going strong - that'd be pretty awesome.
Another spot for a thirtysomething free agency vet. I'm thinking Artem Zub 'cause I like him, but, hey, four years out so who knows?
The bolded is where your assessment falls down. The only other people still buying into "Jiricek is angry and wants to leave" are desperately thirsty fans of other teams dreaming of poaching him.
What's relevant is whether or not that has an impact on their staying here, and I think this is getting grossly overstated.
If it's any consolation, I've moved on from thinking this is stupid to thinking that this is outright batshit insane. You're seriously already calling him a bust whose value has peaked because he had to have surgery? This is so excessively pessimistic it's bordering on outright nihilism.
No. He's my choice if we go F with first pick. For clarity...I assume we are not drafting 1OA
And? I'm not concerned about his trade value, I'm more interested in whether or not he's an effective NHL player. He has not yet demonstrated otherwise.
Mike Priest doesn't have a damn thing to do with anything hockey ops related in the organization.Participate? Are you kidding? I was overwhelmingly and vociferously opposed to it. So much so that I'm pretty sure (although cannot prove) someone in a fit of pique fradulently attached my name to the overdue account of someone with a superficially similar one and thus got me harassed by debt collectors for ten years running over some asshole in Mansfield who refused to pay their water and medical bills. I still consider it the single most embarassing moment ever in Blue Jackets history. It was f***ing disgraceful.
And? I'm not concerned about his trade value, I'm more interested in whether or not he's an effective NHL player. He has not yet demonstrated otherwise.
Participate? Are you kidding? I was overwhelmingly and vociferously opposed to it. So much so that I'm pretty sure (although cannot prove) someone in a fit of pique fradulently attached my name to the overdue account of someone with a superficially similar one and thus got me harassed by debt collectors for ten years running over some asshole in Mansfield who refused to pay their water and medical bills. I still consider it the single most embarassing moment ever in Blue Jackets history. It was f***ing disgraceful.
So if I have that attitude on occasion, it's probably because that's exactly what has happened before.
Do you know how many active NHL players do what he did on a regular basis? Hell an NHL coach did it and didn't get in trouble. I'm not saying it's okay, but it's not going to affect his ability on the ice. He didn't hit anything and he didn't kill anyone. Players have done MUCH worse.
Just think if we lived in a timeline where Burnett was driving around drunk in Upper Arlington with his golf cart! Still an amazing video to watch!
I also want more defensive D but this is overdoing it. You're preemptively writing off half our prospect pool over bad feelings.
I've dealt with that kind before; this was a step beyond merely one aggressive idiot (or, rather, the one asshole probably responsible managed to leverage those aggressive idiots rather effectively). That and the subtextual tweet or two that came out around the same time things got started (then were promptly deleted before I thought to take screenshots) had me wondering. It wasn't CapnCornelius himself as far as I know (altho if I ever found out he worked collections back then I would easily believe him capable); just a comment by one of his Twitter fanboys whom I could never connect with anyone here. I'd have let it go except that, well, let's just say that "every three months" would have been a luxurious breath of fresh air; it was monthly calls starting out, spread to multiple agencies, and peaked at monthly letters and weekly phone calls. Occasionally I got threatened with small claims court (thankfully that never actually came to pass). And I think I spent something like $150 on certified mail over the years on Official Notification And Documentation... and Every. Single. Time. they'd then turn around and sell the debts to someone else but still preserving my (hyphenated) surname on it rather than the actual delinquent's (not-hyphenated) surname, without any record whatsoever of previous "that is not me, here is documentation that this is not me, leave me the f*** alone already" legally binding notifications. To this day I have occasional panic attacks when the phone rings with numbers I don't recognize, but thankfully in recent years (roughly since the pandemic) the debt collectors have quieted down and now I just get five calls a day asking about selling real estate I've never owned to folks who, when they do try to address me by name, inevitably confuse me with my mother.
Lose that one & Jackets could finish with the same number of points they have now. Last 5 games are tough. Only hope there is teams resting or taking CBJ lightly. Realistically I guess 4 to 6 points the rest of the way. Hoping for fewer but we'll see.
If by middle 6 you mean 3rd line (in the traditional sense) I'd agree but a true 2nd line guy not so much.
I can't imagine where Spokane would be without Catton.
Were you one of the folks who was talking about trading Boone Jenner? I legit can't remember.
