Friedman: Blue Jackets a fit for Quick?

[justafan22]

From 31 thoughts:

If the Blue Jackets do deal Bobrovsky (and remember, the goalie has control of the situation), do not be surprised if they take a run at Jonathan Quick.

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[Filthy Dangles]

Quick really regrets not having a NMC/NTC after hearing this

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Quick really regrets not having a NMC/NTC after hearing this

Does he? He gets to go from a bottom feeder to a potential playoff team.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Does he? He gets to go from a bottom feeder to a potential playoff team.

He goes from a sunken ship to a sinking ship. Whoopee

 

[Bandit]

He goes from a sunken ship to a sinking ship. Whoopee

In Columbus, no less. Not that I hate Columbus, but let's be real, it's not Manhattan Beach.

 

[kilowatt]

I hope he goes to the Panthers instead. I’d prefer the packages from Florida. Quick and Martinez for 1st 2020, 2nd 2019, Pysyk, and Heponiemi

 

[BakerMayfield]

Quick really regrets not having a NMC/NTC after hearing this

I doubt it.

 

[Viqsi]

I just have a lot of concern about the term on his contract that keeps me from being entirely enamored with the idea.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

He goes from a sunken ship to a sinking ship. Whoopee

Columbus sits in the wildcard spot...is the outlook really that bleak for the team right now? I get losing Panarin and Bob is brutal, but you guys might be able to recoup some good assets for them. Dubois and Jones are great players to build around.

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

I'm sure quick will love moving to Ohio from LA to play for Tortorella

He could probably get some great recommendations from Carter

 

[CBJWerenski8]

In Columbus, no less. Not that I hate Columbus, but let's be real, it's not Manhattan Beach.

Well, Quick is a winner. And he's still free to live in Manhattan Beach in the summers. Plus, he has a close friend on the roster.

 

[WannabeFinn]

Quick being signed for another 4 years after this is... something. Yeah his real $$ drops off soon, but I mean.. why would we bother? He's not playing at an elite level, so I don't see the reasoning behind taking him on with that contract when we have a gaggle of young goalies (Korpisalo, Vehvilainen, Merzlikins, Tarasov) who could prove themselves to be legitimate NHL starters before Quick's contract ends.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Columbus sits in the wildcard spot...is the outlook really that bleak for the team right now? I get losing Panarin and Bob is brutal, but you guys might be able to recoup some good assets for them. Dubois and Jones are great players to build around.

Yes, the outlook is that bleak. They are going to miss the playoffs if they continue to carry the burden of the Panarin/Bob situations forward. Too much internal drama (I've been using the Pittsburgh Steelers as a comparison this year for a while now). Then, if they trade both of them, they drastically weaken their roster, which will again result in no playoffs.

The only chance they have is to trade Bob/Panarin for what they can get, and then flip those assets for other top deadline targets (like Duchene, Stone, etc). But that only happens if the new players are willing to sign extensions and the CBJ meet the asking price. Lots of moving parts, thus unlikely to happen.

 

[DJA]

Cool, another thread where we couldn’t get past the first page without bashing the city of Columbus. Fun forum here.

 

[Bandit]

Well, Quick is a winner. And he's still free to live in Manhattan Beach in the summers. Plus, he has a close friend on the roster.

Really? Who?

 

[kilowatt]

Really? Who?

Cam Atkinson

Cam Atkinson enjoyed shooting the puck at his old friend Jonathan Quick

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Really? Who?

As kilowatt said, Cam Atkinson.

 

[BigKing]

Forbort really Forborting out there.

Edit:

Wrong thread. Point stands, however.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

I hope he goes to the Panthers instead. I’d prefer the packages from Florida. Quick and Martinez for 1st 2020, 2nd 2019, Pysyk, and Heponiemi

Sounds familiar?
Tweet this to your GM right now!
Save us from the Bob contract!

 

[WesMcCauley]

Cool, another thread where we couldn’t get past the first page without bashing the city of Columbus. Fun forum here.

I dont blame them though, its pretty important for people how the weather is where you live.

Most people absolutely hates cold weather, snow, snow/rain at the same time etc. I know how it is, lived with that my whole life. And i can tell you, its not very fun going for long walks with the dog every day in those conditions lol...

I live in a country thats cold as hell and its snow/ice on the road from December to March and cold, windy and rains a lot from September to December. Not exactly my first choice, but i would have to move to another country to get away from that, away from family and friends so that makes it kind of difficult to move. If it wasnt for family/friends i would move to Florida or California asap.

 

[Brock Radunske]

That would be a Quick fix to their pending goalie issue.

 

[kilowatt]

Sounds familiar?
Tweet this to your GM right now!
Save us from the Bob contract!

New plan: you take over as GM for the Panthers, I'll take over as GM for the Kings.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

I dont blame them though, its pretty important for people how the weather is where you live.

Most people absolutely hates cold weather, snow, snow/rain at the same time etc. I know how it is, lived with that my whole life. And i can tell you, its not very fun going for long walks with the dog every day in those conditions lol...

I live in a country thats cold as hell and its snow/ice on the road from December to March and cold, windy and rains a lot from September to December. Not exactly my first choice, but i would have to move to another country to get away from that, away from family and friends so that makes it kind of difficult to move. If it wasnt for family/friends i would move to Florida or California asap.

Most hockey players come from cold areas of the US, Canada, Sweden, Finland, or Russia. Some love the cold. Some don't. Is it a factor into all players decisions? Obviously. Is it the de-facto #1 thing people consider? No. It's also only snowed in Columbus like 3 times this winter. I've worn my coat more this past week than I have the whole winter.

In theory everyone wants to live near a beach or whatever, and some have that option (or are good enough to have the option regardless). Quick is from Connecticut, which has way worse winters than Columbus. If traded here, he'll manage.

 

[Bandit]

Most hockey players come from cold areas of the US, Canada, Sweden, Finland, or Russia. Some love the cold. Some don't. Is it a factor into all players decisions? Obviously. Is it the de-facto #1 thing people consider? No. It's also only snowed in Columbus like 3 times this winter. I've worn my coat more this past week than I have the whole winter.

In theory everyone wants to live near a beach or whatever, and some have that option (or are good enough to have the option regardless). Quick is from Connecticut, which has way worse winters than Columbus. If traded here, he'll manage.

I don't think anyone is suggesting that Quick would spontaneously combust if he was traded to Columbus. I can say that my wife is from Connecticut and there is no way in hell she would move back there voluntarily. I don't think it's that crazy to say that people would prefer warmer weather, but to each their own.

Anyway I think Quick could help CBJ for a playoff push but I still believe the amount of time he has left on his deal is going to scare off anyone from making a serious offer. I don't think the Kings will trade him for a 4th just to get rid of him.

 

[GoldenSeal]

Quick to STL, LA retains for value. Binnington + Quick, in the playoffs Quick can be the difference now that the Blues have firepower and ROR.