GeeoffBrown
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I'm starting to think the Kraken will not be as successful as the Knights
Confirmed Signing with Link: [CBJ] Gavin Bayreuther signs with the Blue Jackets (2 years, $750k AAV)
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Hivemind
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I get not picking Domi, but picking a random AHL UFA who you then let sign back with their old team... They literally said "f*** it, we don't want anything from Columbus"
I know this is a longshot, but maybe, MAYBE in light of what happened with Kivlinieks Seattle picked Bayreuther as a kind of "mercy pick" rather than taking one of the other guys because it would have been so disruptive to the CBJ through no real fault of their own.
Francis calls up Jarmo "Hey man, sorry about what happened, so here's what I'm going to do...". Maybe Francis hopes it puts him in a good light for some future consideration down the road. Purely a solid citizen move.
I know there's no room for humanity and compassion in business or sports, but 20 years from now, I would not be surprised at all to read this in someone's memoir, Pollyanna-ish as it may be.
Francis calls up Jarmo "Hey man, sorry about what happened, so here's what I'm going to do...". Maybe Francis hopes it puts him in a good light for some future consideration down the road. Purely a solid citizen move.
I know there's no room for humanity and compassion in business or sports, but 20 years from now, I would not be surprised at all to read this in someone's memoir, Pollyanna-ish as it may be.
banks
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This.
When Seattle looked at the available players from Columbus, they essentially said "pass." And that's just plain unacceptable.
GAGLine
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That should tell you that Francis preferred nothing to Domi.
Viqsi
"that chick from Ohio"
I like this conspiracy theory because it involves people being nice rather than being sinister jerks.
And that he's wrong for that. He could have retained 50% on Domi and immediately flipped him.
Tasteless Beaver
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If you're telling me that none of the unprotected players from Columbus were better than actual nothing, I don't know what to say. Francis wasted an asset here, again. Any player that could be flipped for a pick should have been targeted.
abo9
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Oh I'm sure they would have had advertised the move a ton if that was the story
but yeah lets hope its that
CarolinaBlueJacket
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Hahaha. My God, what a disaster Kraken has been. That is just embarrassing.
Viqsi
"that chick from Ohio"
Dumais
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There's always left-over parts when I build things too.
The Kraken just made him go from "who?" to someone everyone knows now 
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Viqsi
"that chick from Ohio"
So, everybody, how long has it been since Bayreuther was last a Blue Jacket?
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Cant say it any better than this. It's baffling. Ron Francis was one of my favorite players growing up. But he looks like a complete buffoon as an expansion GM.
Even if your plan is to ultimately suck ass and draft Wright or Bedard, select your Max Domis and JVRs. PLay them for six months and then flip them in-season with big money retained for first rounders and prospects, at the TDL when teams have no free cap and are desperate for players like that. That at least gives you MORE options to trade up, get extra young players, etc.
I mean he seems determined to make the Kraken mediocre/bad, expensive with big contracts, and also have no bright future ahead.
Would've been more than nothing - I imagine Stenlund or Kukan would've been worth a mid/late round pick at least.
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CarolinaBlueJacket
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At least Kraken still have Twarynski
CarolinaBlueJacket
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Tasteless Beaver
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Oh. I hope he sold his house then..
crashthenet
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