BonHoonLayneCornell
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Duclair should fit right in with our shit roster. Not terrible, but not terribly exciting either.
I'm sure everyone wanted a 1st but two 2nds isn't bad. Duclair will probably be just a filler player. Had a hot start to the year and then fizzled out badly
Maybe that was their pitch ... " look Dorian, a whole line will walk anyway in the offseason, so let's keep the price down a bit"Jackets are taking a very huge risk.
Could end up having 4 of their players walk in the offseason.
Lebrun just tweeted that the Jackets consider this a rental, a contract extension is not involved.
Jarmo is panicking or their is a mandate to do whatever is possible to try to win a round.
The market was probably not there for a 1st.
Prior to the hype today about a strong return, a lot of people were guessing a 2nd and a B or C prospect. So two 2nds fits or exceeds what most people expected.
Duclair seems like mostly a throw in.
With all the cap room Ottawa now has for Next season expect long contracts to Karlsson, Duchene, and Stone in the Off season.
Not of a fan of this at all.
Yeah we got two 2nds, but one is a year from now and the other is two years from now. Given the time value of picks, that's probably akin to a 2nd+3rd in 2019. Mediocre return for a kid on pace for 30G and 60P.
This also makes the Blue Jackets a better hockey team now, which could result in them winning more hockey games and lowering their 1st round pick even further.
Don't mind duclair at all actually, he's only 23.