CapnCornelius
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I have to love the last bit. Just a couple of friends innocently watching the game together.
GM's, like kids, say the darndest things.Rumor: Pittsburgh Penguins targeting Columbus defenseman Jack Johnson?
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I have to love the last bit. Just a couple of friends innocently watching the game together.
GM's, like kids, say the darndest things.
KeithBWhittington
Going North
It probably would have been better if JK didn't even answer the question from Portzline. I could buy his answer if it was just him going to the game but, essentially, the entire Brass was there. It may not be pretaining to JJ, but either the Pens or the Jackets have their eyes on someone on each others rosters.
He's not under oath, no GM reveals all his cards to the public. We really should be used to this kind of stuff, by now. Why, even The Scarlet (and Gray) Pope Urban is not completely honest and forthcoming with his every pronouncement!
KeithBWhittington
Going North
All these articles I read are all about what Pittsburgh gets from a rumored deal involving JJ. Now, I'm not naive, I know few ppl care about what a last place team gains from giving up one of its premier players, but I could listen to the pundits talk about this making all kinds of sense, but really, I'm not seeing it from the Jackets POV. Yes, the young kids (erixon, golo, prout, etc.) look to be potentially ready for more ice with the big club, Johnson is likely the last "Long term contract" defenseman on this team I'd want to deal right now.
KeithBWhittington
Going North
Its amazing how everything sounds like "Honesty" and straight to the point vs. dealing with your predecessor.
Its amazing how everything sounds like "Honesty" and straight to the point vs. dealing with your predecessor.
Excellent point, KBW!
Double-Shift Lasse
Just post better
Or, and this is going to be difficult for many people to understand... maybe he meant every word of what he said.
Double-Shift Lasse
Just post better
/Ignores DSL's wise words
Or maybe Jarmo isn't as good at English as we all thought and he actually meant to say that he plans to trade Johnson!
Or maybe he's really this guy.
BreakfastatMarios
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No way Shero includes Bennet in any trade proposals, he's the only top 6 forward in the orginization that the system has.
I've heard Despre mentioned and He has a high ceiling, but if I were Columbus I'd try to get something like Despre, Jeffery, a high Pick.
redsfanhere*
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if they trade anybody to pittsburgh it will be a stay at home defenseman..closest thing we have to that is fedor tyutin. that's probaly the guy they are targeting not jj.what do you think they would give for tyutin is the question?
keep our d core
with tim erixon playing well and our dman starting to gel. no need to do anything. no trades let them blossom.
with tim erixon playing well and our dman starting to gel. no need to do anything. no trades let them blossom.
/Ignores DSL's wise words
Or maybe Jarmo isn't as good at English as we all thought and he actually meant to say that he plans to trade Johnson!
Man thats a dead ringer of a cat I use to have.....minus the foil hat of course
To be honest, injuries are allowing Erixon to "gel" and "blossom". He's probably moved ahead of Moore on the depth chart, but there is a pink elephant that is starting to become more and more noticeable in the room.
Is there an urgency for the rest of this season? No. However, it will start to become more and more questionable moving forward what is the best defense we can put on the ice. It is looking more and more unlikely it is the top 5 we have now (JMFJ, Wiz, Tyutin, Nikitin, and Aucoin).
Johnson has a lot of talent and during his time here, a lot of heart and desire. However he also has questionable decision making. The former is great for a #1, the latter not so much. As you go down the list, you can say that about a lot of our top 5 - to varying degree's of course.
We all know something is going to happen, we just aren't sure when.
Mayor Bee
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Erixon, Moore, Goloubef, and to a lesser extent Prout, have shaken things up with some really solid play as a group.
I like our top 4 on paper alot more than I have on the ice this season. We've had alot of shake ups with injuries, but I'm not as sold on the top 2 pairings as I was before the season.
I've been thinking lately, if anybody other than Aucoin should be traded from our blue line, it should be Wisnewski or Nikitin.
I'm starting to lean more and more toward Nikitin. I'll be honest, I might be more inclined to move him before Aucoin.
alphafox
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I still say we move Nikitin and Tyutin. The pair is not good enough to commit to and the return for those two would be alot. Wiz and Moore worry me as injury prone players, but Wiz's shot is too valuable to let go at this point (our power play is actually dangerous with him on the back end) and Moore is too young to give up on for me. I still like Aucoin as our 7th D-man, he's cheap, a good locker room leader, and a great mentor for a young D-corp.
I really don't think anyone is or should be safe at this point, but there are certain candidates that stick out to me above others.
I really don't think anyone is or should be safe at this point, but there are certain candidates that stick out to me above others.
Of all our defencemen, Wiz is the guy I think we'd miss most if we dealt him. I also don't think we'd get fair value for him with that contract.
candyman82
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Wiz' right handed shot on the power play is huge for us. It is really noticeable when he is not in there.
