I proposed this on the main board in an Eichel thread, and seeing I’m not sure how many of you Jackets fans post there as opposed to just here on your team board, I figured I’d get your opinions here. I fully expect “no”, but at least try to humour me with counter offers if possible. I’m honestly not sure where the Jackets are heading, but from what I saw this off-season, they’re mostly tweaking instead of rebuilding or loading up. That being said, I should have made the first option a “OR” option like I did the fourth one.
Because I see them as a dark horse candidate, and I’m not sure what exactly direction they’re going, I can see Columbus being a dark horse candidate. A look at capfriendly shows they have the space, they have interesting young players, they have picks that won’t hurt to trade, and even though they’re in the same conference, they’re not divisional OR state rivals.
Just as a spitball, Columbus could do something like:
- Kent Johnson
- 2022 Columbus or Chicago 1st
- Stanislav Svozil
- Chinakhov or Foudy
- Korpisalo
and obviously it can be tweaked. Buffalo gets their young potential 1C (and logically pushes Roslovic down in the lineup, keeping him with Bjorkstrand who I noticed he has good chemistry with), gets another 1st (already conditions on the Chicago pick, but Columbus gets to keep the better pick), and Laine gets a set up guy. Buffalo also gets a younger forward prospect, but Columbus only gives up one of them.
More importantly, I get the guy on the Sabres that I wanted with one of the Sabres two 2nd rounders this past draft
That being said, it should say Johnson or Sillinger. That way Columbus keeps one of their future C prospects. I also realize it is most likely perceived as an overpayment currently, given Eichel’s injury status. But is there anything there to work with?