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Team: 2022-23 Columbus Blue Jackets

Initial Creation Date: May 10, 2022

Published: May 10, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

A few things:

1.) Sign any UFA goalie than can be a number 2 to play behind Elvis and get about 10-20 starts in the season. This lets Tarasov to play full time in the AHL unless Elvis gets hurt than he plays on the main squad.

2.) Trade for a 1C in Larkin, the trade is still light one piece but feel like its not too bad. Gets Detroit help on LD and a former first rounder who has shown promise in the past (I know that's not worth much). Could look to add Tex/Robinson as the missing piece.

3.) Dumba trade gives the Wild cap space relief to sign Fiala, gives CBJ an RD for a year while the other younger RDs develop.

4.) The Russians can play in the AHL to develop then get called up when ever an injury happens on the main squad.

This is just a scenario I see as possible, most likely won't happen and we still have a huge glut of NHL ready wingers. Feel like Chinny and Marchenko will only want to play in the NHL and probs should and won't be playing in the AHL. So more trades would need to happen...

Also scratching Danforth and Blanks seems bad since they both showed they belong on the Ice every night.

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