UFA ROUTE

Created by: Bluejackets2000

Team: 2023-24 Columbus Blue Jackets

Initial Creation Date: Dec. 29, 2022

Published: Dec. 29, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Zero chance but...they cannot develop centres quick enough.
2 miracle signings like the Gaudreau signing would help turn things around quickly

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Bjork, Marcus		2	$1,500,000
Chinakhov, Yegor		2	$1,500,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Larkin, Dylan	7	$9,750,000
Horvat, Bo	7	$8,500,000
Gavrikov, Vladislav	3	$4,500,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
fantilli, adam		3	$975,000

Trades

CBJ

2023 1st round pick (VAN)
2023 4th round pick (NYR)
2024 6th round pick (VAN)
2025 3rd round pick (VAN)

Additional Details:

Can be any team, just seeing what clearing these "tradeable" players out looks like for CBJ salary-wise

VAN

Buyouts

Alexander Wennberg: $891,667

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,500,000	$76,908,333	$0	$3,550,000	$6,591,667

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Gaudreau, Johnny $9,750,000$9,750,000 LW NMC UFA - 6	Larkin, Dylan $9,750,000$9,750,000 C UFA - 8	Marchenko, Kirill $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RW RFA - 1
Johnson, Kent $925,000$925,000 ($1,850,000$2M) LW, C RFA - 1	Horvat, Bo $8,500,000$8,500,000 C UFA - 8	Roslovic, Jack $2,000,000$2,000,000 C, RW UFA - 1
Jenner, Boone $3,750,000$3,750,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 3	fantilli, adam $975,000$975,000	Chinakhov, Yegor $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW, LW RFA - 1
Kuraly, Sean $2,500,000$2,500,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Sillinger, Cole $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) C RFA - 1	Danforth, Justin $975,000$975,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Robinson, Eric $1,600,000$1,600,000 LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Werenski, Zachary $9,583,333$9,583,333 LD NMC UFA - 5	Bjork, Marcus $1,500,000$1,500,000 RD RFA - 1	Merzlikins, Elvis $5,400,000$5,400,000 G M-NTC UFA - 4
Gavrikov, Vladislav $4,500,000$4,500,000 LD UFA - 2	Blankenburg, Nick $825,000$825,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Tarasov, Daniil $1,050,000$1,050,000 G RFA - 2
	Peeke, Andrew $2,750,000$2,750,000 RD UFA - 3
Bean, Jake $2,333,333$2,333,333 LD/RD RFA - 1	Gudbranson, Erik $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Voracek, Jakub $8,250,000$8,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 1

Top Comments

Dec. 29, 2022 at 3:02 p.m.

MoSeider53

Future Norris guy

Joined: Aug. 2022

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Larkin signs that in Detroit not Columbus, Larkin would be looking at 7 x $10,500,000 to sign with the Blue Jackets. Horvat more as well probably closer to $9,000,000 per AAV.

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Dec. 29, 2022 at 3:13 p.m.

SK101

Joined: Feb. 2022

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If the jackets get fantilli in this scenario they only need to sign one of these centers. With the way Kent Johnson has looked him or sillinger takes one of the top 2 center spots. Voronkov will take a 3/4C spot. I am very underwhelmed at the returns for laine and boqvist. I would want much more than that or just keep them. Laine is worth multiple firsts and boqvist can probably get a late first if he plays decent the rest of the season

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Dec. 29, 2022 at 3:14 p.m.

Bluejackets2000

Joined: Aug. 2017

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Quoting: HockeyIsMyPassion61

Larkin signs that in Detroit not Columbus, Larkin would be looking at 7 x $10,500,000 to sign with the Blue Jackets. Horvat more as well probably closer to $9,000,000 per AAV.

I don't disagree. And Gaudreau turned down even better money to sign in Columbus, closer to his home on the East Coast.
Philly or NJ certainly would have been his 1st choice had they had the cap space.

This is just a hypothetical to see if it was remotely possible to squeeze them in.
I'm sure they (Horvat & Larkin) are both happy in the cities they are currently playing in.

Even luring 1 top name center UFA would help the Jackets, especially given the fact they will unfortunately be drafting very high again this year.

Dec. 29, 2022 at 3:27 p.m.

turtlemountain