EP40 the only trade that makes sense for 3OA

Created by: Jacketsman61

Team: 2023-24 Columbus Blue Jackets

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 11, 2023

Published: Jun. 13, 2023

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

If Van deals him (which they should) this is the only trade that makes sense for both teams. Van gets the 3OA to get a highly coveted C that will be perfect for the timeframe of when Van is going to be in contention. They also get some depth on defense that has been a huge hole on this team. Roslovic holds a roster spot and could be very beneficial to a rebuilding team.

The Jackets get their 1C and now prepare to make their way into contention.

As for Van, they need to rebuild. I don’t see EP40 re-signing. And his value is not going to be any higher than it is now and the draft is not going to be any deeper than it is now.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Fix-Wolansky, Trey		1	$900,000

Trades

CBJ

Pettersson, Elias
2023 3rd round pick (TOR)

VAN

Boqvist, Adam
Chinakhov, Yegor
Peeke, Andrew
Roslovic, Jack
2023 1st round pick (CBJ)
2023 2nd round pick (CBJ)

CBJ

2024 4th round pick (TOR)

TOR

Bemström, Emil

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

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$77,489,166	$0	$4,550,000	$6,010,834

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Gaudreau, Johnny $9,750,000$9,750,000 LW NMC UFA - 6	Pettersson, Elias $7,350,000$7,350,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Laine, Patrik $8,700,000$8,700,000 C, RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 3
Jenner, Boone $3,750,000$3,750,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 3	Johnson, Kent $925,000$925,000 ($1,850,000$2M) LW, C RFA - 1	Marchenko, Kirill $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RW RFA - 1
Texier, Alexandre $1,525,000$1,525,000 LW, C, RW RFA - 1	Sillinger, Cole $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) C RFA - 1	Fix-Wolansky, Trey $900,000$900,000 RW RFA - 2
Voronkov, Dmitri $925,000$925,000 LW, C, RW RFA - 2	Kuraly, Sean $2,500,000$2,500,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Danforth, Justin $975,000$975,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Robinson, Eric $1,600,000$1,600,000 LW UFA - 1	Foudy, Liam $762,500$762,500 LW, C RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Werenski, Zachary $9,583,333$9,583,333 LD NMC UFA - 5	Severson, Damon $6,250,000$6,250,000 RD NTC UFA - 8	Merzlikins, Elvis $5,400,000$5,400,000 G M-NTC UFA - 4
Provorov, Ivan $4,725,000$4,725,000 LD UFA - 2	Jiricek, David $918,333$918,333 ($1,000,000$1M) RD RFA - 3	Tarasov, Daniil $1,050,000$1,050,000 G RFA - 2
Bean, Jake $2,333,333$2,333,333 LD/RD RFA - 1	Blankenburg, Nick $825,000$825,000 LD/RD UFA - 1
	Gudbranson, Erik $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3