Major offseason changes- building off TDL

Created by: Jacketsman61

Team: 2024-25 Columbus Blue Jackets

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 25, 2024

Published: Feb. 29, 2024

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

The Jackets may not be as far off from contending as people think. With a few moves the Jackets could be a very formidable opponent as soon as next year.

SJ needs young talent. They could use a blue liner and could use another really promising young winger. This trade hurts the CBJ but addresses the C position that has plagued this organization since inception.

Laine needs a change of scenery and Montreal could use a proven goal scorer. Montreal needs to take the next step forward. The price is high but they do get him for 2 years.

I think signing Duchene would be absolutely worth 5 mil a year. Duchene’s face off ability would help take pressure off Fantilli and allow Fantilli to play more and continue to develop.

Note: I would say Laine could go to any team depending on who is willing to give up the right value but Montreal just seems like a team that could actually do it.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Chinakhov, Yegor	3	$3,500,000
Marchenko, Kirill	2	$4,000,000
Sillinger, Cole	2	$2,000,000
Blankenburg, Nick	1	$900,000
Texier, Alexandre	4	$2,250,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Duchene, Matt		3	$5,000,000

Trades

CBJ

Hertl, Tomas

SJS

CBJ

Beck, Owen
Fowler, Jacob [Reserve List]
Mesar, Filip
2024 1st round pick (WPG)

MTL

Laine, Patrik

CBJ

2025 3rd round pick (TBL)
2026 5th round pick (TBL)

Additional Details:

From the Bean deal at TDL

TBL

CBJ

2024 2nd round pick (VGK)
2026 4th round pick (VGK)

Additional Details:

From the Roslovic deal at TDL

VGK

Buyouts

Alexander Wennberg: $891,667

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$87,500,000	$78,211,666	$0	$4,950,000	$9,288,334

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Gaudreau, Johnny $9,750,000$9,750,000 LW NMC UFA - 5	Hertl, Tomas $6,750,000$6,750,000 C NMC UFA - 6	Marchenko, Kirill $4,000,000$4,000,000 RW RFA
Chinakhov, Yegor $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW RFA	Fantilli, Adam $950,000$950,000 ($3,200,000$3M) C RFA - 2	Duchene, Matt $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, C UFA
Jenner, Boone $3,750,000$3,750,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Sillinger, Cole $2,000,000$2,000,000 C RFA	Texier, Alexandre $2,250,000$2,250,000 LW, C, RW RFA
Kuraly, Sean $2,500,000$2,500,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 1	Voronkov, Dmitri $925,000$925,000 LW, C, RW RFA - 1	Danforth, Justin $1,100,000$1,100,000 RW, C UFA - 1
		Olivier, Mathieu $1,100,000$1,100,000 RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Werenski, Zachary $9,583,333$9,583,333 LD NMC UFA - 4	Severson, Damon $6,250,000$6,250,000 RD NTC UFA - 7	Merzlikins, Elvis $5,400,000$5,400,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Provorov, Ivan $4,725,000$4,725,000 LD UFA - 1	Jiricek, David $918,333$918,333 ($1,000,000$1M) RD RFA - 2	Tarasov, Daniil $1,050,000$1,050,000 G RFA - 1
Mateychuk, Denton $918,333$918,333 ($750,000$750K) LD RFA - 2	Gudbranson, Erik $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2
	Blankenburg, Nick $900,000$900,000 LD/RD UFA