That first trade is indeed, crazy.

I mean if you can get Chychrun and then nail the draft lottery plus the prospects you already have you're looking pretty good real fast. I mean take what's on the ice add healthy werenski, Chychrun and Bedard.

Why would trying to make your team better for the next few seasons be nuts?! They are about to draft bedard, could sign a big FA and then they are playoff bound. Werenski back and healthy. Jump from last to playoffs instantly

As a Hawks fan...YES!!! Do it!

you cant just assume a team will be healthy. they probably wont be

Crazy to think Dubas is trading a 1st for Gavrikov, a rental who is over valued

Or that they're "about to draft Bedard" before they have the 1OA pick.

So you’re supposed to assume every team is going to have major injuries that are detrimental to their season? 😂

You can absolutely assume both. Unfortunate if it doesn’t happen but you can assume the team in dead last will get 1OA, and no GM goes into the season expecting to have season ending injuries.

jackets havent been healthy in 3 years lol. Its kinda ignorant to say every guy will be healthy and that its a guarantee that it will happen. they havent been for a while now

They have been historically injured this year. It’s safe to assume they won’t be as injured next year

Small injuries are expected. Losing your #1 D for the season isn’t. Con you understand the difference between the hose things? Depth guys missing 20 games is nothing

werenski has missed at least 14 games every year since covid. im just saying theres sort of a pattern here

And had Werenski only missed 14 games this season they would be a bubble team.

Wouldn’t be the first time..

I could absolutely see Jarmo doing this. Not sure if Toronto's the likely Gavikov destination, though.

Let's be serious now.
The Jackets are famous for sucking from October to February...getting hot in March-April, and then drafting in the 10-14 range.
Also, keep in mind, that if they finish 32nd in the league, they only have 25% chance of getting Bedard, which is 75% chance of NOT getting Bedard.
One only has to look at CBJ draft lottery misery from 2000-2022 to know they would be picking 3rd-5th OA.

Bedard or fantilli… won’t matter. That’s a huge add and CBJ still have the best odds to get either. Personally I think Fantilli will have more impact at the beginning and bedard will have the better career long term. But the long list of injuries is why CBJ is 32.

Voracek, werenski, bean, chinakov, and now nyquist. Might be someone else too. The names above are what?! 3 of top 6? Top 9 for sure. The best Dman on the team, and bean was what a #4? Just having all those guys only miss 10-15 games is a massive difference. Then upgrade gav to Chych and add fantilli even.. it’s a playoff team. Not making it past 2nd round if they get past 1st. But very little change for 16 spots in the standings.