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The problem is simply Columbus has too many bodies as it is. They’re literally sitting eight guys in the press box in Cleveland. They have three on IR in Columbus and that’s the only reason they can fit everyone on the roster, and there’s two young RD sitting in the press box every night. They’re not unhappy with the NHL roster as is because it’s either guys on longterm deals, top prospects like Jiricek/Fantilli/Johnson, or middle guys they’re evaluating if they’re the future like Sillinger/Bean/Bemstrom/Roslovic. There just isn’t room to take on more guys even if they’re marginal upgrades because there’s literally nowhere to put the guys being upgraded. They just can’t participate in big deals like this. There’s nowhere to put those AHL prospects.