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Forum: Armchair-GM14 hours ago
Thread: The Life and Times of Tim
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OrganizedConfusion55</b></div><div>A 1st and our 5th ranked prospect? How much higher is he commanding?</div></div>

Jenner the player: he's a good 2C/great 3C on an amazing deal with term, who brings a lot of valuable qualities (grit, goalscoring, faceoffs, leadership, etc.). If on the market, he'd be a mid-1st, mid-rounder, and a top-3 prospect in an organization IMO. Think 2025 1st, Kulich, and a 2024 3rd.

Jenner the person? The reasons Columbus has to keep Jenner are the same reasons Buffalo has to keep Tuch...except he's also basically our franchise leader in a lot of significant categories (effectively our Crosby). Add on that everyone up through the owner have said he's unavailable (player, GM, and owner, all very publicly) and the offer you'd have to make to make him available/get the conversation started would likely be something like 2024 1st, Savoie, and a 2025 2nd.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 7:18 a.m.
Thread: If Laine wants out re-visited
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CertifiedAverage</b></div><div>I'm an optimist when it comes to Laine's value, that's for sure. I assumed a small bidding war, which drove up the price a little bit. Laine's value to the other teams comes from his potential, compared to Nelson, who's more of a known quantity. I based this on a post I saw from an Islanders fan on another forum a while ago where Nelson + Wahlstrom for Laine was proposed. The Jackets have no need for Wahlstrom, so I exchanged him for a 5th, but if he sweetens the deal for the Islanders, then I'm sure the Blue Jackets would take him on in this scenario.

EDIT: Would adding a player like Boqvist to the deal instead of the 2nd be of interest to the Islanders or is the pick of larger value given the state of their prospect pool?</div></div>

I meant Nelson + a 2nd for Laine. Adding Boqvist would probably complicate things even more for the Islanders. They won't be able to even do the Nelson for Laine swap without moving a big contract.