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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 17, 2022 at 10:53 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 1, 2022 at 5:05 p.m.
Thread: How Miller to the CBJ could actually work for Columbus
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dk325</b></div><div>I don't think they can possibly sign Miller without money being being traded away over more than one season. It's the entire reason why both Roslovic and Boqvist are included in the proposal. If they only move out Nyquist in the deal then they're almost $4M over the cap in this super optimistic scenario for the year that this post covers. It would have to be either Rosi and Boqvist or Voracek and Voracek is likely crazy expensive to offload.</div></div>

Voracek, if bought out, would give the jackets a savings of almost 6 mil. Fitting Miller in at a reasonable extension should not be difficult but I do think another minor move would be necessary. Miller is a very good player and should be able to mirror the peak years of Gaudreau.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 1, 2022 at 3:48 p.m.
Thread: How Miller to the CBJ could actually work for Columbus
I could see the Jackets maybe make a play for Miller, if and only if, the Canucks are out of contention and the Jackets are almost a lock for the playoffs. The Jackets need to maximize the great years of Gaudreau but they also are not going to destroy the future.

As far as the trade goes, I just can’t see the Jackets moving Roslovic. Jarmo moved Atkinson and Bjorkstrand already. The fans are not going to be happy especially since this is a player who wants to be here. Jarmo has to tread carefully. Not sure this works unless Nyquist is traded. Because outside of that it would require salary retention on Miller thus upping the cost. So i see a deal only working at the deadline in one of two ways:

1) Miller (50% retention) for Cuelemans, Chinakhov, 2024 1st, and a 2025 2nd

2) Miller for Nyquist, Cuelemans, 2024 1st, and a 2025 2nd

Note: this takes into consideration that Miller is going to sign long term in Columbus.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 23, 2022 at 5:35 a.m.
Thread: Someone call the police the panthers got ROBBED
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>First of all, on what planet is Schwindt a "great prospect"? He's like a C+ prospect, B- at best, with likely a 3rd/4th line swing ceiling. More importantly, if one of those guys walks next summer with no Cup ring, it immediately turns into a very bad deal. If both walk without Calgary winning the Cup, it's an absolute horror show. And let's be honest: this team ain't winning the Cup. This is a huge gamble, and we won't know if Calgary made out on the deal until next July.</div></div>

That was my take on it. Calgary is trying too hard to keep the remnants together. Having Gaudreau walk and Tkachuk wanting out should have started a retool to get some younger players to grow into the core of a future cup team. Not trade Tkachuk for soon to be UFAs and possibly set this team back many years. Pressure is on Calgary to make this work but I think they are going to have to offer mad money to Huberdeau, though.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 10, 2022 at 4:57 p.m.
Thread: Columbus is ready for the next step
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dk325</b></div><div>Are the Leafs figuring it out though? Seems like they had to give up a whole lot of players since those deals were signed that could have provided them with championship or at least 2nd round level depth.

I just like the Jackets cap future way more without Gaudreau at $10 mil. I'd also say there's zero certainty that Sillinger, Johnson and Marchenko will be under $6 mil/year. The team needs one more year to be able to project these things out more clearly before they go big game hunting on players like Gaudreau.</div></div>

But can you wait one more year? The problem here is the need to sign Laine. If Jarmo is not aggressive in FA then it could cause Laine not to sign and then trade him. I imagine Werenski wouldn’t be happy either and would demand a trade. Then this team will have serious issues to deal with not only internally but from a player perspective. Getting Gaudreau and dealing with those issues in the future maybe better than have to deal away two core pieces now because Jarmo failed to make this team better. As for the cap, it is going to rise. We know this and it will also likely rise by a lot in two years. Why worry about it now considering most of these young guys haven’t even proved their worth yet.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 8, 2022 at 10:56 p.m.
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