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Armchair-GM
Jan. 20 at 12:37 a.m.
Thread:
Trade Deadline
Gavrikov will cost a bit more. The Jackets certainly would charge a premium to retain on him. The Jackets would definitely require the 1st to be this years pick and the 6th would have to be upgraded to a 4th at minimum but most likely a 3rd.
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 28, 2022 at 11:27 p.m.
Thread:
Hands off our Peeke
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jake4leafs</b></div><div>4mx4 years to a 3rd pair dmen that plays 50-60 games a year isnt a good deal no matter how you try to look at it, you guys gave away a legit player who had alot of skill just to sign a old vet who cant stay healthy for 1.25M less. bad asset management, anyone with half a brain would agree</div></div>
I would argue with the depth the Jackets have at defense they wouldn’t be relying on Gudbranson to play 82+ games a season. You can hate the deal but if it brings the results then what of it? Truly this season hinges on if the defense continues to grow and the goaltending becomes more consistent. If so, this team may be a load to deal with.
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 17, 2022 at 10:53 p.m.
Thread:
Peeke and Milano
No.
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 15, 2022 at 10:48 a.m.
Thread:
The Quest for Defense
The Jackets have no need for any of that. The defense core just needs some time to grow a develop. Doing any of these trades would cause more headaches down the road and would be horrible asset management.
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:53 a.m.
Thread:
Rumours I heard that will never happen
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SociallyHawkward</b></div><div>2 mil in cap does not cost a first round pick. And if chicago only gets a first and a prospect for Kane then that is gonna be a really good prospect which pit has none.</div></div>
Cap space is gold right now. The Jackets had to move Oliver Bjorkstrand to get cap relief. It absolutely would cost that much. Most of these type of trades are with players that have cap hits around 5 mil or so. Kane is at 10.5 mil. That is a lot of cap space to occupy. Point is Kane is likely to be prohibitive to most playoff teams bc they generally are spending to the cap and don’t have space.
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 10, 2022 at 4:19 p.m.
Thread:
Rumours I heard that will never happen
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SociallyHawkward</b></div><div>Pit doesn't have the pieces to get Kane alone.</div></div>
Realistically speaking, I assume if Kane were to get moved it would be at the deadline. At best guess, in order for most teams to even acquire him they would need a third party team to broker as a cap facilitator. That amount would still leave the acquiring team at minimum 2.75 mil in cap space needed. Chicago is going to want a bidding war but I am not sure that is going to happen with the acquiring team also needing to likely shell out an addition 1st just for the cap facilitation. With that in mind, I doubt Chicago gets more than a prospect and a 1st for him.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 30, 2022 at 10:27 a.m.
Thread:
Columbus gonna be real good real soon
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dopplsan</b></div><div>I get it. The only part I disagreed with was "anchor" for his contract. I don't disagree that if guys like Silly/ KJ/ Marchenko pan out, we will have to do some cap-maneuvering around the time they are hitting UFA.
But, then again, if they are all performing well enough that they warrant big pay-raises, I'd say it's a good problem to have - at least for the next 5-6 years.</div></div>
The thing you have to remember is the cap is going to go up in two years and by up I mean skyrocket up. With the new media deal the NHL is making higher profits again. Fitting player under the cap won’t be as hard as you all think it will be.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 13, 2022 at 8:08 p.m.
Thread:
barzal because why not
Jarmo is going to continue building via draft. Barzal is good but the Jackets are not going to screw their cap up. Gaudreau signing, although very much needed, is a reminder that blossoming teams like Columbus need to be cap savvy and stick to developing youngsters and allowing the ELC years to help keep the cap low. Couple of years and the Jackets could be a very dangerous team to deal with.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 7, 2022 at 2:46 a.m.
Thread:
Sources say Matthews has requested a trade to Columbus
For real though, I fully expect the Jackets to be ready for Matthews should he reach UFA, along with most of the league. Toronto is under the gun to make some playoff headway this year or things are going to get very grim.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 4, 2022 at 10:42 a.m.
Thread:
Woah
Boqvist is a player the Jackets would move to acquire a 1C. Jarmo would not do this trade. Plus, the Jackets have too many wingers. The Jackets would look to consolidate their wingers if anything.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 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.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 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-GM
Jul. 26, 2022 at 10:38 a.m.
Thread:
Future
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Warrior24</b></div><div>Isles are not trading Barzal, and if it what in division you would have to give up a package that was way to much.</div></div>
Jackets can’t get Barzal.
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Armchair-GM
Jul. 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.
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Armchair-GM
Jul. 20, 2022 at 2:50 a.m.
Thread:
CBJ w Tkachuk and Laine
I don’t want Tkachuk at this price. There really is no way realistically to get Tkachuk and not have to trade Laine. The cap would be a major problem next season and the uncertainty of Tkachuk long term makes this a very bad move. If you read Jarmo’s moves correctly you should see what he is intending to do. Develop young defensemen in Ceulemans, Jiricek, and Mateychuk and set up this team with a young defensive core that will anchor this team for years.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jul. 15, 2022 at 1:54 a.m.
Thread:
Laine trade
No. Jarmo hangs up. Jarmo will figure out ways to keep Laine.
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Armchair-GM
Jul. 14, 2022 at 10:57 a.m.
Thread:
Columbus is ready for the next step
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dk325</b></div><div>Signing a massive contract is the opposite of weaponizing cap space. That's committing cap space for the duration of their current competition window. Gaudreau isn't the guy and right now isn't the time.</div></div>
How about now?😁
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jul. 13, 2022 at 7:17 p.m.
Thread:
WE GOT HIMMMMM
Ok, who was right? This guy. Jarmo knows the price to pick up a 1C is very prohibitive. Gaudreau is the best FA to hit the market since Panarin. We know what Jarmo thought of Panarin. For all those worried about Laine, I imagine this might help him see Jarmo is trying to win here.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jul. 11, 2022 at 1:13 a.m.
Thread:
Columbus is ready for the next step
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dk325</b></div><div>Go watch exit interviews. Everyone in the organization, including Werenski and Laine, sees what they are building. They all know it's a couple years away and are prepared to work through the growing pains to get there. The best way forward is to give it a year and see how the kids project. Then if there is no emergence of a potential top line addition from within then you go out and get a guy in free agency or with a trade next year.</div></div>
The biggest weapon we have is our cap space. It should be weaponized.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jul. 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-GM
Jul. 8, 2022 at 10:56 p.m.
Thread:
You there Gibby
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TML_Tika</b></div><div>He actually put up 50 points with no PP time and is great on the PK and can play up or down in a lineup .........so think you might not be seeing the entire picture with this player.</div></div>
Let’s see, the roster for the Jackets as we speak looks like this:
Laine-Roslo-Voracek
Texier-Silly-Bjorkstrand
Gus-Jenner-Bemstrom/Foudy
Robinson-Kuraly-Danforth
Now, consider the Jackets have guys like Chinakhov, Johnson, and Marchenko trying to play themselves onto the roster. The Jackets have no need for a player like Kerfoot who at best is a second liner but more of a 3rd liner. The Jackets have tons of players that can play there. Kerfoot is not going to the Jackets.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jul. 8, 2022 at 10:36 p.m.
Thread:
Columbus is ready for the next step
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Viqsi</b></div><div>His job is to put together the best roster on the ice long-term as well as short-term. Gaudreau would be a major short-term improvement, but that contract would be a severe impediment to keeping any of the benefits of our long-term investments. We would be losing all those developing kids right when Gaudreau is starting to fade and we therefore need them the most. It is therefore, more than likely, Not A Good Idea.</div></div>
I don’t see it that way at all. In fact, it is expected that in the summer of 2024 the cap will skyrocket up. Cap space would not be an issue with this signing. And Gaudreau is not fading. He just had a career year. That is a bad take.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jul. 8, 2022 at 10:30 p.m.
Thread:
Columbus is ready for the next step
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Viqsi</b></div><div>#1) Second line minutes? Based on what? Prejudice?
#2) Did I or did I not already cite Johnson as the up and coming replacement for when he actually <strong>does</strong> start to show signs of age?
This has literally nothing to do with anything I said. We've already GOT "solid" center depth and at least one elite wing, and others are in development.</div></div>
Johnson has to prove it first. I believe he will but Jarmo’s job is to put the best team he can on the ice.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jul. 8, 2022 at 8:51 p.m.
Thread:
Columbus is ready for the next step
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Viqsi</b></div><div>We've got Voracek playmaking for Laine already, and Johnson getting ready to take over that role once Father Time brings Jake down. Gaudreau would be nice to have but I wouldn't want to spend that much money on him; I'd rather be able to keep the kids we're developing when they develop.</div></div>
The problem with Voracek is older and would be better suited to play second line minutes. I also think it is very possible that Texier could still be viewed as a center and if surrounded by high offensive talent he might be able to push through. The team is going to need solid center depth but elite wings. I think Jarmo could be a dark horse for him.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jul. 6, 2022 at 10:38 p.m.
Thread:
Next Season
Yeah that Dobson trade is horrendous for the Isles.
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