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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 29 at 5:38 p.m.
Thread: Kylington Monahan and Dube On The Move
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Viqsi</b></div><div>I'm frankly not impressed by bonus discount lottery tickets. I'd rather have proven players, myself.</div></div>

I'd rather have proven players, too, when we're ready to compete for a Cup. We aren't yet. And when we are ready to be, he'll be starting his decline. Again: I LOVE BJORKSTRAND. He was one of my favorite Blue Jackets ever. But as you look into the next two or three years, especially when the bill comes due for KJ/Silly/Marchenko, that $5.4M is gonna come in REALLY handy.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dopplsan</b></div><div>We wouldn't have needed to move Bjorkstrand after this season or next. Only FA's of note after this season are Vlad, Peeke, and Tex, and our cap space (adding Bjorkstrand and accounting for a 23-man roster) would probably be in the $12M range - more than enough to extend those guys. Jake comes off the books the year after....

And I mean, if the cost to move Gus is Foudy, then OK. We're already wondering whether he makes the team this year anyway. Add, say, a play-off protected 1st, and, while not good, it's not monstrously horrible.</div></div>

I think the cost to move Gus is a 2023 1st AND a secondary asset like Foudy, which is too high a price for my blood. And you missed Chinakhov, whose deal is up at the end of this year.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 29 at 3:11 p.m.
Thread: Kylington Monahan and Dube On The Move
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Viqsi</b></div><div>I still think the net return would have been better paying to dump Nyquist.</div></div>

Let's compare, then:

Option 1: "Dump Nyquist"
Keep Bjorkstrand (at least until this offseason or next, when we have to dump more cap)
Lose Nyquist, plus 2023 1st and additional asset (let's say Foudy)
Total asset difference: -Nyquist, -2023 1st, -Foudy
End result: Likely miss playoffs, no 1st rounder in deep draft

Option 2: "Bite the Bullet"
Keep Nyquist (and trade him at the TDL for a 1st a la Foligno/Savard if we are not strongly in the mix), add 3rd/4th from Seattle
Lose Bjorkstrand now
Total asset difference: -Bjorkstrand, +3rd, +4th, +1st at TDL
End result: Miss playoffs, have 2 1st rounders in deep first round, and room to sign critical extensions and make necessary additions over the next two offseasons

It sucks to lose Bjorkstrand, but he (more accurately, his salary cap hit relative to his place in the lineup) no longer fit in with the team's timeline (i.e. competing for deep runs in 24-25 and beyond). So I think this really was the right decision, even if I freaking hate losing Ollie.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 25 at 8:01 p.m.
Thread: CBJ taking next steps for 23-24
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Claesson4Norris</b></div><div>Idk what's in the water in Columbus, but Gus Nyquist is a 33 year old who has hit 50pts twice in his career, what are you talking about a point per game winger?

For the record I like Nyquist, but Columbus could not give him away this summer and it cost them a much better Oliver Bjorkstrand. You should probably temper expectations</div></div>

I'm talking about at the TDL, where that $5.5M cap hit is a lot more affordable, especially with retention. And Gus has never had fewer than 40 pts in a full season. He's not Brady Tkachuk or anything, but he's reliable, and responsible defensively. He's the kind of guy that gets moved at the TDL and gets a really good return (like Foligno and Savard in 2021, each of whom got more than a 1st-round pick coming back). It's not insanity to suggest Nyquist could fetch a similar return from a team that believes it's just one missing piece away from a deep playoffs run.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 25 at 4:06 p.m.
Thread: CBJ taking next steps for 23-24
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Konkarsson</b></div><div>Boqvist is worth more.... and it would be dumb to trade him</div></div>

I think he was boosted in a way that's not repeatable by a ridiculously high shooting percentage this year. If he's more valuable than what I've done here, then that's great! But I think the FO keeps Peeke over him, Gud isn't going anywhere, Jiricek should be ready for primetime going into 23-24, and there's nothing that indicates Boqy can play LD. So he was just the odd man out in this scenario, since a $2.7M 7D is inefficient for the roster. (Unless they park Gudbranson in the press box, which they should, but I doubt it happens.)

Late edit: But thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate debating this kind of thing with other passionate fans!