Line Combos: CBJ Roster Discussion/Line Combos/Injury Report (Jiricek, Pyyhtia sent to Cleveland, KJ activated from IR)

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Protect. Get open . Catch.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[Seedtype]

Zach winning the Norris would be sick.

 

[stevo61]

Zach winning the Norris would be sick.

He's having that caliber of season but unfortunately Cale Makar exists. Maybe someone will have to Tonya Harding him

 

[CannonFire1]

What if Tampa offers their 1st through 5th round picks?

Tampa doesn't have 1st or 3rd rounders this year, so I would decline that offer.

If they did, and they offered it, that would qualify as overwhelming.

 

[cbjthrowaway]

Tampa doesn't have 1st or 3rd rounders this year, so I would decline that offer.

If they did, and they offered it, that would qualify as overwhelming.

this is what OP was referencing

imo if they can get something like a 2nd + 4th for him, it's doable. jackets can then turn around and offer similar draft capital to a cap-strapped team for a more impactful forward.

conjuring up a scenario where the jackets get a 2nd for olivier at the deadline, then flip it at the draft to bring back bjorkstrand

 

[spintheblackcircle]

He's having that caliber of season but unfortunately Cale Makar exists. Maybe someone will have to Tonya Harding him

Yep, he's being the Brad Park to Bobby Orr.

 

[CannonFire1]

this is what OP was referencing

imo if they can get something like a 2nd + 4th for him, it's doable. jackets can then turn around and offer similar draft capital to a cap-strapped team for a more impactful forward.

conjuring up a scenario where the jackets get a 2nd for olivier at the deadline, then flip it at the draft to bring back bjorkstrand

I respectfully disagree. Would rather have Olivier for the next 3-4 years than some later round magic beans that may make the team 4-5 years from now.

I also think it is highly unlikely that a 2nd round pick would return Bjorkstrand.

Extra picks certainly have value and I'm not in the crowd that says CBJ has enough prospects. Just saying I wouldn't trade Olivier for mid to late round picks.

 

[cbjthrowaway]

I respectfully disagree. Would rather have Olivier for the next 3-4 years than some later round magic beans that may make the team 4-5 years from now.

i'm not saying i'd rather have olivier than a second round prospect.

i'm saying that trading olivier to a contender that is desperate to add toughness could net a draft asset that could be flipped at the draft for an immediate improvement higher in the lineup.

making the fourth line worse to improve a top-three line is good business. there's no shortage of quality fourth liners. aston-reese has been awesome, danforth and kuraly are more than serviceable, and malatesta could be up soon.

I also think it is highly unlikely that a 2nd round pick would return Bjorkstrand.

it was a hypothetical.

that said, seattle's going to be cap-strapped. last time bjorky was on a cap-strapped team, he was moved… for a package built around a second-rounder. and he's older now, with less term left. it's not at all out of the question.

Extra picks certainly have value and I'm not in the crowd that says CBJ has enough prospects. Just saying I wouldn't trade Olivier for mid to late round picks.

i'd argue that the jackets don't get value out of making the picks, but they get a ton of value out of having the picks as it gives them capital to trade and easy levers to pull to improve the roster right now.

assets + cap space = huge opportunity to improve the roster immediately via trades.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Waddell has been watching closely every aspect of the Blue Jackets organization. He has his coach in place after hiring Dean Evason a month into his Columbus tenure. Now, as his first season unfolds, he’s watching the roster closely, admiring the young talent and trying to figure out which veterans will be part of the mix going forward.

This may take some time, but that’s not because Waddell plans to slow-roll it. To the contrary.

“I like a lot of the young guys,” Waddell said. “We hope they continue to grow. It’s an important year for them to keep maturing, not only as players but as people. If they do that, we’re in pretty good shape for the future.

“Saying that, we’re going to have to add some more pieces next summer; we know that. Going into next summer, we’re going to have lots of cap space. We’re not going to waste it, we’re going to spend it wisely. We’ve already started talking about what areas we need to identify.”

Waddell wasn’t out of work long, but he believes he’s landed well. He’s knee-deep in another project, trying to get the Blue Jackets to achieve the same sustained success as the Hurricanes, but perhaps with more postseason success.

“I was really excited by the opportunity here right from the moment I heard from the Blue Jackets, honestly,” Waddell said. “And it’s been everything I’d hoped and more. The city is great. The fans have been great. The players have played hard almost every night.

“We’ve been through some stuff, some rough patches (on the ice). But I really love it here. It’s been a perfect fit.”

Get ready for an active few months here