From today's Athletic article in which each beat writer picked a need for his team and James Mirtle offered up a fair payment:
Target: First-round pick
— Aaron Portzline
Cost: A healthy
Boone Jenner, C (CBJ)*
— Mirtle
(* 8-team no-trade list)
Reality: There’s only one way a Blue Jackets general manager should ever consider trading Jenner: if Jenner wants to be traded. Jenner is not only the captain but the heart and soul of a franchise that is finally headed in the right direction and is not far from being consistently competitive. He’s also really grown in recent seasons in his ability to lead.
Ivan Provorov for a first-rounder? Sure. Not Jenner.
— Portzline
Now why Porty thinks our biggest need is a first I don't know but I think his rebuttal to Mirtle is spot on.
Who do you think our #1 target should be and what would you give up? Try to be realistic and specific ( knowing full well this will soon turn into a debate about OT strategy
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