Rumor: David Jiricek available

[Shlep]

Hope the Jets are checking in, our defense pipeline is weak.

 

[Patty Ice]

Mukhamadullin +

 

[ViD]

Mukhamadullin +

That’s a good offer, but he’s LHD and we already have Mateychuk waiting in the pipeline

 

[Patty Ice]

That’s a good offer, but he’s LHD and we already have Mateychuk waiting in the pipeline

I figured he could be a replacement for Provorov.

 

[SteelCityCannon]

I figured he could be a replacement for Provorov.

Thats Mateychuk

 

[ViD]

I figured he could be a replacement for Provorov.

Honestly, I would probably consider Shakir to place on the third pair once and if Provorov is gone

Werenski
Mateychuk
Shakir

That doesn’t seem bad to me

 

[BleedBlue14]

Doug Armstrong has had steel nuts the last calendar year. I’d expect him to be involved after drafting Adam too

 

[Michoulicious]

As a Habs fan everyone is on the table for Jiricek but Demidov.

Reinbacher, 1 for 1?

Lowest of the two 2025 1st + Beck + Mailloux?

 

[SteelCityCannon]

Lowest of the two 2025 1st + Beck + Mailloux?

It's likely to be a 1 for 1. Jackets dont need quantity over quality. I personally am not super interested in Reinbacher. We have defensemen beating down the door. Likely the deal will be for a forward.

 

[ViD]

As a Habs fan everyone is on the table for Jiricek but Demidov.

Reinbacher, 1 for 1?

Lowest of the two 2025 1st + Beck + Mailloux?

Why are you giving up on Reinbacher already ? He’s been injured lately so I’m not too fond of that as we have Lindstrom in a similar situation

 

[Colt.45Orr]

For Kulich 1-1. Who says no?

 

[wetcoast]

As a Habs fan everyone is on the table for Jiricek but Demidov.

Reinbacher, 1 for 1?

Lowest of the two 2025 1st + Beck + Mailloux?

They might consider Reinbacher I guess.

By lowest do you mean top 10 protected because those other 2 parts don't have a ton of value.

Beck is probably the best piece in the deal and I think he makes a good #3 center at his peak, maybe a really poor #2.

Mailloux is going to be one of those "breakout candidates" every year in fantasy hockey pools but will have trouble maintaining a top 4 spot because of his rawness.

 

[Michoulicious]

Why are you giving up on Reinbacher already ? He’s been injured lately so I’m not too fond of that as we have Lindstrom in a similar situation

Lindstrom's injury is a big problem, I agree... He was DND in the top 10 for me for that reason.

Reinbacher got the same injury and surgery that Jiricek had.

I was really high on Jiricek in his draft year, had him at #3. Big question was always his mobility/hockey sense because he had everything else: the size, the shot, the physicality...

Reinbacher has less offensive upside, never was a big fan of the pick but he his an awesome skater and a pretty sure bet for a #3-4 at worst. Upside of a RHD McDonagh.

I just prefer the big RHD with the big shot.

 

[Breakers]

Reinbacher for Jiricek

Really interesting trade

 

[koyvoo]

Clearly the relationship has soured.

know HF generally discards highly touted prospects a couple of years into development unless they set the big league on fire, but NHL teams usually have more realistic timelines.

 

[ReimanSum1908]

Why are you giving up on Reinbacher already ? He’s been injured lately so I’m not too fond of that as we have Lindstrom in a similar situation

Because Reinbacher's D+1 was abysmal, and his D+2 was lost entirely to injury, and all that when he was a massive reach in the first place. He's in a far worse place in terms of value relative to selection than Jiricek, and even if Columbus was interested in another defenseman, they would be the immediate and future losers in a one-for-one trade.

 

[Draft]

Jiricek is literally playing in the AHL.

“Willingness to play in the AHL” is not a selling point for Columbus nor does it add value to the other player.

There is zero reason for Columbus to consider dealing Jiricek for Mailloux.

It’s tough to be in a position to potentially lose a top prospect. I’m not trying to provide a reason for CLB to trade Jiricek, that’s all been stated previously.

I think teams acquiring Jiricek could be concerned about whether they’d meet his expectations of playing a consistent role in the NHL and whether he’d be willing to work with the team if his development path was in the AHL. If Columbus were to acquire a player like Mailloux (or any other prospect more amenable to receiving direction from their organization), they aren’t facing the same issues.

So… trading a prospect that either doesn’t want to play for your organization or is unwilling to follow the development path laid out by the organization for a very similar prospect that doesn’t have those issues sounds like a decent option. Especially if your team is fond of big, puck moving RD that are PPG in the AHL.

I don’t think MTL does this, I just think it’s more likely than them trading an injured player or one of their few center prospects.

 

[cbjthrowaway]

Because Reinbacher's D+1 was abysmal, and his D+2 was lost entirely to injury, and all that when he was a massive reach in the first place. He's in a far worse place in terms of value relative to selection than Jiricek, and even if Columbus was interested in another defenseman, they would be the immediate and future losers in a one-for-one trade.

by comparison, jiricek's D+1 was incredible (straight to AHL, was rookie of the year there), his D+2 saw him yo-yo'd by a coach who had no business running an NHL bench and a GM who was on his way out, and now in his D+3 he got sent down because he wasn't going to get minutes behind severson and fabbro.

 

[eojsmada]

Hope the Jets are checking in, our defense pipeline is weak.

I wonder if a Heinola-Jiricek swap might be an interesting start. Would be interesting to see who would add. Guessing Winnipeg might add something.

 

[SteelCityCannon]

Clearly the relationship has soured

If there was any souring of relationships it was with Jarmo. Evason has spoken highly of him.

It’s tough to be in a position to potentially lose a top prospect. I’m not trying to provide a reason for CLB to trade Jiricek, that’s all been stated previously.

I think teams acquiring Jiricek could be concerned about whether they’d meet his expectations of playing a consistent role in the NHL and whether he’d be willing to work with the team if his development path was in the AHL. If Columbus were to acquire a player like Mailloux (or any other prospect more amenable to receiving direction from their organization), they aren’t facing the same issues.

So… trading a prospect that either doesn’t want to play for your organization or is unwilling to follow the development path laid out by the organization for a very similar prospect that doesn’t have those issues sounds like a decent option. Especially if your team is fond of big, puck moving RD that are PPG in the AHL.

I don’t think MTL does this, I just think it’s more likely than them trading an injured player or one of their few center prospects.

If this winds up being the case, we have a precedent with this, the Rutger McGroarty trade. If we were to trade him it would like be a similar 1 for 1.

 

[BruinsJoe]

Carlo?