Rumor: David Jiricek available

cbjthrowaway

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Seems like Jiricek has been a little unhappy since day one.
pictured: day one

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StreetHawk

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by all accounts he took the demotion well and without issue. if he's unhappy about it, he hasn't said, but the 90% pay-cut would make me mad too.
Have to think big picture. Taking a 90% cut now may be what helps you get a multi year big contract later. Likely not in the next contract as he hasn’t shown much on his elc in the nhl.

Get your game up to a point where you warrant a big contract. Would them make the $800k difference look minimal down the road.

At this rate, he’s really in line to just get his QO only when his elc is up.
 
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Patty Ice

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Columbus is looking for a player who hasn't popped yet(I guess a player who has potential to be more than what they are/hasn't shown what they are)

Sounds like Mukhamadullin to me 😁.

He was expected to win a job out of training camp but an injury set that back and he has been solid since the Sharks have been easing him back in this season. Along with a second or a young forward equivalent (Bordeleau/Gushchin) I think that would be an enticing offer.
 

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last year jarmo told him to get a place out of camp, then vincent refused to give him any ice time and eventually he got sent back down, which caused a whole kerfuffle.

this year he got a top-four opportunity right in camp, but evason didn't like what he saw. evason leans HARD on his top two pairs, and now that we can roll out werenski-fabbro and provorov-severson, both of those pairs are playing 24+ minutes a night.

the best place for him in this org right now is the AHL, as you said. i do think he would benefit from a team giving him like 16-18 minutes a night + power play time in the NHL, though. that's just not something evason was willing to do.


[points to "korchinski and nemec from the same draft are in the AHL too" sign]

don't make me tap the sign
it sounds like you think I am the one who says he's available. I am merely noticing that your team has made him available?
 

cbjthrowaway

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it sounds like you think I am the one who says he's available. I am merely noticing that your team has made him available?
you characterized him as an asset that is "shooting down in value like a bullet" which is untrue.

his value hasn't changed, his availability has. he's available now. but as an asset the most direct comparables are nemec and korchinski (same age, draft pedigree, development stage).

development isn't linear, especially on defense. he still has elite tools and things to work on. the upside is still there.
 

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it sounds like you think I am the one who says he's available. I am merely noticing that your team has made him available?
It's not necessarily Waddell saying we're looking to trade him, it's more everyone on the roster is available for the right price. By all accounts Waddell isn't shopping him around the league.
 
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PocketNines

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you characterized him as an asset that is "shooting down in value like a bullet" which is untrue.

his value hasn't changed, his availability has. he's available now. but as an asset the most direct comparables are nemec and korchinski (same age, draft pedigree, development stage).

development isn't linear, especially on defense. he still has elite tools and things to work on. the upside is still there.
look I don't have a lot of strong feelings about this player. he's only more on my radar because he has a younger brother we're already worried about. the threads started out saying what's his value? now they say he's available.

you and I both know that #6 overall 1D picks don't really become available 18 months after getting picked unless there is serious concern somewhere
 

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