Mark: It has been busy. Happy Fourth of July. Talking about the draft; Scheig nailed the top four picks. Eye-rolling "joke" by host about his ex-girlfriend. More talk about the possible trades. Didn't clarify anymore about the different Necas rumors.
Monahan changed his routine a bit and he feels like he's in the best shape of his life. He's only 29, so assuming health he should still have some good years ahead of him. A center, probably 1C on the CBJ. But Monahan and Gaudreau on top line. Fantilli or possibly Sillinger on second line. Could move Jenner to the wing, as many fans clamor for (back, minutes, etc). Monahan balances lineup to slot other guys appropriately. He's not a premier, top of the league 1C but he'll be acceptable. Team isn't worried about years four and five of the deal. (an aside by me: I wonder if he'll end up being a mentor to Sillinger in a way we hadn't considered, as he also stepped into the league at 18 onto a messy team). RIP capfriendly.
Jack Johnson. Cup winner, veteran leader, perfect 7th D to mentor young guys. Should be welcomes back with open arms. Bygones, etc. He and fam live in Dublin. Wants to help establish the "winning culture" here.
Talk about the various UFA's let go and Boqvist buyout. Points out Bean was a nepo signing so that's likely why he got signed before Boqvist. Points out Nylander didn't really have a lineup spot on the Jackets next season.
Thinks McLellan is likely the guy. Waddell told Dom Tiberi they're down to three. Speculates two are McLellan and Evason. Definitely not Quenneville. Says 7-10 days. Doesn't think Woodcroft. Wonders if Gallant is one of them.
Development camp this week. Neither host nor Schieg cares about Dev camp.
Interrupted self to mention Elliotte Friedman announced Roslovic to Carolina. Host seemed to forget they were talking about dev camp and moved on to Laine.
Schieg thinks there's a small chance Laine is back with the Jackets because Waddell said "what if we can't find a partner, then what? Possiblity exists he'll have to come back." They still expect back very soon from PAP. If they can't find a hockey deal, he'll be back. Example of Drouin with Tampa, who requested a trade and ended up playing another full season there before he wqas traded to Montreal.
Thinks timeline is in the next week or two we'll have a coach, then the remaining RFA's get deals.
Host asked a very confusing question about Christiansen being the only D kept from the previous regime. Schieg had him re-phrase and still didn't seem to understand it, didn't really answer it. Said instead that it feels a bit like running it back again, since there hasn't been any movement on D.
Moved on to listener questions from twitter.
Talking about NHL awards and his own ballot. He had MacKinnon for Hart, Bedard for Calder over Faber, QHughes for Norris because better defensively than Josi. Says takes weeks to get to a final ballot.
Talking about the Metro. "Who do they pass to make playoffs?" NJ is an actual contender now. Philly has Michkov but no goaltending so CBJ could pass them. Not sure how to judge Pittsburgh. Isles got better. Carolina got worse but not out of playoff. Washington got better (host says WAY better, Schieg pushed back bigtime on the "way", questioning PLD-Strome as 11/2 centers, questions their depth). Rangers the same. Schieg does not believe in the Islanders. Every team has questions. There are some teams that we expect to be in the playoffs (NJ, Carolina, Rangers), the other three old teams are bubble, Philly is a huge wildcard. "that's why they play the games."
Please, can you write what Mark Scheig say about a new coach, Jack Johnson and Patrik Laine? Honestly, it is too fast for me.