CBJWerenski8
Rest in Peace Johnny
- Jun 13, 2009
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Stuff like this is making me happier about those moves Waddell has made despite my earlier despair (and, to some extent, some continuing disappointment).
I guess we'll never know nowHopefully they click and it's longer than the one season the Sanderson/Cassels repairing was
Or, alternatively, he considers sticking around for Johnny's sake. These things can go many different directions.I would not be shocked if Monahan asked for a trade out of Columbus sometime in the near future. Johnny was one of the main reasons he signed and it will be painful for him to play in Columbus under these circumstances.
The other main reason Monahan came here was that Johnny as well as the Gudbransons, thought Columbus was the perfect place to come and not just play hockey, but to raise their families. That much hasn't changed.I would not be shocked if Monahan asked for a trade out of Columbus sometime in the near future. Johnny was one of the main reasons he signed and it will be painful for him to play in Columbus under these circumstances.
I can imagine at least a couple dozen different reactions (after the initial shock and grief, of course) that Sean Monahan might have given where he finds himself and why and the new reality. One of them is "I don't know if I wanna be here without Johnny." I'm not sure wondering about that is "doom posting." (And yes, that's just one of many possible things that might be knocking around Monahan's brain and heart in the next few months, and I know most of the others don't involve bailing on the CBJ, but I'd be lying if I said it hadn't occurred to me.)Can we hold off on the whole everyone will want out of Columbus/request a trade for a bit doom posting? There has been nothing to hint that so far and he probably knew he was coming into his last contract knowing he wasn't going to get into a playoff run probably for 1-2 years as he's there to mentor Fantilli and co. If anything he would probably want to double down on that now to honor his friend. Remember Waddell just got rid of people who didn't want to hang around for a rebuild even if it cost him picks and a retainment slot. You don't think he signed Monahan without asking him "do you want to be a Blue Jacket for the next 5 years?"
Can you hold off on telling me what not to say?Can we hold off on the whole everyone will want out of Columbus/request a trade for a bit doom posting? There has been nothing to hint that so far and he probably knew he was coming into his last contract knowing he wasn't going to get into a playoff run probably for 1-2 years as he's there to mentor Fantilli and co. If anything he would probably want to double down on that now to honor his friend. Remember Waddell just got rid of people who didn't want to hang around for a rebuild even if it cost him picks and a retainment slot. You don't think he signed Monahan without asking him "do you want to be a Blue Jacket for the next 5 years?"