Speculation: Sorry to be the one to ask, but what do the Blue Jackets do?

[CannonFire1]

I'd rather see that prime ice time allocated to Kent Johnson than tie up significant cap space on Huberdeau.

 

[TotalHomer]

We can get over the cap floor without crippling ourselves with a massive cap hit as our young team all needs new contracts over the next 6 years. I'm good on Huberdeau.

Plus Huberdeau's contract has still seven years left on it. It's an eternity.

 

[CBJx614]

Plus Huberdeau's contract has still seven years left on it. It's an eternity.

Exactly why I said 6 years. We have a ton of young kids on or about to be on bridges, someone like Fantilli will have to go through a bridge and a long term deal, we have a lot of kids on ELCs or bridges that all need new deals over the next few years.

 

[Fro]

I could be ok with Marner...but no to Huberdeau...if a deal comes along, great, if not I am seeing a lot of Cleveland kids playing the right way during preseason

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

We can get over the cap floor without crippling ourselves with a massive cap hit as our young team all needs new contracts over the next 6 years. I'm good on Huberdeau.

I agree completely.

The premise was not that they should take Huberdeau to get over the cap floor. You are right, that would be ridiculous. Teams don't operate that way. They would take a contract like Backstrom (if he is insured) that has almost no real money owed.

It was a suggestion that they would acquire him because they want him (in the context of the scenario, getting him for free and CGY taking back money).

 

[Bottomshelf]

They might as well go for a mid term vet to play in multiple roles, I’d say anything 3 years and less would be fine they are Loaded with young talent but likely want some buffers to help the young guys adjust to the pro game. The question is do they get good players and pay assets or weaponize the cap space and take players that will make the roster but are blatantly overpaid.

 

[Bottomshelf]

Pageau, or someone similar is who I would look at