Jarmo wants a hockey deal

It goes without saying that I think other teams have as well. Now the question is which teams can satisfy what the CBJ want. This won't be a futures-only deal. I think Columbus wants this to be a hockey deal if/when they proceed.

— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) January 22, 2021

PDL is a great player don't get me wrong, but I don't think he's good enough to be a 1C. I think he'd be a really good 2C, one of the leagues best, but he's just not top line caliber ya know?

A Rossi-dubios would be a solid combo long term. The wild have the prospect depth on wings to take the loss too. They should be the team at the top of the PLD bidding imo.

You are going to have to add quite a bit to fiala though. Definitely not as much as a high end roster player but maybe a good d prospect.

Fenton works for the Panthers, he followed Bill Zito there.

PJ Fenton did, Paul Fenton works for Columbus

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hockeywilderness.com/platform/amp/2020/2/11/21132646/minnesota-wild-nhl-columbus-blue-jackets-paul-fenton-hired-scout-general-manager-front-office-gm