UFA ROUTE

Larkin signs that in Detroit not Columbus, Larkin would be looking at 7 x $10,500,000 to sign with the Blue Jackets. Horvat more as well probably closer to $9,000,000 per AAV.

If the jackets get fantilli in this scenario they only need to sign one of these centers. With the way Kent Johnson has looked him or sillinger takes one of the top 2 center spots. Voronkov will take a 3/4C spot. I am very underwhelmed at the returns for laine and boqvist. I would want much more than that or just keep them. Laine is worth multiple firsts and boqvist can probably get a late first if he plays decent the rest of the season

I don't disagree. And Gaudreau turned down even better money to sign in Columbus, closer to his home on the East Coast.
Philly or NJ certainly would have been his 1st choice had they had the cap space.

This is just a hypothetical to see if it was remotely possible to squeeze them in.
I'm sure they (Horvat & Larkin) are both happy in the cities they are currently playing in.

Even luring 1 top name center UFA would help the Jackets, especially given the fact they will unfortunately be drafting very high again this year.

I’m amazed that this team is cap compliant. Surprised you want to ship out Laine and Boqvist tho

You do realize that only McDavid has more goals than Horvat.