Kent Johnson

Gotta think C-bus says no.

Seems pretty fair. Curious to hear what Columbus fans think.

Hard pass for CBJ. Trading KJ for parts is incredible short sighted and there's zero credibility to any of the rumors about him being unhappy.

Podkolzin is almost as high of a pick, only one year older, bigger, and is having a much better season than KJ (so far). Garland is a pretty good top 9 forward, with term, and with the retention, comes in at just under $3m for two more seasons after the current one. Then you have 1st and 2nd round picks included... I'd hardly call that parts. I also don't think CBJ should be anywhere close to moving on from KJ, unless he is causing problems. If he is causing problems, though, that is a red flag that will likely decrease his value.

Yeah, him eagerly reporting to Cleveland to play a game the same day as getting bag skated in Columbus is definitely causing problems. It's always hilarious how people fully admit to paying zero attention to Columbus, but every time there's the whiff of a story there are experts everywhere on the team dynamics behind closed doors.