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Sharks fans are going to (arguably rightfully) say that's not enough for Ferraro. I don't think he's the guy that makes sense for Columbus, we just need a really solid veteran 3LD and let Mateychuk pair with Severson on the 2nd pair next year.
I also don't think it makes sense to swap KJ for Wright. We've got plenty of center depth, and we have a top-end center in Fantilli in all likelihood. One of Jenner, Sillinger, or Voronkov should step in to be a good 2C, one will be a devastatingly good 3C (Jenner the goal scorer, Sillinger the defensive shutdown guy, or Voronkov the overall beast), and all 3 of those would be wasted on the 4th line. I think Wright is more of what we have: top-6 potential C's that are likely to land in the middle-6.
Johnson, on the other hand, has a good shot at being THE winger, the guy with the skill and creativity to actually drive play and score a bunch of points. The guy Gaudreau should be. Every other winger we have isn't inspiring as a 1st-liner, Marchenko Chinakhov, Laine, and Gaudreau are all great 2nd-liners and are a luxury on the 3rd line. If one of those can break out (or bounce back) and Johnson can keep developing, we should be set in the system at wing too.
The Provorov deal I'm totally fine with, I just don't think Colorado is the team to pay that this season.