Norris Laine Swap End of 2025

Équipe: 2024-25 Blue Jackets de Columbus

Date de création initiale: 10 avr. 2024

Publié: 10 avr. 2024

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Taking a @Cab17 idea and running with it from Columbus' perspective. Link in comments.

This is what the team could presumably look like post-deadline/early April 2025.

Simmed the lottery once on Tankathon, Columbus ends up picking 5th (surprise surprise Chicago lands Celebrini), and takes Sam Dickinson.

The parts left that don't quite fit, or questions that need answered:
1. Nylander as 3RW? He's looked good, but can he keep it up? Brindley or Dumais likely slot in there if it doesn't work.
2. Jenner and Voronkov on the 4th line is excessive and redundant, but every forward ahead of them is a better fit for a top-9 role.
3. Blankenburg/Boqvist as the 6/7D. Not long-term options, but between Svozil and Dickinson, Columbus should be able to find someone long-term.
4. Can Tarasov be a long-term starter? Korpisalo is an expensive backup, so we'd need Tarasov or Greaves to take the reins soon.
5. Does that top line actually have enough to be a threat?
6. Can Jiricek be a top-pair D-man next season?
7. How many millions of dollars do we throw at the Oliver extension? :D

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