Interesting trade...

Sharks probably accept, but I think we could get a better deal to take Jones off our hands.

We had this talk earlier, but Sharks would rather have a forward than a defenseman.

Longer contract length needed for Cernak. Tbay is in trouble of offer sheets with that salary cap. That's a good thought, might have to go up to 5 million though just to really make sure Tbay says no thanks.

You could probably get a better offer but I thought this would fit your needs. You get Johnsson which I saw you were interested in. And Dermott could replace Vlassic. There are a few teams that don't have anyone to buyout.
With you guys getting rid of Jones you could go out and get some free agents

They aren't matching it. Sergachev and Cirelli are the 2 they wanna keep. Cal foot can replace Cernak. If they match their gonna have to let one of Serg or Cirelli go

We are interested in Johnsson, but not for Labanc. Johnsson is probably worth a 2nd, while we might be able to get a late 1st for Labanc. Obviously you guys are taking Jones for us, so the deal works out fine.

True, we could roll with Simek on top, then Dermott or Ferraro depending on how they play.

Nevermind; now I see why you stopped at 4.1 million because at 4.2+ the compensation becomes 1st and 3rd. Though at least you know enough not to resign Clifford....or else that O.S. fails.

Yea. I see why you guys shouldn't trade Labanc. You guys are really struggling on the forwards. I'll try to come up with something else

Columbus can't afford Marners contract, He makes twice as much as Seth Jones. Columbus will need to lock up Pierre Luc-Dubois and he's not going to be cheap. With a flat cap the Bluejackets barely have more then $10 million to sign about 6 more players or so.

Columbus says no. The biggest problem is the contract. Columbus has so many players who need new contracts in the next 3 years that the 11 mil is more of an anchor. We’d likely have to loose a good portion of the depth and all of our RHD. Leaving Peeke as the last RHD and he isn’t a top pair guy.

In the Short term this helps both teams, in the Long term Columbus is in worse shape then Toronto is now with 1 solid defenseman in Werenski(Rielly) and a worse forward group with only PLD and Marner vs Marner, Matthews, Tavares, and Nylander.

Everyone only looks at the short term gain vs the long term consequences. At least If Jones walks as a UFA we have a chance to keep Savard.