Quoting: tkecanuck341
I can't imagine Johnson is going to waive, especially with Colorado on the upswing.
Curious to see what it will take for Seattle to pass on taking one of Toews or Girard. I imagine it will have to be quite a bit.
Quoting: Foppa21
It'll be interesting, but the man loves the organization. And the odds Seattle takes an aging dman making $6 mil a year are pretty low... Would you really rather take EJ over Graves if he's available?
If Johnson doesnt waive, no problem, he doesnt have a full NMC, he needs to submit a 19 team list hed be willing to get traded to and they can move him if they need to. Yeah 6mil is a little rich, but hes worth at least 5mil any day of the week. Tons of leadership, workhorse, big, physical, tons of experience, not that old, has a big shot still, reliable - far far far from a cap dump as some might suggest.
COL adding Toews is to worsen the blow if SEA take a D man.
COL will protect Makar/Girard meaning they get to keep 2 of 3 out of Johnson/Graves/Toews - with Byram and Timmins close to full time NHL ready.