Quoting: squashmaple
Definitely too much for Gavrikov even with a pick going with him and a cap dump who dipped on Columbus once in his career coming back.
reilly doesn't move the needle enough as a player to pick and choose where he plays at this point. adam mcquaid once also spurned CBJ and was just fine coming here. at this point with mike reilly it's about staying in the NHL.
Quoting: squashmaple
Way too high for Korpi. I love him, but goalies have basically no value at the TDL even when they're playing well. And he is. FYI to fans of other teams, there are in fact two goalies in Columbus and the bad one isn't Korpisalo this year.
fair, but he's been good enough this year that i think he'll get a nice pick as a rental. might be more along the lines of a 3rd rounder.
Quoting: squashmaple
I have no idea at this point what to think about Arizona and Chychrun.
i think he's far too good of a fit for this roster (in terms of being a very good LHD and having reasonable aav and term) for cbj to pass up, and if they can move gavy first they should be in the drivers seat. i don't think LAK, EDM or BOS are going to beat a CBJ package.
Quoting: squashmaple
Way too much for Duchene, who isn't a center at this point. 8mill/year can be allocated much better than that. Also, trading players right before their trade protection clauses kick in is a great way to end up with a disgruntled player. Jeff Carter, for example. Duchene has a history of sulking. This team does not need that kind of drama.
this would be way different than the carter situation – he's halfway through a contract and has familiarity with (and fondness of) columbus as a market. in fact, he consistently and repeatedly talked about how much he liked his time here when asked about it. it's not up to him whether or not he gets traded, but i don't think he'd mind coming to columbus whatsoever.
also nashville has a glut of centers, i think he's more than capable of playing there. even if he's better at wing, the flexibility is a plus for cbj.