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Bemstrom is the best example of a player that got totally screwed by Covid that au can think of. He had a clause in his contract that if he was under 20 he had to either be on the Jackets roster or sent back to the SHL, so they were kind of stuck with him. And then the shut downs happened, so he ended up on the taxi squad and missed probably eight months of playing time. Then the team cratered and Torts clearly didn’t trust him. Then Larsen took over and couldn’t set a lineup to save his life, so Bemstrom couldn’t get any consistency. And then this past season was a tire fire. He isn’t a fourth liner although he’s quite good defensively and plays with some snarl—he’s got a wicked shot but not much of a playmaker. He was the best player in the AHL the first half of last season, but then all of the NHL team got hurt and he got called up. He needs a change of scenery and I think he’ll blossom. I doubt there would be any acquisition cost for him at all.
Babcock and Kuzy would be a match made in hell. I can’t believe we’re still seeing this rumor now that we know Babcock will be the coach.