got me scared seeing an elias pettersson in there lol

That’s a massive overlay for Kent. He’s a great young player that has value but there’s a clear disconnect between him and the coaching staff/front office. He’s not doing himself any favours with his play right now I could see Vancouver as a good landing spot for him my personal favourite is Anaheim. Zegras for Kent????

"Clear disconnect". Seems like a reach considering he passed on the option to take the night off last night after skating hard in Columbus before his re-assignment. Could have sat out the game, but he instead wanted to get on the ice asap and start working on improving his game. Seems like he's on the same page as the coaching staff in that he has things to work on.

Getting health bombed opening night stings. Especially for a guy with his talent level and pedigree. They dressed a bunch of fringe guys with no future in Columbus ahead of him that would piss anyone off.

There's so many of these now, but in general:

1. Columbus isn't trading KJ
2. If Columbus did trade KJ, our biggest need is high-quality players now. A package of futures, similar prospects, and middle-sixers won't cut it; he'd need to be moved as part of a bigger package that brings back a legitimate top-line forward (like the other EP, for example, not as a serious proposal).

No.

Why would we do this? No reason to overpay for him. Lekkerimakki has been looking very good himself leading the SHL in scoring. You want to add equivalent of 2 1st +?

Cool. You know who didn't get scratched? Cole Sillinger. He put in the work over the summer and got his skating up to NHL expectations with a skating coach. KJ spent the summer playing roller hockey and came back slow af and weighing in at 175 lbs still. If he wants to reach his potential he's gonna need to work on his strength and speed so that he can actually perform when he gets top 6 opportunities like the one he squandered against Tampa when he started on Fantilli's wing. Soon as they benched KJ and put Texier on the ice instead, one of those fringe guys with no future I'm assuming you're talking about, the line tied the game up. Game talks, not pedigree.

It doesn’t matter. The rumor has become fact and cannot be changed. Kent Johnson is discontented and wants OUT and obviously Columbus will be accepting pennies on the dollar. Anything we say to the contrary is just silly delusional Jackets fans.