Roslovic is a poor center but an excellent winger. No hockey IQ to speak of but good at hockey, if that makes sense. Texier is having such a strange year: passes eye test, has good defensive metrics, somehow cannot seem buy a point.

From the outside looking in I feel roslovic is similar to Debrusk maybe a tad below him but same streaky player. He would be playing wing. Think his center days are over.

Texier is odd. Showed flashes a few years ago then he what took a year off? Think he just needs to get out of there maybe a buy low situation

Roslovic feels like a guy who’ll win a couple Cups just being a random utility forward into his early 30s, signing onto contenders for short deals. A pleasure to watch skate, but you’ll tear your hair out watching him try to make plays. Honestly, seems like a good target for Boston. Half-retained for a second feels fair.

Texier, I don’t know. He had some massive personal tragedies and took a year off to stay close to home (he’s from Grenoble in France, which is very close to Geneva). The org did everything it could to support him. He’s clearly struggled in his return, but his Jackets teammates also seem to adore him, if social media is any indication. I think they give him another year before moving him, because the defensive forward is there even if the points aren’t.

Jackets team isn’t much of a corpse to pick this season. Roslovic and most of the defense are the only obvious trade candidates. The rest of the roster is kids and puzzle pieces.

I like Middleton.

Mittlestedt maybe

Rest. No interest at all.

Girgensons wouldn’t cost too much, a 2nd maybe

But Mittelstadt, he’ll be expensive
To the point where it would probably have to be an offseason move
Guys we’d be interested in could include Carlo, & maybe Ullmark

No interest at all is interesting. All depends on cost but if it’s a Donato/5th type deal I don’t think you can have no interest

wouldn’t trade Carlo or Ullmark for him

this the best description of him i have seen lately. i think he spends 25% of his ice time with the puck between his skates/under him without him knowing it is there.

Not interested in giving up futures for rentals that are not needed.

They need a long term top 6 C, top 4 LD. Unless they are doing that they are better off keeping their limited future assets rather than give them away for mediocre rentals when there is no room in the top 9 to begin with.

Every year 12-20 teams buy at the deadline for a playoff push or cup run. Every year all but 1 fail and would have been better off just standing pat.

This team has no business trading just for the sake of trading. Trading futures for middle 6 FW rentals that are not needed is a mistake. Maybe a physical 4th liner.

But any player they bring in either sits or sends someone to the bench and the lineup is strong enough that Heinen has been relegated to the 4th line. Don’t see the need to go out and add unless it’s to fix the big problems or a significant injury happens in the next month.

Who would you want them to go after for the 1/2md line center role and with what return?

A physical 4th liner would be a nice addition as well.

Chychrun for top 4 LD? Do they have the assets?

Joel Eriksson EK. Try to pry Middleton in the same deal.

I like Chyc, but bad knee and going to cost more than what he’s worth. I’d look elsewhere.

Love it. The price tag would be huge, but it would be a long-term fix.

Boston literally does not have the assets to pull this off.

Of course they do

Always a dumb comment. Every team has the assets to land any player in the league. Just depends on 9f they are willing to.

I will say this once CHYCHRUN ISNT GOOD AT HOCKEY! Stay away

This is correct and is driven by a bad narrative that we NEED a center right now. We don’t

It is not, and correct Boston does not NEED a center. Would be nice to upgrade. LD is more of need.

Oh, a linguistic pedant. My favorite. Yes, obviously they could literally. I'm using a shorthand way of expressing that there is no deal to be made, as it should be assumed by anyone reading this that Boston would not be moving Poitras or roster players, and Minnesota would rightfully demand more than Lohrei and a late first for the best contract in the league in JEEK--and that's not even considering Middleton, as well. Thus, normal people who use normal language would say that Boston does not have the liquid capital in assets to make a deal Minnesota would accept.

Again you’d be wrong.

Guerin’s entire reasoning behind moving JEE is wanting to get cheaper at center fueled by having 15m in buyouts on the books for another year. With Rossi and Hartman more than capable of holding down the top 6.

Boston has Geekie who is 3.2m cheaper. An option. Has 21 points in last 27 games and has proven more than capable of playing a middle 6 center role in the NHL. Poitras 4.3m cheaper, an option. 1 of them along with draft picks and Merkulov, an NHL ready cheap option for a scoring middle 6 role, it fits right in the wheelhouse of what they would want in return for JEE.

JEE literally isn’t being moved

Why do we need a center?

There have been multiple reports that Guerin is open to and exploring trading JEE.

I don’t think it’s a good idea or in the end he does, but if he’s willing, B’s should be all in.

I said they don’t NEED a center. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Oh okay good same page then. Nothing really going to happen at this deadline

I have been saying all year, they have 4 top 9 centers in the lineup every night. It should not be that big of a priority. LD is a far bigger mess.