lambert is interesting to me a bit but we really just dont seem to be in need of prospect forwards and your first is gonna be super late in the round. we could probably get a bit better value for him but also we'd be looking for a package that fits our needs a little better if we're actually ever going to move jiri

Lambert isn’t available

Neither is Jiricek. We don't have another 1RD replacement in the pipeline, and it's one of our glaring issues.

What's the story behind all of the trade proposals for him lately?

He didn't like going back to AHL. He won't be traded, he is too good. Also, a young guy being ambitious is cool, I am surprised hockey fans are not over-reacting by calling him a selfish, baby that is a cancer and bad teammate that Laine influenced haha

Jarmo is delusional thinking he can get a playoff roster every year, and even in a year that's been admitted to be over with, they aren't playing the youth. Ownership is nowhere to be heard of, and the coach keeps recycling the same garbage open ended statements. And they just lied about Laine.
Players don't want to leave Columbus, they want to leave this management.

Others have said it before me here, but I'd just add that he (rightfully) believes he's an NHL player, yet gets called up only to get scratched when we're sending decidedly not-NHL-level defensemen out instead (mainly Peeke and Gudbranson). It's probably an MO from the FO to play Peeke in an effort to boost his value and move him (counterproductive), but it just reeks of incompetence and mismanagement. Jiricek told the press he should play in a refreshingly honest interview for a rightfully frustrated player, and the reaction on here specifically has been a ridiculous "he wants out!".

The management situation has become untenable overall, he's not the only player upset (Johnson faced similar issues, Elvis obviously didn't like being the 3G for a month). The overarching consensus is this management and coaching group gets canned well before we entertain ever moving Jiricek.