A Future Team for Some Optimism Now

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Created by: CaseyFlyman

Team: 2024-25 Columbus Blue Jackets

Initial Creation Date: Nov. 17, 2023

Published: Nov. 17, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Lines bases on highest xGF% according to Moneypuck, since it's been a blender this year. Shaking up the defense, which hasn't been good enough. Let Mateychuk and Svozi start in the NHL, both appear close to NHL-ready already. The right side is locked in with the Severson and Gudbranson contracts, plus Jiricek.

It's hard to imagine what could change on the forward group, with so many young pieces or core pieces locked up. Unless they move someone like Laine, or trade someone like Johnson for part of an upgrade...I think we just have to hope for improvement under a new FO and coach.

If Jarmo, JD, and Vincent are all fired/replaced for 2024-25, and the team continues to stagnate, I think we start looking at moving Laine and Jenner in hockey trades to get a high-quality piece or two to try with the young core.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Chinakhov, Yegor	2	$1,750,000
Greaves, Jet	2	$825,000
Johnson, Kent	3	$3,250,000
Marchenko, Kirill	4	$4,750,000
Sillinger, Cole	3	$2,750,000
Texier, Alexandre	4	$3,650,000
Blankenburg, Nick	2	$975,000

Trades

CBJ

2024 3rd round pick (PHI)

Additional Details:

Or 2023 picks this season.

PHI

Peeke, Andrew
2024 6th round pick (CBJ)

CBJ

2025 3rd round pick (FLA)

FLA

Boqvist, Adam

Additional Details:

He clearly doesn't have a spot on the roster, even though I think he should. Send him to a team for cheap that can give him an opportunity, or at least a look.

CBJ

Klimovich, Danila
2024 4th round pick (VAN)

Additional Details:

Not sure about Vancouver's needs, but maybe they look to move some futures for a change on defense by next season?

VAN

Provorov, Ivan ($950,000 retained)

Buyouts

Alexander Wennberg: $891,667

Retained Salary Transactions

Ivan Provorov: $950,000 (20.11%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,500,000	$76,655,000	$0	$4,782,500	$6,845,000

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Voronkov, Dmitri $925,000$925,000 LW, C, RW RFA - 1	Fantilli, Adam $950,000$950,000 ($3,200,000$3M) C RFA - 2	Marchenko, Kirill $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW RFA
Gaudreau, Johnny $9,750,000$9,750,000 LW NMC UFA - 5	Sillinger, Cole $2,750,000$2,750,000 C RFA	Johnson, Kent $3,250,000$3,250,000 LW, C RFA
Laine, Patrik $8,700,000$8,700,000 C, RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Jenner, Boone $3,750,000$3,750,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Chinakhov, Yegor $1,750,000$1,750,000 RW, LW RFA
Olivier, Mathieu $1,100,000$1,100,000 RW UFA - 1	Kuraly, Sean $2,500,000$2,500,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 1	Danforth, Justin $1,100,000$1,100,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Texier, Alexandre $3,650,000$3,650,000 LW, C, RW RFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Werenski, Zachary $9,583,333$9,583,333 LD NMC UFA - 4	Severson, Damon $6,250,000$6,250,000 RD NTC UFA - 7	Merzlikins, Elvis $5,400,000$5,400,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Mateychuk, Denton $886,667$886,667 ($500,000$500K) LD RFA - 3	Jiricek, David $918,333$918,333 ($1,000,000$1M) RD RFA - 2	Tarasov, Daniil $1,050,000$1,050,000 G RFA - 1
Svozil, Stanislav $825,000$825,000 ($82,500$82K) LD RFA - 2	Gudbranson, Erik $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2
	Blankenburg, Nick $975,000$975,000 LD/RD UFA

Nov. 17, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.

dk325

Dolzhenkov Is Coming

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If that's all they can pull for Provorov... yikes.

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Nov. 17, 2023 at 1:13 p.m.

Civil_Eng_PE

Yegor bomb

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We are CBJ fans, there is no optimism anymore

Nov. 17, 2023 at 1:19 p.m.

SK101

Joined: Feb. 2022

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I would hope provorov has much more value than that

Nov. 17, 2023 at 1:20 p.m.

CaseyFlyman

Thread Starter

Joined: Sep. 2018

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Quoting: dk325

If that's all they can pull for Provorov... yikes.

I figured, but he's also not a great play driver, makes a pretty decent chunk of change, and hasn't had a great stretch of games. If he regresses back to his 30-point, minus-20ish self, a good prospect and mid-round pick might be worth moving on.

Besides, I also just don't really care for the guy.

Nov. 17, 2023 at 1:27 p.m.

squashmaple

not a he )

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Quoting: CaseyFlyman

And they paid a first and a second to get him. New GM next season or not, sunk cost fallacy or not, if all they can get for him a year later is a fourth and an AHL RW, might as well just keep him.

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