Sharks pass

Bruins don’t consider that all.

Elvis at half retained is still **** value.

Add someone like
Sillinger/ Chinakov/ Brindley/ Dumais/ Voronkov
Instead of wolansky
And bruins will start talking

Why in the world are the jackets giving up a top 5 pick for ferararo? Draft levshunov and trade provorov half retained at the deadline for a first

No they do not.

1. Edmonton isn't trading Drai whatsoever
2. Starts with Jireck (who is there) + Marchenko (who isn't there). Considering our cap problems, adding an extra 8 million in Laine isn't a good risk for us to take

Sharks would be dumb to pass. Giving up a pick in the 14-16 range for one in the top 7 range……Ferraro isn't that valuable. Sharks jump on that trade before CBJ snap out of it and take withdraw that offer

Both Boston and Ullmark decline.

Boston declines because the only piece of value is the 2nd. The other 3 pieces are unwanted.

Dump the crap, add a better 2nd piece, Boston considers.

Ullmark is not going to change his mind though.

I agree with you they don't pass, but a bit of extra information: the Pens pick will either be 13 or 14 unless they win the lottery at this point. They can't pass Detroit or St Louis who aren't in the playoffs, it's a competition between them and Minnesota for 13/14 (Pens have an extra point, Wild have the tiebreaker, 1 game left for each).

1. If the Blue Jackets want Draisaitl, they should aim to sign him as a UFA and not give away their entire future for him. They can afford paying him even up to $14 M if they want to.

2. I love Ferraro, but he is not worth that much.

3. The Bruins will not do that and will get much better offers from NJD, OTT and LAK, to name a few.

Edm fans need to comprehend that they will not be able to keep Draisaitl long term. The math is not there. McDavid is up for contract in two years and they can’t even re-sign him until after the sign Draisaitl. By going into next season with Draisaitl you run the risk of losing him for nothing and his trade value goes down. Edm is almost in the 75% range of trade him and we haven’t even seen the playoffs yet. That trade for him is insane value. McDavid could be set up with a deep team for years from this deal. I am sorry but Edm absolutely does not turn that down…

The ranges in this draft are very interesting. There are going to be some players that are going to fall and moving down to improve the D is not a terrible idea. This is an aggressive move to try and make this team competitive. SJ has no reason to move Ferraro so the Jackets have to give them a reason to. The Jackets are a team that doesn’t need to get involved in FA bidding wars. They are better to move assets to bring him in now. We have a lot of players we need to find space for and this would help while giving us a legit 1-2 punch down the middle. Fantilli is great but he is not ready to carry the team. We need Draisaitl to be a player who can instantly make Gaudreau a factor again.

If I recall correctly, the top 10 is really good, while the late 1st round is a step down and not all that different from the 2nd round. So I would be keen to keep that top 6 pick and not be very interested in trading down to a 13th or 14th. At this stage, I would rather see them just sign a player like Brenden Dillon, keep the top pick and try to sell Provorov at 50 % retained for another 1st.

I agree that the CBJ need to use some combination of our good prospects to get a fantastic player to take the next step. If Draisaitl decides to leave Edmonton, I wouldn't be surpried if he ends up a UFA though. The Blue Jackets would then be in a position to give him a really good offer. As I said, they are one of the few teams that can give him a high salary (in combination with lower taxes). In parallel with that, you can trade some of the prospects to strengthen the top 6, which would give Columbus Draisaitl and another top player. A sign-and-trade situation might be on the cards in the 2025 off-season and if so then yes, Columbus should be heavily involved. But even then, it will be a few teams involved and Draisaitl decides where he gets to go, so his salary will still be high. In the ACGM scenario, Edmonton have no incentive to move him and thus need a very strong offer. It's a pipe dream anyway. I assume he will re-sign in Edmonton.

Next year is a development step for the players and the season in which the GM starts to discern what players he wants to build around, in my opinion. Selling the sun and the mopn looking to compete next year already might have long-term negative consequences.

There is no money in Edm. That is clear. McDavid comes up for contract the summer after that. Do you really think Edm can pay Draisaitl around 11+ mil and give a hefty increase to McDavid, who on the open market, could garner at least 15 to 16 mil per? Not going to happen. RNH has a NMC so they can’t move him either. They are already lacking on defense and goaltending. They can’t justify spending more to retain Draisaitl while ignoring the real problems or otherwise McDavid will walk.

OP, I am not convinced you’re actually a Jackets man, considering every one of your posts is full of trades that are horrible for Columbus.

How is it horrible? The C position would be settled. Draisaitl is the type of player we have been needing to replace what we lost with Panarin. It doesn’t screw us on the cap. Ferraro gives us a competent LD on pairing 2 while we bring along Mateychuk. Ullmark helps fix the goaltending while we get a better look at Tarasov. Instead of criticizing, why don’t you try something yourself that is original. Thanks.

He tries to trade away a top 5 pick in the draft for players worth a very late first max. Tried to trade the 24 first for Ullmark and now Ferraro lol. Awful trades

Why wouldn’t they just draft levshunov then instead of trading for Ferraro? He’s on of the best players in the NCAA already. He’s almost instantly better than Ferraro the second he is drafted. If you trade provorov you likely get a late first back. Package that and some other pieces for Ferraro. With a top 5 pick you should be getting a player of werenskis caliber back not ferraro

Draisaitl won't ever become a UFA though. In the unlikely event he informs the Oilers this summer that he won't sign in Edmonton, he'll get traded to a team he's willing to sign with.

This is all BS. Edmonton has the cap space to re-sign both, considering Draisaitl's new contract won't kick in until the 25-26 season and McDavid's until the 26-27 season.

They have money coming off the books every summer and the cap appears to be rising every year. And if that's not enough, they would trade any other player to make room for Draisaitl and McDavid before trading either Draisaitl or McDavid.

The ONLY scenario either gets traded is if he doesn't want to sign in Edmonton. Then he'll be traded with 1 year left on his deal to a team he's willing to sign with.

Draisaitl at $11M is only a $2.5M raise - pretty easy to find that kind of money. Likewise McDavid at $15M: it's only a $2.5M raise. So you're saying they won't be able to afford an additional $5M cap hits over the next 2 years? Clearly you haven't done the math.

And while defense and goaltending aren't perfect they aren't lacking. Since the coaching change Novermber 12th the Oilers have allowed the 5th fewest shots against and the 5th fewest goals against in the league. Their defense and goaltending are massively underrated.

Disregarding the trades (which we all have thoughts on), and looking only at the team:
1. The center depth is insanely good.
2. The goalie tandem is just fine.
3. That's it.

The left wings are a 30 year old who hasn't regained his form, two centers, and a replacement-level 20-year-old. The right side is a 2nd-line scoring winger, a transition guy, an undersized forward with one game of experience, and an enforcer. Boqvist is your top-pair RD, and he's only good for about 50 games a year right now. Mateychuk hasn't played an NHL game.

Even in the "cards all in, let's be good now" scenario we're still relying on a new goaltender to our system, a JG resurgence, the quick development of half the roster to reach their potential immediately, and a D-core that might actually be bottom-10 in the league.

I get the desire to be competitive, and I get the creativity, but I think this mostly proves that the only option is to make small moves, tinker with the non-core players, and just wait for the actual young core to fully develop. 2025-26 is the year to start pushing, at the earliest.

The math doesn’t work out. Edm while talented has not been able to win in the playoffs. The depth is not there. Teams that win cups have depth. Edm doesn’t have it. And you think McDavid is only getting a 2 mil raise?? Get real. This guy knows his value and teams will be lining up to sign him. Same thing for Draisaitl. The Canadian dollar is a huge issue here. He is likely signing his last big contract. He will want to make his money considering he signed at a steal for Edm on this last contract.

Really Mateychuk probably starts in Cleveland. Blankenburg would be perfectly suited to fit the role until he is ready we just as easily not do the SJ trade keep the pick get a top RD and develop them. The two best years in our franchise was when we had Bread. We need another guy like that. Fantilli maybe eventually but he isn’t there yet and we would be foolish not to take advantage of Gaudreau. Gaudreau needs an elite C to be truly effective.

Mateychuk and Brindley likely both start in Cleveland (which, good, no need to rush their development). Blanks is another 7D fringe guy, and I love the guy...but a team that has him as an NHL regular isn't going anywhere very quickly.

The two best years of the franchise was definitely with Bread, and we do need another guy like that. Fantilli should be eventually, and I have hope for players like Johnson and Marchenko, but we don't have a Bread right now even with Gaudreau. Panarin creates something out of nothing, is elite defensively and offensively, and makes his teammates better. Gaudreau is an elite playmaker, but he's already 30 and not a true gamebreaker. I think it's foolish to think that an elite C to play with Gaudreau is the only thing this team needs.

If you have an elite player fall into your lap in free agency at a reasonable cost, you take it. Attempting to shift the window of the entire team to accommodate that player's prime when you lack a supporting cast nearly entirely is foolish. You have to develop the supporting cast and a couple breakout candidates first through drafting and development, you can't reverse or rush the process just because of one big fish. I think JG knows that and is fine with that. The sooner we realize that as a fanbase the better.

If this team grows into a perennial contender, it's because guys like Fantilli, Sillinger, Voronkov, Brindley, Marchenko, Chinakhov, Mateychuk, Jiricek, Johnson, and Greaves/Tarasov have developed and are carrying the team. Werenski will still be in his prime, but Jenner and Gaudreau are likely support players in the twilight of their careers by then playing specialty roles.

Sure, but I don't see him doing it this summer. If he doesn't want to re-sign in 2025, it doesn't really make a difference to him if he's traded (he has full control over where and if he is traded) or if he goes to UFA. Either way, if he wants out, I think Columbus should go after him. I do question whether the price paid here is worth it though. As I said, though, I expect him to re-sign in Edmonton.

EDIT: For some reason I thought he had a full NTC. Turns out he has an M-NTC. Then, depending, on the terms of that M-NTC, I'd agree he probably doesn't go to UFA if he wants out. Still, I maintain that the price given here is too much.