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Columbus Blue Jackets (Official Thread)

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C'mon JO, we need some tidbits.

I read that Toronto is thinking of buying out 2/3 players since alot of them have NTC's. That seems a bit dumb considering they would count against the cap long after their contract would expire. Tucker reportedly won't waive his NTC so, if they buy him out, it would count against the cap $1M/year for 6 years. Do you know the specifics of how that buyout works?
 
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saw this on a pens sight i visit, figured i'd post it here. I can see this helping both sides, especially if Pitt doesn't think they can sign them before July 1st.

CBJ - Pittsburgh Trade Rumor
June 11, 2008, 9:26 am

I don't normally put out a ton of trade rumors on my blog (I leave that up to Ek), but this rumor is being swirled around and it makes sense. The Jackets would get negotiation rights to Ryan Malone and Brooks Orpik for the #19 pick.

Pens are going to have to unload some salary especially if they have any dreams of keeping Hossa. There was already rumors that the Jackets were going to go after Malone after July 1st. This trade would keep out the competition and also get a shot at Orpik that would be a nice addition to the blue line. This would also give the Pens a 1st round pick when they might end up with nothing if they have to let them go any way.

Stay tuned in Columbus because things are starting to heat up. The rumors are starting to fly fast and furious. As you know when there is smoke, there's fire.

****Reviewing the Centers for the Draft will be coming this week.


Fire the Cannon!

Eric Smith
 
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Brutus1;1181640; said:
C'mon JO, we need some tidbits.

I read that Toronto is thinking of buying out 2/3 players since alot of them have NTC's. That seems a bit dumb considering they would count against the cap long after their contract would expire. Tucker reportedly won't waive his NTC so, if they buy him out, it would count against the cap $1M/year for 6 years. Do you know the specifics of how that buyout works?
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tuckers deal would take 6m to buy him out and cap hit for 6 years.

it takes 2/3 to buy out a contract. this would allow tucker (33 year old) to go and play for 1.5-2m for whoever he wants.

but... keep in mind that the sharks made a play for tucker last year, who is the leafs new coach? wilson, the coach from san jose from last year.

darcy tucker wins if he gets bought out imo. is their leverage with the NTC, sure but that was part of the agreement. i dont blame anyone for failing to waive it. both parties agreed and so it shall be for better or worse.

kubina is on the block also. 40 pt dman with 24mins of ice time. good zie 6-4 245lbs and at 31 could be a nice pick up for someone.

h0bb3s;1181681; said:
saw this on a pens sight i visit, figured i'd post it here. I can see this helping both sides, especially if Pitt doesn't think they can sign them before July 1st.

CBJ - Pittsburgh Trade Rumor
June 11, 2008, 9:26 am

I don't normally put out a ton of trade rumors on my blog (I leave that up to Ek), but this rumor is being swirled around and it makes sense. The Jackets would get negotiation rights to Ryan Malone and Brooks Orpik for the #19 pick.

Pens are going to have to unload some salary especially if they have any dreams of keeping Hossa. There was already rumors that the Jackets were going to go after Malone after July 1st. This trade would keep out the competition and also get a shot at Orpik that would be a nice addition to the blue line. This would also give the Pens a 1st round pick when they might end up with nothing if they have to let them go any way.

Stay tuned in Columbus because things are starting to heat up. The rumors are starting to fly fast and furious. As you know when there is smoke, there's fire.

****Reviewing the Centers for the Draft will be coming this week.


Fire the Cannon!

Eric Smith
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two things
1-eric smith is ek's blogger for the jackets but is from pitt.
2-think flyers deal with hartnell and timo last year
3-while the rumor has legs eric smith has little cred with me...
 
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jimotis4heisman;1181706; said:
tuckers deal would take 6m to buy him out and cap hit for 6 years.

it takes 2/3 to buy out a contract. this would allow tucker (33 year old) to go and play for 1.5-2m for whoever he wants.

but... keep in mind that the sharks made a play for tucker last year, who is the leafs new coach? wilson, the coach from san jose from last year.

darcy tucker wins if he gets bought out imo. is their leverage with the NTC, sure but that was part of the agreement. i dont blame anyone for failing to waive it. both parties agreed and so it shall be for better or worse.

kubina is on the block also. 40 pt dman with 24mins of ice time. good zie 6-4 245lbs and at 31 could be a nice pick up for someone.
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It seems Tucker took a discount when he re-signed with the Leafs, but covered his butt but getting the NTC. Good for him. They seem to want to blow up everything in Tor, and start over with some high priced FA's like Philly and the NYR did. Of course, those 2 had some good young players to start with. Leafs fans have got some problems.

I read Eck's page just for blogs. Any rumors there I take with a BIG grain of salt.

No way if I'm the CBJ do I think about that. Give a first, even at #19, to negotiate for 2 1/2 weeks with 2 guys that have more attractive options ? No thanks. The only way they would sign is if you overpayed and they're not worth it.
 
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tucker plays a game like peca. it ultra physical for a little guy they dont have much tread on the tire. not that they arent good players, they need to at this point in their careers be in the right situation. a good pickup for the right team.

the leafs are effed up. period the end. worse than the yankees for us americans. aged team, aged core. heck they havent been good in a while.

ek is good for random stuff. he is what he is.

they wont give up the pick unless they sign the two before july 1, just like philly. a top six guy like malone and bruiser like oprik dont grow on trees. id take it for one draft pick. the cbj have mentioned theyd like kto change 8-9 players in the form of trades, ufa, rfa, draft, and the system...
 
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Eck's a Flyers fan. Fuck the Flyers

The price of a Leafs tickets is amazing, considering the team sucks so bad. Those boys are hardcore hockey. The Leafs fans I know want to blow up everything.

Hopefully the 'Jackets can make a splash one way or the other.
 
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The Blue Jackets have told restricted free agent Dan Fritsche that they're not going to talk until after the entry draft or July 1, which seems to indicate he is one of the players they might be shopping.
Teams who want grit might be interested in Fritsche, and insiders think a trade would be best for him because it's pretty clear the Blue Jackets see him as a third-line player at best. The Parma native could be used as added value in the Jackets' quest to get a first-line center.
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jimotis4heisman;1183542; said:
blake wheeler turned down the cbj offer. two teams are left.

dineen should be named as an nhl assitance shortly...
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How much does Wheeler think he's worth. I've heard the Rangers are 1 of the teams. What's his story? He turns down an offer from the 'Yotes and becomes a f.a. Do they get any compensation for losing his rights?
 
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Dispatch

Bob Hunter commentary: Jackets need to be ready to deal anyone on the roster

Sunday, June 15, 2008 3:51 AM
By Bob Hunter



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A recent conversation about a possible Blue Jackets' makeover was about three sentences old when it ran into a stop sign.
"Trade Zherdev?" a fan told me. "No way. You can't trade Zherdev. He's going to be a huge star."
He could be right. Someday, Nikolai Zherdev might one of the NHL's biggest stars. He can be delightfully entertaining, working the puck as if it were hooked to his stick by an invisible string, sometimes making opposing defensemen look clumsy and lost.
But trading Zherdev -- or anybody -- on the Blue Jackets roster is an option for general manager Scott Howson as he prepares to shape the roster into one that can not only reach the Stanley Cup playoffs but advance once it's there.

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Dispatch

Blue Jackets
Howson hunkers down as pivotal stretch looms

Sunday, June 15, 2008 3:51 AM
By Aaron Portzline


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

On the far wall of Scott Howson's office, directly across from his desk, hangs a huge white board covered with roughly 1,500 names. The Blue Jackets general manager has spelled out the depth charts of all 30 NHL clubs, their top minor-league affiliates and their top prospects.

"You have to know who you're dealing with, right?" Howson said with a smile last week.
It has been exactly one year since Howson was introduced as the Blue Jackets' GM, the man charged with cleaning up a mess.
So far, Howson -- through no fault of his own -- has served with no great distinction. The Blue Jackets had little money to spend on last summer's bumper crop of free agents, and the trade deadline in February was unkind to the Blue Jackets in ways nobody could have anticipated.

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