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Columbus Blue Jackets (Official Thread)

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Mike80 said:
Yeah - like how I said the Indians were a bad team in the decade of the 1980s, oh wait, you were wrong about that too, weren't you?

BTW my point this entire time has been Johansen does NOT play PK. But since you have trouble deciphering the English language, I'm not surprised you can figure this out.
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Still waiting for who Johansen is going to replace on the PK....
but hey maybe he'll get that chance with all the TC time he has gotten so far from signing last Friday or Saturday.
 
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Even some agents don’t get what Overhardt is doing with Johansen demands
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As we passed along last week, a poll of NHL general managers revealed sympathy for Blue Jackets management when it came to the club’s contract impasse with Ryan Johansen.
But apparently the same can’t be said for how most agents view the job Kurt Overhardt is doing for his client.
“I think it’s been terribly mishandled by the player and the agent,” one unnamed agent told the Hockey News. “It flies in the face of all convention. I look at it almost like a lawyer dealing with a client in court. I would tell the player, ‘If you insist on taking this position, our chances of success are almost nil. I don’t like your chances at all and I’m under obligation to tell you that. ‘”
According to the Hockey News, “most agents…reacted in a range from being perplexed to flabbergasted at the tactics taken by Overhardt and Johansen.”
While we get the feeling that Overhardt won’t particularly care what his counterparts think — this is, after all, an agent who’s never been afraid to fly in the face of convention — a quote like the one above, from an agent no less, won’t help his client’s case in the court of public opinion.
Where does this all end up?
Well, Columbus president of hockey ops John Davidson has already hinted that $4 million per season (forget $6 million) is too much to pay Johansen.
Entire article: http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/...hat-overhardt-is-doing-with-johansen-demands/
http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/agents-scratching-their-heads-over-johansens-contract-demands/
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Even some agents don’t get what Overhardt is doing with Johansen demands
johansen1.jpg

As we passed along last week, a poll of NHL general managers revealed sympathy for Blue Jackets management when it came to the club’s contract impasse with Ryan Johansen.
But apparently the same can’t be said for how most agents view the job Kurt Overhardt is doing for his client.
“I think it’s been terribly mishandled by the player and the agent,” one unnamed agent told the Hockey News. “It flies in the face of all convention. I look at it almost like a lawyer dealing with a client in court. I would tell the player, ‘If you insist on taking this position, our chances of success are almost nil. I don’t like your chances at all and I’m under obligation to tell you that. ‘”
According to the Hockey News, “most agents…reacted in a range from being perplexed to flabbergasted at the tactics taken by Overhardt and Johansen.”
While we get the feeling that Overhardt won’t particularly care what his counterparts think — this is, after all, an agent who’s never been afraid to fly in the face of convention — a quote like the one above, from an agent no less, won’t help his client’s case in the court of public opinion.
Where does this all end up?
Well, Columbus president of hockey ops John Davidson has already hinted that $4 million per season (forget $6 million) is too much to pay Johansen.
Entire article: http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/...hat-overhardt-is-doing-with-johansen-demands/
http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/agents-scratching-their-heads-over-johansens-contract-demands/
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Think about it - the type of stupidity coming from Overcharge is going to harden the resolve of the front offices to any form of negotiations with any player, not to mention when the time for arbitration comes up.
 
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And there's movement!

The two sides are $1.25 million apart per year on a two-year contract, the closest they've been since talks started earlier this summer but still a large gap.
Earlier this week, the Blue Jackets extended a two-year, $6.5 million contract -- $3.25 million per year average -- that was qiuckly rejected by Johansen's agent, Kurt Overhardt. It marked the first step forward for the Blue Jackets, who had a two-year, $6 million contract on the table since early summer.
Overhardt responded with a similar move, offering a two-year, $9 million contract, or $4.5 million per season. The previous offer was for two years and $9.5 million total after beginning the process earlier this summer at two years, $13.7 million total.
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Maybe end up somewhere around $3.75/M?

Mike80 said:
Overcharge .
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PS I love this :urban2:
 
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For those who like links:

Johansen's salary in 2016-17 -- $6 million -- is key. He will remain a restricted free agent when this contract is up, but the Blue Jackets will need to "qualify" him to maintain his rights. As the previous year's salary determines the amount of the qualifying offer, Johansen -- barring a catastrophe -- will be guaranteed to make $6 million in 2017-18 and, likely, beyond.
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http://bluejacketsxtra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2014/10/06/1006-jackets-reach-deal.html
 
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