Believe it or not, the Columbus Blue Jackets are rebuilding the right way
February 5, 2023
Believe it or not, the Columbus Blue Jackets are rebuilding the right way
6 comments
Weird they have Bean as our long-term D of the future instead of peeke or boqvist.
I’d say it’s a mixed bag. Lots of talent in the pipeline, but a proper rebuild doesn’t involve getting locked into terrible multi-year contracts for bad veterans. Between Gudbranson, Roslovic, and an increasingly concerning Elvis, we have too many of those.
We will see
Would’ve been nice if they gave a reason for thinking that defensemen are more important than forwards when you’re rebuilding. Examples from other teams rebuilding, maybe?
I would like to see us draft another goalie this summer. Seems like our goalie cupboard is nearly depleted, when 3 years ago that looked like our strongest position.
Personally I think after what happened with Kivi his head just isn’t in the right place and who could blame him? He probably even has survivors guilt 🙁
For that reason I’m willing to give Elvis a pass this year. It only happened in summer 2021… Maybe I’m projecting a little bit here but that’s something I wouldn’t get over in less than 2yrs, but that’s just me. I handle death admittedly pretty badly.
6 comments
Weird they have Bean as our long-term D of the future instead of peeke or boqvist.
I’d say it’s a mixed bag. Lots of talent in the pipeline, but a proper rebuild doesn’t involve getting locked into terrible multi-year contracts for bad veterans. Between Gudbranson, Roslovic, and an increasingly concerning Elvis, we have too many of those.
We will see
Would’ve been nice if they gave a reason for thinking that defensemen are more important than forwards when you’re rebuilding. Examples from other teams rebuilding, maybe?
I would like to see us draft another goalie this summer. Seems like our goalie cupboard is nearly depleted, when 3 years ago that looked like our strongest position.
Personally I think after what happened with Kivi his head just isn’t in the right place and who could blame him? He probably even has survivors guilt 🙁
For that reason I’m willing to give Elvis a pass this year. It only happened in summer 2021… Maybe I’m projecting a little bit here but that’s something I wouldn’t get over in less than 2yrs, but that’s just me. I handle death admittedly pretty badly.