If any of you like the Steve Dangle Podcast, yesterday they discussed the Jackets and the Chinakhov trade request for about 15 minutes. Some of it may be a little harsh, but I think their insights are generally pretty good. It's long, the Jackets discussion starts around the 44 minute mark, and is book marked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmMLx8p2uoU&list=PLLk7FZfwCEidkgWpSiHVkYT7HrIzLPXlY

7 comments

  1. I’m glad they eventually went through the game log for when he returned from injury. Tells the story pretty clearly imo.

    I really am surprised he asked for a trade publicly. Feels like he just didn’t return from injury at 100% and he will have a full shot at top 6 minutes this season.

  2. I hope Jiricek like playing for the Blues now. Hes really moving around now. /s

    (If you dont watch the video, they keep saying Jiricek went to the Blues)

  3. I appreciated dangle fighting back on the “Columbus is in a sad spot” narrative. We have a lot of things trending in the right direction. One player asking out right now is not the end of the world.

  4. They’re right about the Chinny issue being about him getting sufficient ice time to drive up his value for his next RFA deal next year.

    But they’re viewing the Jiricek issue through the wrong lens. Don and the new management team can’t analyze the talent here based mainly on where they were drafted. They didn’t draft the guys currently on the team. So when buying, selling, or trading they shouldn’t be motivated by trying to recoup past picks/assets. That’s classic sunk cost fallacy – chasing good money/resources after bad.

    Yes, Jiricek was a top 10 pick that didn’t work out here. Looks like he may not work out (yet) for Minnesota. But him being a top 10 pick, by itself, shouldn’t justify expending lots of additional resources to try to make it work here. That’s what bad organizations do – cling to the guys in their system to try to prove they know what they’re doing.

  5. Sounds like The Dean challenged Chinny when he returned. Chinny needs to understand just because you were in the top 6 when you left, doesn’t mean you are automatically slotted right back in upon your return.

  6. Not a fan of the “they are in Sabres lite territory with everyone wanting to leave”

    In the last 3 years for the Kings they’ve had Spence pissed off asking for a trade, Villardi was pissed off that’s why he was part of the PLD trade, Brandt Clarke frequently comes up because he is unhappy with his use and has been in trade talks looking for somewhere to utilize him better.

    Philly has had Gauthier, a bench blowup with Cam York and Torts which almost got him moved, Morgan Frost had asked for a change of scenery.

    The Rangers had Schneider speaking out about how difficult things are right now in NY, Kakko was traded for a “change in scenery”

    Multiple players have left Vancouver at their request.

    These situations are not as uncommon as everyone thinks they are. Everyone just shits their pants when it’s Columbus.

  7. I think it’s kind of funny there’s Chinakov people throwing a fit over him wanting out claiming he was supposed to be some amazing top line player.

    Then on the other hand complaining about Charlie Coyle who has just outright straight up out performed Chinakov the past four or five years.

    And before anybody wants to make excuses about Chinakov “not being healthy” he’s literally NEVER healthy.

    The most amount of games he’s ever played was 62 games back in 2022 and he scored a whopping fucking 14 points that year.

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