Todd Cordell: Could The Blue Jackets Survive a Ryan Johansen Holdout?

You Dont need him anymore. you have brian gibbons!

Not sure why you are penciling in Anisimov. You're trading him to Edmonton.

Just sign him already to longterm 5-5.5m x 8 years

Just sign him already to longterm 5-5.5m x 8 years
- DougGilmour_93

Leafiest post ever.

Not sure why you are penciling in Anisimov. You're trading him to Edmonton.
- freelancer

maybe down the road when Jenner is more established and Johansen is signed

Leafiest post ever.
- eichiefs9

Homer would have tried the same thing in prior years, but that post still made me smile.

Leafiest post ever.
- eichiefs9

what could go wrong?

Short answer no they can't. If they lose him they lose their only 30 goal guy and one of the only 3 guys on the team with over 20 goals. Without Johansson, the Jackets highest point producer is a Dman with 51 points. You got Scott Hartnell now but just look at his numbers and how inconsistent they are. He had 20 goals last season which is the least amount of goals in a season as a Flyer, without Giroux those numbers will drop, without Johansson those numbers will be abysmal. To me the trade is a wash. If RJ can come in a score 18 goals again on the 3rd line that will be a great in my book. Either Schenn or Simmonds will replace Hartnell.

maybe down the road when Jenner is more established and Johansen is signed
- Todd.Cordell

No man, we need him now

Just sign him already to longterm 5-5.5m x 8 years
- DougGilmour_93

Only problem is he wants 7x8years

Todd Cordell: Could The Blue Jackets Survive a Ryan Johansen Holdout?
- Todd-Cordell

Wennberg will lead the way ....and then RJ will come crawling back if the cbj can win a few games at the beginning of the season.

That being said I would really like something like this:

Calvert-Dubinsky-Atkinson (why destroy a line that did so much during the playoffs)
Hartnell-Anisimov-Horton
Foligno-Jenner-Letestu
Boll-Dano-Gibbons (love him hate him he attracts penalties)

Only problem is he wants 7x8years
- Iggysbff

Well thats just preposterous.

Nope.

Short answer no they can't. If they lose him they lose their only 30 goal guy and one of the only 3 guys on the team with over 20 goals. Without Johansson, the Jackets highest point producer is a Dman with 51 points. You got Scott Hartnell now but just look at his numbers and how inconsistent they are. He had 20 goals last season which is the least amount of goals in a season as a Flyer, without Giroux those numbers will drop, without Johansson those numbers will be abysmal. To me the trade is a wash. If RJ can come in a score 18 goals again on the 3rd line that will be a great in my book. Either Schenn or Simmonds will replace Hartnell.
- xShoot4WarAmpsx

A philly fan thinks RJ for Hartnell was a wash? You don't say

just about every non-PHI fan disagrees

A philly fan thinks RJ for Hartnell was a wash? You don't say

just about every non-PHI fan disagrees
- TheNugeIsHuge

So do many of us Philly fans. Terrible trade.

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First off, I think if Wennberg looks good early in camp Joey comes back quicker. My line without him would look like this:
Jenner-Dubinsky-Horton
Hartnell-Anisimov-Atkinson
Foligno-Wennberg-Gibbons
Calvert-Letestu-Tropp

I think they can survive without him until thanksgiving. Any later than that and playoffs could be an issue not to mention Joey would become hated in Columbus. The fan I talk to are already talking about getting rid of him.

A philly fan thinks RJ for Hartnell was a wash? You don't say

just about every non-PHI fan disagrees
- TheNugeIsHuge

Don't believe me. I watched Hartnell play on a nightly basis he isn't good. He turns the puck over on horrible passes, doesn't backcheck often when he does he isn't skating in the Dzone and his man just out skates him, he can barely stay on his feet nevermind skate, he is slow.... need I go on. Both players are not good. Difference is one looks better than he is. Wait till everyone is talking about what a big disappointment Hartnell is.

Only problem is he wants 7x8years
- Iggysbff

for 63 pts? not worth 7M

Don't believe me. I watched Hartnell play on a nightly basis he isn't good. He turns the puck over on horrible passes, doesn't backcheck often when he does he isn't skating in the Dzone and his man just out skates him, he can barely stay on his feet nevermind skate, he is slow.... need I go on. Both players are not good. Difference is one looks better than he is. Wait till everyone is talking about what a big disappointment Hartnell is.
- xShoot4WarAmpsx

this is just too funny

Johansen would need to be under contract to stage a holdout. As he has no contract, it would be impossible for him to hold out. Kinda like the players strike a few years ago, that wasn't a players strike.