The Columbus Blue Jackets formally released their list of protected players on Sunday, and as you may have guessed, Twitter was ablaze with takes in varying degrees of warmth. It's trading season, friends, which means it's about to get hot.
If you need a refresher on the happenings of Sunday, we are here to lend a helping hand. Some handled it better than others.
Seven forwards, three defensemen, one goaltender: here's the Blue Jackets' protected list revealed today. #CBJ https://t.co/pM9foO3oT6
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) June 18, 2017
Later on that day, the Blue Jackets' official Twitter account, delirious by this point, tried to convince Vegas to consider an unconventional choice.
"lots of pizza" is an unlisted option fyi
— ColumbusBlueJackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) June 18, 2017
The Columbus Dispatch's Aaron Portzline dropped some knowledge on the upcoming Expansion Draft.
Per #CBJ expansion protected list, it's now a virtual certainty that @GoldenKnights have agreed to take Matt Calvert or William Karlsson.
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) June 18, 2017
This man is not happy about the club's asset management, despite not mentioning Josh Anderson's or Joonas Korpisalo's name. Hmm.
Oh the Blue Jackets seriously traded their 1st rounder to protect Jack Johnson?
— Patrick Spiced Latte (@Lallypb) June 17, 2017
This person is confused by the phrase 'below average', apparently.
A below average team trading a first round pick so they can protect a well below average defenseman.
— kris knesis (@KrisKnesis) June 17, 2017
Lumbus, man.#cbj https://t.co/uLFUTLm6u2
And of course, from our very own Sam Blazer:
On Father's Day, the Blue Jackets learned what many other dads have come to know. You don't always have to protect your Johnson.
— SB (@Sam_Blazer) June 18, 2017
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