So, an update with some explanations why.
Must Resign UFAs: Charlie Coyle, Mason Marchment........ Coyle's a hold over and Marchment's importance to the team has become obvious. Especially the physical aspects as only Mathieu Olivier among the Jackets physical players is guaranteed to come back
I'd Keep Him On A Team Friendly Deal Only: Eric Gudbranson, Boone Jenner......Guddy has become too injury prone to hand a big dollar contract to and since this may be his final contract, he'll want as much money as he can get. I gave my verdict on Boone days ago. I like him and what he brings, but he's also become injury prone and his offense is suffering. He might prefer to do a Rick Nash by helping the team get better by chasing the Cup elsewhere.
Bye-bye: Brenden Smith , Egor Zamula
On the trade front, my Untouchables haven't changed: Jet Greaves, Adam Fantilli, Kirill Marchenko, Denton Mateychuk and Zach Werenski. I don't think any explanation is required.
Available For The Right Return: Damon Severson, Ivan Provorov, Cole Sillinger, Mathieu Olivier, Sean Monahan, Kent Johnson, Conor Garland, Luca Del Bel Belluz...... Understand, I don't know that any of them really are available, but you have to give to get and, were I the GM of an NHL team, these are the guys I would be looking at, knowing that Waddell has made the above group untouchable.
Potential Throw-ins: Isaac Lundestrom, Dimitri Voronkov, Jake Christiansen and Elvis Merzlikins....... Honestly, the Jackets are probably stuck with these four for another season, but Waddell might be able to unload one or more as a sweetener on a deal.
If you don't see a name, it's because I don't have a strong feeling about them. And, yes, I know that this list isn't wildly different than the previous one. That's because I think that, essentially, I got things right the first time and only needed a tweak, here and there.
I don't know what I'll write about next because I've been thinking about a lot of things and I'm dealing with some minor health issues. Nothing that will keep me from checking in regularly, just the crap that creeps up in your 60's.
Potential Throw Ins:
