Zak MacMillan

"CBJ"

Harrisburg, PA • United States • 23 Years Old • Male

CBJ- "What the Gobble" Rumor Blog

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Thanksgiving getting to me. Maybe. In this weird rumor blog, I discuss the Ryan Johansen rumors in Columbus

Let's start with the facts- Darren Dreger reported that Blue Jackets center Ryan Johansen might be available as teams have called Columbus about his availability. Also, one team said he is "softly" in play.

Let's state the obvious- Every star player gets discussed over the course of the careers. That has never changed. Never. NEVER.

Let's state the logistics- Every team needs a number one center. (Some) teams in the Western Conference prefer a one and a one A system. Teams that need number one centers include Nashville, Arizona, and Toronto. Some teams that may need or want an upgrade may include Ottawa, Florida, Vancouver, and Carolina.

Let's state the opinion- It is insane his name is mentioned in trade rumors. He is on a very good team that is (one) getting out of a slump and (two) getting better as the years go by. Why would Columbus want to trade a number one center? Who would even replace him in Columbus? What would they even get for him besides (maybe) a first round pick?

Let's see who'd I ask for from each team for Johansen

From Anaheim: Shea Theodore, Nick Ritchie, and a first round pick

From Arizona: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (straight up). He's that good.

From Boston: Torey Krug, either Ryan Spooner or Alex Khokhlachev, and the higher of first round pick (San Jose or Boston)

From Buffalo: Rasmus Ristolainen, Johan Larsson, William Carrier,Nicholas Baptiste, and a second round pick


From Calgary- Emile Poirier, T.J. Brodie, first round pick

From Carolina- Ryan Murphy, Victor Rask, Brock McGinn, first round pick.

From Chicago- Niklas Hjalmarsson, Phillip Danault, Ryan Hartman, first round pick

From Colorado- Tyson Barrie, J.T. Compher, first round pick

From Dallas- Mattias Janmark, Jamie Oleksiak, Patrick Nemeth, first round pick.

From Detroit- Alexj Holstrom, Ryan Sproul, Tomas Jurco, 1st round pick

Edmonton Oilers- Leon Draisaitl or Darnell Nurse,

Florida Panters- Rocco Grimaldi, Dmitri Kulikov, 1st round pick

Los Angeles Kings: Derek Forbort, Jordan Weal, first round pick

Minnesota Wild: Alex Tuch, Marco Scandella, first round pick

Montréal Canadiens: Jacob de la Rose, Jared Tinordi, first round pick

Nashville Predators: Ryan Ellis, Kevin Fiala, first round pick

New Jersey Devils: Eric Gelinas, Reid Boucher, Stefan Matteau, First round pick

New York Islanders: Ryan Pulock, Ryan Strome, first round pick

New York Rangers: Ryan Gropp, Dylan McIlrath, Brady Skjei, first round pick

Ottawa Senators: Patrick Wiercioch, Cody Ceci, first round pick

Philadelphia Flyers: Sean Couturier, Ivan Provorov, first round pick

Pittsburgh Penguins: Daniel Sprong, Olli Maatta, first round pick

San Jose Sharks: Mirco Mueller, Tomas Hertl, first round pick

St. Louis Blues: Colton Paryako, Ty Rattie, Joel Edmundson, first round pick

Tampa Bay Lightning: Slater Koekkoek, Nikita Kucherov, first round pick

Toronto Maple Leafs: Morgan Rielly, first round pound pick

Vancouver Canucks: Alex Edler, Brendan Gaunce, first round pick

Washington Capitals: Madison Bowey, Jakub Vrana, Connor Carrick, first round pick

Winnipeg Jets: Josh Morrissey, Nic Petan, first round pick

What are your thoughts? What would you take for Johansen? More to come...