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Originally Posted by JJ1532
Come again? Columbus has scored 103, which is middle of the pack in the league. Johansen had contributed just 6 of those. They even got by with him being a healthy scratch. I don't see him being traded as having a massive impact on their offence, they've found a way to score without him anyway.
But they've improved their blue line significantly, a massive need seeing how they've let in the most goals this year. I would argue that this trade improves both teams right away, so as long as Johansen picks up where he left off from the last 2 seasons.
I'd say it was an even trade leaning slightly towards a Columbus win. Not sure how they lose.
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Because a #1 C is generally acquired in the top 5 picks of the draft, somewhere the Predators usually don't pick from. Meanwhile they seem to have a steady stream of top pairing defensemen falling into their laps every few years.