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Originally Posted by BsFaninCGY
I've seen a lot of sentiment on this board and others of people hoping the Blue Jackets miss after all the trades they made. Why? Trade deadline day and the weeks leading up to it are usually something every hockey fan looks forward to. When a trade deadline passes with little movement it's boring. If CBJ gets in and somehow finds a way to win a round and maybe go on a bit of a run - there's the possibility other teams might try to replicate it next year. I'd hate to see them fail and everyone get even more stingy at next years TDD.
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You know what's also fun? Draft picks, young players and player development.
If I was a BJ's fan, I would absolutely rather have a bubble team rich with draft picks than a bubble team with no draft picks.
Columbus has to pretty much make the conference finals for their deadline moves to be worth it, and even then if they end up losing Duchene and Dzingel for nothing (on top of Panarin and Bobrosky), that'll be just ugly.
They've also set themselves up to be desperate in the UFA contract negotiations, which isn't likely to help their situation.
As a Flames fans, I don't look forward to playoff rentals either. I'm much more into following how our draft picks turn into NHL players.