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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Johnny is not going to Columbus unless he is offered the highest cap hit in the league.
Jersey is the biggest threat because they have money, close to home, and a lot of young talent to sell with a desire to win right away. Philly is a threat because it is his home team where his buddy Hayes plays.
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CBJ may be closer to winning than NJD - they managed 18 more pts than NJD despite Laine and Werenski missing a fair bit of time (though so did Hughes and Hamilton) and have never really bottomed out the way
Hughes/Hischier are more certain and further along than Sillinger/Johnson, but the rest of CBJ roster is in better shape:
Elvis locked up for 5 yrs vs. Blackwood or ???
Werenski > Hamilton
Gavrikov vs. Severson - both 1 yr from UFA
Boqvist/Bean vs. Luke Hughes/Ty Smith - probably give the edge to NJD, but all of these guys are big question marks.
Laine/Bjorkstrand/Jenner/Roslovic/Chinakhov/Texier/Bemstrom/etc
vs.
Bratt/Zacha?/Mercer/Sharangovich/Holtz/Boqvist/Foote/etc
CBJ has a better G and #1D. NJD probably has better 1-2C (of the future). The next 10 best players on each roster are a bit of a toss up - CBJ is more ready to compete now but maybe a lower ceiling for their youngest guys. NJD picks 2OA, CBJ picks 6 and 12.