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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
In a few years they could be pretty good and it's not like Johnny is going anywhere. I don't think anyone expected Columbus to make the playoffs this season as the roster still needs work. It's what they do in the next 3 years or so that will determine if this signing is worth it for them but adding a star player of Johnny's caliber will probably make it worth it for the Jackets as he's one of the players in the league that's worth the price of admission to watch live. I don't think winning was paramount to Johnny's choice of location as he wanted to be a Flyer first and foremost.
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Agreed but he could also push them into higher draft positions. At this stage they've drafted high twice (5th taking Johnson and 6th taking Jiricek). I like both pieces a lot. But they probably need to draft higher for a couple more years at least. Sillinger is a good piece but likely tops out as a 2nd line centre, and maybe ideally slotted as an elite 3rd. The rest of the system isn't particularly well stocked because prior to the last couple of years they were goinng for it.
I just see it as a very long road that isn't likely to end with a contending team. Which maybe for this organization and for Johnny is OK.