Blue Jackets Fire General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
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About time. I respect Jarmo but it was beyond time for him to go.
Agreed. I had hopes for the organization a few years ago, but they've fallen off the wagon again.
Yep, lots of good work but lost his way in recent years
If the Babcock debacle didn’t get him, this terrible season did. He’s drafted well but hasn’t put the right group of veterans around them. And some of those contracts are gonna be tough to work around
How do you draft well, get Johnny Gaudreau for nothing, and not be good? Something doesn't add up.
Precisely! His people skills were far from ideal and expectations not clearly communicated or achieved with any sense of frequency as his course of running this roster.@@kurtwpg
@@kurtwpg Even worse they aren’t getting the Gaudreau we saw in Calgary. I fear that contract is gonna become an anchor for them if he doesn’t get it going.
@@seanragsdale5636I wonder if it's coaching related.
@@kurtwpg Coaching has been chronic problem apart from Tortorella's best years. I wouldn't be surprised if the new GM brings in a competent coaching staff and builds a very competitive team very quickly. Especially since the team has a bunch of more or less redundant players and prospects to use as trade currency.
every GM makes mistakes but 11 years is impressive
11 years and ONE round won. A decade of relative success, even without a Cup, sure, but a decade of failure is quite impressive.
Yeah I think he would done much better if he would do job somewhere else than Columbus. Still not very impressive record. He made good trades and decent drafting. Bad choices in contracts and coaches
Nobody else couldnt had done any better and wont ever do.
@@johannespitkamaki1369I’m sure plenty would have done better than him…he’s an improvement from the previous GM’s, but that’s not saying anything.
@@juuhan4892 A lot of it comes down to luck in the draft lotto and Columbus hasn't had much.
Jarmo was good GM for the Jackets but it was time for both sides to move on. It’s felt like the Jackets have been stuck in quicksand since the 2020 offseason.
More like the 2019 offseason. Jarmo's all-in push completely kneecapped the team's long-term viability, as it saw many of its best players walking for absolutely nothing. Hilarious as sweeping the record regular season Lightning was, I think virtually everyone would agree that it wasn't worth the pain and misery that's followed. The CBJ should definitely have been sellers that season knowing what was just around the corner - they could have gotten a solid haul for Panarin and Bobrovsky that would have set them up nicely for the near future.
Marchenko and Chinakhov looking at Gaudreau's numbers and asking for 7m each 🤣😂
How Davidson and Flynn, among others still have their jobs is beyond me
This, with the power of a thousand suns.
I get firing Jarmo, it was about time but how the heck do the rest of them keep their jobs with arguably worse track records than Jarmo and zero positive influence on the team ever.
I hope they'll be fired off the cannon come off-season but not holding my breath, D and Flynn are like stubborn smears stuck on the bowl, no amount of flushing helps.
Davidson is the one of the greatest schmooozers in the game.
As a "hockey guy" making decisions...he STINKS!
Seeiously? He's had the job for a year and a half and one draft.
The depth of your ignorance is unfathomable.
@@fubartotale3389you talking about Davidson?
@@G0lden-lu6by You don't understand the business of hockey do you? NOBODY lasts for long in this league unless the OWNER likes what he sees and is getting as a return. How many owner's (Ottawa & Vancouver anyone?) have interfered, overruled, or told their GMs what to do, how much to pay a player and who to trade or keep? If the OWNER likes someone they stay, no matter how they do their job on the ice or in the office.
I say this as a Finn who would love to see more European personnel in the NHL: he should've been fired the second they hired Babcock, even if it wasn't entirely his fault. So about damn time.
i respect everything he’s done for our franchise. but it was time. good luck jarmo.
Priority number one now has to be protecting, growing and supporting the legit young core of this team.
Something's telling me that this is the main reason why ownership pulled the trigger now - with the deadline looming large, I feel like they might have been scared that Jarmo would have gone scorched earth, trading anyone and everyone he could, in a last-ditch effort to save his job. Hopefully Davidson will maintain a much more level head assuming they don't get a replacement by then.
Long overdue.
There was some good things happening in Columbus years ago but its a mess now.
Poor goaltending,so many players underperforming.
The Babcock debacle.
I never saw Gaudreau signing in Columbus as Columbus pushing themselves in "contender" status. I always saw it as Gaudreau going somewhere with zero pressure to win.
And a phat stack of cash
Paid vacation
All of us fans paying attention knew this team was nowhere near contending. Except management, apparently, given this season, but the rest of us knew it was going to be a couple of years before it was even a whisper.
With those desperation moves in the offseason, you figured it’d be Jarmo’s head if things didn’t work out… and it was obvious they wouldn’t as soon as Babcock started doing Babcock things.
They won more playoff rounds than Toronto so it was a success compared to them.
The Babcock situation was when I really gave up on him. I respected a good deal of the moves he made before that but that one was rough.
Yeah, Babcock always gave me the "creeper" vibes, and from what I've heard from anon players, it sure sounds like that's the case. I thought for sure as well, between the Babcock incident and the way that Laine is a cream puff mentally, Jarmo woulda been shitcanned by now...
i agree! wish he hadn't done that
When I was in Columbus, the catch phrase was "It's a good place to live, but I wouldn't want to visit there."
You could say that about a lot of places my friend.
@@Jalreal well it is better then a "Its not a good place to live, nor a good place to visit."
as a columbus native i agree with that
Seconded, as my aunt once stated, "My favorite place to go in Columbus..... The Airport!"@@UserName-ts3sp
Even if the Blues got stomped. I still enjoyed my visit to Columbus. That was during preseason last year. Got sick and tired of that cannon!
Damn Shannon, you're fast writing this board!!
Today has been one heck of a week in CBJ land…😂
Jarmo had a good run and made some good draft picks and trades, but his inability to hire an NHL caliber head coach over the last 3 seasons is what killed him. There is a lot of talent on this team that needs development, and I think our fortunes can be turned around with the hiring of an actual NHL head coach.
The trade deadline plays a factor here. If there is a permanent GM right away, then he immediately gets to start putting his fingerprints on the team. If not, you at least get an interim guy who isn't making crazy moves with the idea of holding onto his job for one more year, like Jarmo might have.
Davidson jumped ship to go back to the rangers, then came crawling back after the Rangers canned him. Not sure how Jarmo is fired and he isn’t as well
You don't understand the business of hockey do you? NOBODY lasts for long in this league unless the OWNER likes what he sees and is getting as a return. How many owner's (Ottawa & Vancouver anyone?) have interfered, overruled, or told their GMs what to do, how much to pay a player and who to trade or keep? If the OWNER likes someone they stay, no matter how they do their job on the ice or in the office.
@@gregorybiestek3431 So it's basically like any other business without the nepotism?
@@gregorybiestek3431 Funny how you copy-pasted this comment
@@jefflarson1652 No there is nepotism in it as well, it is just that you rarely hear about the kids that get hired/placed into "consultant" or "community relations" positions.
@@the-four-seven That is because way too many idiots commenting on this site have no idea how the business of hockey works. I have to keep repeating my self to get it thru their thick heads
Without him, the jackets would have been worse he did a good job with prospects but veterans who didn't mesh well
Solid work Shannon 👏🏻
The rumors that nobody wanted to play in Columbus started with I believe Jack Johnson and Jeff Carter if I remember correctly.
he wore out his welcome
Always great content. The work ethic is amazing.
Too bad, his drafting did wonders for the organization, as a cbj fan I sincerely thought he did better moves and dealings than his predecessors Mclean and Howson. Of course, his downfall came at the moment he hired Babcock, I can only defend him by saying maybe they thought Babcock would turn out like Torts and thrive under a second chance. It was'nt the case , he was puke until the very end. That being said, thank you, Jarmo, for actually giving a certain elevation to the cbj franchise. It wouldn't surprise me if he gets hired in an executive position in the near future .
That's like saying a rotting rat carcass is the best thing you've ever had in your basement because it's better than the steaming turd and the wad of radioactive sludge that used to be there. Not exactly a high bar we're setting.
@MisterVercetti columbus never made past the first round let alone never made the playoffs nor had a solid prospect pool but instead rushing draft picks to the big club only to get beaten to a pulp. There was a continuity and stability Jarmo brought that needs to be recognized.
@@plainbagel9192 if by that you mean continually and the stability of being terrible, then yes.
@@MisterVercetti well said...
@@ghophuckurselves3562 they did better than most teams under Kekaleinen, again making the playoffs and past the first round, not Kekaleinen's fault if star players like Panarin just decide to leave....
Hard to know the gaudreau and laine deals wouldn’t pan out. I definitely don’t knock those moves. Not to mention he had a good goalie pass away a few years back. Tough situation.
I loved this video. Columbus has been my team since day one and no one seems to take them seriously...even in 2019. If I was GM I would say definitely trim the fat on D and since the young guys to bridge contracts...but I swear to god if the new GM trades or captain for the third straight time I will lose my mind! Long live Boooooooone! You want a Blue Jackets identity player...that is your man any day of the week and twice on Sunday! Plus his sister is a captain too so it runs in the family.
The Severson contract and Babcock hiring did him in.
Jarmo and Davidson were both with the Blues before Columbus and they were well liked but none of the fans ever saw him as a GM it was obvious that Armstrong was the guy for the long term. That said, I was glad he got a chance.
The problem has been head coaching hires and the ownership being non existent.
It’s crazy Gaudreau only has seven goals.
Jackets should trade pending UFAs as well as some defensemen to make room for the younger top picks. There are teams needing defensemen and adding one that's not a pure rental for under 3mil should be desireable.
There's also news that the Jackets will have a Stadium Series game next year at Ohio Stadium AKA The Horseshoe.
I would trade Roslovic for sure. maybe move Patrik Laine
@@bclautz I guess getting anything will help but I can't imagine them getting much for Roslovic. Early in his career he looked like he might be a good player, but it's obvious now that ain't happening.
Yeah, the thing that kept Jarmo in was how well (on paper) he could build a team and what got him fired was how badly those did get him fired. I mean I look at what he leaves for the next person to GM for them like this; trade deadline - don't really NEED to make moves as this team has good pieces already. The draft position is decent. You have 12M cap space. Ok, you have a ton of RFA's to deal. 3 UFA's of which 1 you need to somehow deal with. You have 6 contract slots. You don't need to fully blow up with this, but you have all the options for restructuring available. You could keep some kind of core around and tinker. This position should have a ton of interest just because it offers so many possibilities.
NTC’s/NMC’s should come with a substantial discount, with the exception being true franchise players. It seems like they are handed out like candy, as a bonus, on top of a typical market price or higher cap hit.
He should have been fired when hiring then firing Babcock
Babcock resigned
@@TheJimmyStDenisShowJarmo was cuckoo for how the babcock saga went down
@@KayeW-wb1cf To be fair, it wasn't solely his decision. But yeah, it was ultimately on him. An absolutely brain-dead move.
For real. Jarmo was in that job for so long and he did no due diligence with hiring Babcock. After that disaster it was only a matter of time.
@@tehbeernerd You don't understand the business of hockey do you? NOBODY lasts for long in this league unless the OWNER likes what he sees and is getting as a return. How many owner's (Ottawa & Vancouver anyone?) have interfered, overruled, or told their GMs what to do, how much to pay a player and who to trade or keep? If the OWNER likes someone they stay, no matter how they do their job on the ice or in the office.
I've been saying for about five years that the problem with the Blue Jackets has very little to do with either management or the players currently on the team. The problem is that it is a franchise that the majority of NHL-level players do not want to play for. That would include good players and the not-so-good. Some players will bite the bullet and sign with the Jackets because the team gave them the best offer. They did not sign because they really want to play in Columbus, for the Jackets. In other words, the Jackets were a long way from their first choice, all else being equal. *_That_* reality has to change or the Jackets will never field a truly elite team. I'm not sure how to go about making that change.
Unlike the football Buckeyes, I think Columbus is more laid-back when it comes to the Blue Jackets. That attitude may even seep into the team's psyche.
Tim your view here is just crazy. Management can force a good player to come by drafting them or trading for them. Some player can still refuse after this point but most will not. You can STILL make an NHL team very good doing only that even if it was common knowledge most players would never want to come there.
Giving Johnny that bad contract on purpose hurt the team and he obviously wanted to come enough to sign it even if it was not his first choice. The Jackets would have been better off not paying Johnny anything and using his cap to improve the whole roster.
@@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants They can get a good player by trading for him although most teams will not give-up a good player and many players have clauses in their contract concerning where they can go. So getting a good player via trade, for the Jackets, is uncommon. As for drafting a player, yes, they can draft a player who has potential. The problem is, keeping him once he hits his athletic prime.
@@timjansen7694 Teams will trade prospects which is still an easier way to improve a whole team.
The 9.7 mill of cap space they give johnny would probably add multiple free and new prospects each season had they never given it to him and done more a full rebuild.
MTL got 2 firsts trading their cap room instead of spending their cap on a player they liked who would probably not add enough wins to matter.
You seem to think giving out max contracts is the only way to make the team good or stay good?
@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants The draft is not a road to an elite team, not for Columbus. The top players leave at the earliest opportunity. Trading for the desirable players fails because those players do not want to come to Columbus. Somehow those two factors need to be rectified. For the record, I'm talking about constructing an elite, top 4 team, not one that crawls into the playoffs and then loses in 6 games in the 1st round.
Columbus needs to move any deadweight in terms of contracts at the deadline and during the off season.
They need to build around Fantilli and next years draft
They also need to ship out a few guys on their D core to create cap space and room for guys like Jiricek
I don’t want to say the need a full on rebuild, but definitely a deep re-tool
First step is figure out the defense. Move Provorov, Boqvist & Bean. Get Jiricek an extended run post TDL. Find Werenski an RD partner.
(Haven’t watched video yet) I think his biggest mistake was trading Folingo. He was the heart of the team. They’ve only fell apart since then
I think the prospect capital alone makes things very enticing for a future GM. I think there's a lack of intangibles in their team defense. The goaltending is technically better than it gets credit, but with Guddy as their only stay-at-home defenseman, they get blitzed with second chance opportunities because Provorov and Peeke play in their own zone like they have fire ants in their shorts
Great Video, as usual, Shannon - I think that this only A Tip Of The Columbus Blue Jackets Iceberg. I think John Davidson, as in New York, is gone very soon. Let me know what you think
It would be interesting if there was a metric to determine production versus what they are making in their contracts. Columbus has to be near the bottom if not the bottom if such a metric exist they have a lot all players on expensive contracts that have not produced anywhere near expected
I beg to differ. I'd say Toronto takes that "honor" handily. They may have better regular season numbers than the CBJ, but nearly $50 mil sunk into five players and only a single playoff series win to show for it is _not_ good management. It's the same trap Edmonton's fallen into by relying too heavily on McDavid and Draisaitl to carry the team to victory.
@@MisterVercettiexcept the Oilers have won a lot more in the playoffs and the narrative might not even exist if not for officials screwing Edmonton on the blatant obvious Kesler goalie interference in Game 7
Jarmo was Scapegoated!
RemindMe! 12 months
I'm not a Blue Jackets fan, but I question whether firing the GM solves their recent problem of signing expensive contracts. It seems unlikely to me that a team owner and president would have no say in how money is being spent.
Firing the GM doesn't solve anything for any team but it's clear Jarmo painted himself into a corner and ownership doesn't want to see him muck up trying to get out of it.
@@Jalrealor, playing devil's advocate here, just as a GM fires a coach, it's easier to fire a GM to hide behind what you made the GM do in the first place. For all we know, for instance, Babcock might have been hired because he was the best coach the President and Owner said he could hire.
@@csolivais1979 yeah you see that in Toronto where shanny is the one pulling the strings and the GM is nothing more then a lightning rod to take the heat when it don't work out. (like Tony Soprano putting Junior as boss to take the fall while he pulled all the strings)
it goes beyond jarmo. no leadership at the top. mike priest is the guy who’s run the franchise from the top for 15+ years now and he’s been wholly incompetent.
@@Dratchev241 exactly. That, and a few other things I have read, have really made me reconsider how I judge a GM and the moves they make. I think a lot of people, especially my age (44) and older, think of the GM as almost a God, but I don't think that's true anymore.
Only semi-related but I had to laugh recently when I read an article about Jarmo and it referred to CBJ as a "nascent" franchise...they came into the league a year *after* the Thrashers, who left Atlanta nearly 13 years ago. 😂
Meanwhile, Devils mgmt still want to keep old balls grandpa, Lindy.
What took so long? Both he and Davidson should have been gone have the HC problem. Somehow Davidson saves he job yet again.
I would like to see the Penguins hire Jarmo. Make Dubas Team President only and Jarmo the GM. He does draft really well. Columbus is stacked in the minors.
Drafts well? Has been the gm since 2013 and what has that gotten them? 1 playoff series win.
The Pens might just do that lol would piss me off though as a CBJ fan
Feel for the guy. I thought he made ok trades. They just didnt work out. And i guess the coach thing was a disaster.
I used to pray for times like this
If he had been in a Canadian city he would’ve been fired at least 6 times 😂
Well that was overdue
In Columbus everyone gets to play offense and nobody has to play defense.
This team needs a good GM and run of success. There are a couple of young players but the team is 2-3 players away from competing and one of them includes a reliable consistent goalie.
Love the old red jersey . Classic
Cam and Oliver have been missed. CBJ FAN.
I wonder how Davidson avoided being fired. It's such a mess, I would have cleaned house. Starting from the top down.
And I don't believe for a second THG that Gaudreau could have gotten MORE money elsewhere but decided to go to Columbus instead. Am I missing something? Was he born in Ohio? Is his wife from there? What player passes up MONEY for a "challenge"? Maybe a guy passes up money for a chance at a RING, but not for a CHALLENGE.
dibs on chinakov
about time honestly
This is a subject I enjoy hearing about
The Bjorkstrand and Laine trades have been a disaster
Gradual build. The biggest mistake was buying when they had all the ufas and should have sold. Same reason why Pittsburgh can’t let Guentzel go for nothing.
Am curious, what is the difference between a no movement clause (werenski) and a no trade clause (Severson)?
No movement - I think - means he can’t get sent down to the AHL
No movement clause means you can't be reassigned to the minors or be taken in an expansion draft. You could probably be sent to the minors on a conditioning stint, but not in any situation where you'd have to clear waivers.
@@kurtwpg ok, that makes sense, thanks.
Google is a thing you know…
@@kevinbadger8030 Get out of here with that. People can have a conversation. Some of us still like to have a sense of community and talk to each other. Frigg off.
I feel for Jarmo. He was constantly dealt a bad hand with Columbus since most players don't want to play there. I'm not saying he was an elite GM, but he did pretty good for what he had. Its not his fault that Nash, Carter, Voracek, Panarin, Bobrovsky, Johansen, P-LD, and Matt Douche didn't want to play there.
It felt like his tenure can be summed up as, "on paper this all should work." It always felt like he was making the right moves, and it just never worked out on execution. It didn't feel like people were truly unhappy with him in Columbus until that Babcock business blew up the way it did, the fanbase has really given up on him and ownership
Ope, you said it at 12:50. My bad
My plan would be to stay the course and finish the process. Columbus is a very young team. One of the youngest in the league. Again! And that style goes back further than Jarmo. It seemed for many years there was more interest in winning the draft lottery than the cup and there has been a number of players achieve star status after they were traded away before they had a chance to mature to prove that. I think coach Vincent is perfect to lead and develop these young players and I for one would like to see it play out..
its weird, the jackets have been the youngest team in the league for what seems like forever. even when they were good they were still a really young team comparatively
I'm gonna miss thinking about "Scenario" by A Tribe called Quest every time I hear his name on the radio.
Don’t ever say Gaudreau went to Columbus to challenge himself. He went there to hide and retire. No pressure to win in Columbus. He took less to hide. He is soft in the playoffs!!!!
Nice to hear that 'spect being put on Tortorella's name again!
Davidson needs to hire a solid coach for this squad.
I would do a long term build. Try to get rid of some of the bigger contracts and bring in some picks and prospects because this team as far as I am concerned has never been in contention. The most playoff success they ever had was sweeping Tampa one year and getting to the 2nd round and also another season they knocked out the Leafs as well but they’ve never been past the 2nd round. I think if this team really is serious about getting better then there is no quick fix. It’s going to take time.
Columbus is a great city. It’s a shame they haven’t had much luck and haven’t been able to get consistently good or that Crosby type guy in the draft
The Caps could use a GM change also.
So many firing this hockey season and I only see one that’s worked for a team and that’s Edmonton.
as a cbj fan, i liked jarmo but it was time for him to go. the babcock situation soured my opinion on some of what he's done for the team. i'm thankful that we had him for 11 years and he did good stuff for us. i'm ready to offload provorov and roslovic. fine with losing sillinger, peeke, bean, boqvist, elvis and tarasov. i do think we signed laine, johnny and severson for too much to make stuff work out easier number wise. (i'm just thankful that we don't have 4 guys sucking up huge amounts of the cap *cough* toronto *coughs*
Fire Pascal Vincent and ensure Fantilli and Jiricek are playing top minutes. They’re the future. No reason they shouldn’t be playing top minutes unless they’re injured or have legitimate attitude issues. Vincent isn’t doing himself any favors by playing them on lower lines or pairings or demoting them. Terrible roster management.
CBJ have a few really good young players that will be ready next year. A few will be on defense. If you couple those with the very young core of the russian forwards, Fantilli, Sillinger, Johnson, etc. and they have the talent.
Being a long time Blue Jackets fan, Grateful for his success, but this should have happened when Babcock resigned. They have good players, just no shut down defenseman. They need to focus on defense first, and stop allowing teams to blow them out when it is late in the game.
He tried. It didn't work. That's how I would sum up this season.
Great video. I live in Columbus, and am a huge Jackets fan, but the losing has to stop. Laine was supposed to be the savior....NOT. Johnny Hockey with Laine was supposed to make us a contender for years....NOT! I'm tired of it. I had season tickets for years, but I'm not going to pay that kind of money to watch them lose. I can watch on tv for next to nothing. Jarmo did a lot of good things, and it certainly was better than any previous GMs here. It's time to move on, though.
The new GMs first move should be to bring Jiricek up permanently and stop pissing off your former first round pick by letting him play in the minors while your current defensive structure is god awful
Blues fan here. Miss jarmo, not davidson. You guys can keep him
Bout time. They have underperformed massively this year.
They were close in 2019 but just couldn’t get over the hump
This is what the Kings should have done, not use Todd McLellan as a scapegoat for Blake’s many mistakes..😡
Build around Fantilli. Blow the team up. Try and get as many 1st and 2nd round picks as you can. And try to accelerate the rebuild. But do it properly this time.
And Voronkov, Marchenko, Chinny, KJ, Brindley, Jiricek and Mateychuk??? 😂😂
@@stanleyfranks9891 Ok sure :)
He did alright by Columbus Blue Jackets standards, I guess.
I would assume Marc bergevin , Mathieu Darche will get a interview for the job
Overdue imo.
Provorov retain salary by the kings not the flyers
I was looking for this comment to like it. Thank you Rob Blake!
If i was gm i would try to make a run with the group before retooling. If they traded proverov for a top 6 winger with the Michael bunting, alex tuch type of play, they would still have about 12 mill in cap. I'd use that to go after 1 or 2 more guys in the power fwd / two way fwd area.
Right now they have a few high skill fwds but no one with high level skill and grit
To be fair, to your point about CBJ never really "having a championship direction established" I think that's a tad over-simplified. but yes, fairly accurate. I believe (and people forget) that CBJ were much, much, closer to being a true Stanley Cup contender in those 2017-2019 years. In '16-'17 they lost to PIT, the eventual Stanley Cup Champ (only lasted 5 games, so not that close. Point taken). But in '17-'18 They lost to the Caps who YET AGAIN, were the eventual Stanley Cup champ that year (lost in 6 games after being up 2-0!). The '18-'19 year was a championship caliber team, honestly IMO. Obviously they swept the record setting Lightning, and then hung in a tough series with the Bruins for 6 games (Ok so the Bruins didn't win the Cup that year, but they made it to game 7 off the Stanley Cup Final vs the Blues!). All of this is to say, in retrospect, I think people underestimate how close CBJ actually were in some of those Jarmo years. They really did have a great roster...Panarin, Atkinson, DuBois, Anderson, Duschene, Bjorkstrand, Foligno, Jenner, Wennberg, Werenski, Jones, Savard, Murray, Bob/Korpi in net....That was a damn good team.
Hard to believe he stuck around this long really
Babcock firing was a disaster
More the hiring part..
he should’ve been fired with babcock’s resignation
About damn time.
Laine, Babcock, parting ways with Torts, Dubois being a cinderella, losing William Karlsson...well. At least he didn't draft Pulju. Not great, not totally bad. Time to go definitely already. Edit. Losing Panarin, Bobrovski for nothing wasn't great either.
Severson. Get rid of him. Total boat anchor
You can have Rob Blake... We'll even give him a piggy back ride to Cleveland if you ask us nice enough...
It was time
There was a lot of robbing Peter to pay Paul, and there are 2 Paul's that better start producing
For everyone saying JD should be fired too, the team was on the right track when he left for NY. Jarmo made some big mistakes while he was gone. I don’t think JD is the problem.