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They definitely take advantage of the demand for hockey up there. Down here we can just get ESPN+ and get everything except local and TNT games. If you only get it during the season, only about a hundred bucks. Or I guess 140 Canadian. Wow. I didn't realize the exchange rate had fallen so much.

Waddell has not done a good job at all in Columbus, but that is a laughable offer for a moderately young 30g-40a forward they still have two years of contract control over. And that's even ignoring the fact that Texier spent a year back home in France to get away from Columbus once already. Guhle is a step above spare parts, but that's mostly what that offer is, regardless of Texier vs. Bolduc. Personally, I don't want Marchenko. One, because I want to see him work things out with Columbus. But more so that I don't think he would be good for the room. It sure seems like his discontent is about Bowness, meaning he is one of the guys that Bowness was talking about in his rant after the season. I think Montreal is building something too special to bring in a malcontent.

Columbus is in desperation mode trying not to restart their rebuild. They're not going move Marchenko for a futures heavy deal when they have control for two more years. The question is, is Marchenko even worth a big return? Did he signal that he wants out because he saw Werenski possibly on the way out,or because he was one of the players whom Bowness called out at the end of the season? Is he just another Laine? If he couldn't handle the pressure when the going got tough in Columbus, how is he going to handle Montreal?

Yeah, teams always seem to wait the full week to try to pay the other team back and prevent them from moving forward with backup plans. Speaking of backup plans, do we think Bedard or Fantilli gets an offer after Anaheim matches?

This deal looks even better with Leo Carlsson about to nearly double his cap hit.

That is insane.

Exactly. Their statements do not put me at ease at all as a Jackets fan. Let's be honest... players of that calibre saying they're not going to extend are saying, "You better move me before you lose me for nothing." Did either player actually say that? I have no idea. It seems like if they hadn't, they would have spoken up sooner.

If what I saw scrolling through Facebook recently is true, the United States and Eritrea are the only two countries that tax income based on citizenship. Google seems to back that up, but it could just be picking up on the same BS post that I saw. My googling didn't seem to indicate that bonuses are taxed less in either the US or Quebec. But I know US tax law is crazy, so I imagine there are more ways around paying the tax.

If the Don and Zach statements yesterday were true, then it seems unlikely that Marchenko still wants out. It seemed like he saw Zach's potential exit and thought the ship was sinking. Though I'm not sure the Blue Jackets ship has even risen to the point where it would be able to sink.

This was what I assumed the situation was at the beginning, but both sides have had weeks to clarify things if it wasn't true that he wanted out. This is a total PR job.

It's amazing how the culture of this team has changed.

Yeah. Them not wanting to interupt her residency kept him in NY longer than they wanted, so once they settled down in Anaheim, it seemed most likely they were going to stay in that area. I definitely didn't see that kind of money coming at this stage of his career.

Werenski and Marchenko both want out of Columbus. I take back every bad thing I ever said about Jarmo. The rot is so deep that even a respected, successful GM like Waddell (who built much of Carolina's Cup winner, despite an owner who made him sign Kotkianiemi) can't put out the dumpster fire. In fact, it has only gotten worse.

Screw Scheifele .

Wait, already? Good for him. I thought you had to be retired for three years before being eligible.