[Signing] Blue Jackets re-sign Oliver Bjorkstrand

[-Vintage Canuck-]

 

[JeremyCuddles]

Big money. When healthy is decent. 36 points in 49 games. They are banking on him staying healthy and contributing at that level.

[Fanuck]

Makes me appreciate Boeser's contract value even more. 

[Azzy]

If Bjorkstrand was a Canuck and Benning gave that contract to him, boy...Canucks Twitter would not be a pretty sight today. Never broken 40pts (although was playing at a 60pt pace last season) - that's a big contract for a guy with it all still to prove.

[aGENT]

1 hour ago, Fanuck said:

Makes me appreciate Boeser's contract value even more. 

But CDC keeps telling me it's awful and his qualifying offer will sink us! 

[oldnews]

I'm not sure I agree with the idea that this kind of payday is premature.  I tend to be pretty conservative, particularly when it comes to paying young player prematurely....but...

 

Bjorkstrand has always presented as a 'real deal' type player imo - very intelligent and consistent.

 

And his outcomes in the past few years may be a bit misleading - ie he may have been more impressive than it appears on the surface.

 

For me, one think that stands out:

- two years ago he had 20 (of his 23) goals at even strength.

- again last season, 18 of his 21 (team leading) goals came at even strength.

 

It may seem a bit much ($5.4) at this point - but he still has a year at 2.5....and by year 5 of this extension...? 

I think they probably have a pretty consistent 30ish goal scorer in Bjorkstrand (can never 'bank' on something like this, but I think he's probably a pretty good 'risk').

 

What is a bit hard to figure is the general disposition of Columbus' management....they seem pretty unpredictable.

[Lancaster]

This makes Baertschi's contract look like a steal.