Trade Talk
Ideally, the Jackets are able to trade both Scott Hartnell and Fedor Tyutin before the February 29th trade deadline. The likeliness of this to happen, however, is slim.
Hartnell has three more years left on his deal, with a cap hit of $4.75 million per season. That's a lot of coin remaining for a player who'll be 34 in April. Age aside, Hartnell has shown that he's still an offensive contributor, as he's currently tied with Brandon Saad for the team scoring lead. There are no doubt teams out there that would covet his combination of veteran leadership, physical play and abilities to create offense around the net, but these same teams may be scared off by his penchant for taking bad penalties and the remaining term on his contract.