Mixer's Mailbag: Offseason Vol. 9

Thanks to all who submitted questions for the offseason's ninth #CBJ mailbag. Hopefully, we'll get together every Thursday/Friday and I'll answer your questions, so send them to @RobMixer anytime.

Union Blue Soldiers (@TheUBSoldiers)

Any #CBJ players that could surprise us or have a breakout season?

Absolutely, and I'll give you one right off the top: David Clarkson. This guy has flown under the radar a bit, and it's been a tough go since being traded to Columbus in February and suffering an oblique injury shortly thereafter, but I can't think of a better candidate for a surprise season. Clarkson does not have the same expectations here as he shouldered in Toronto, and he's in Columbus with…