The Columbus Blue Jackets laid some offseason groundwork
Mark Scheig: Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell said they have laid some groundwork for some potential offseason moves.
“We had a couple hockey trades that we were talking about, but nothing materialized. Actually, some things, I think we set some great ground for the summertime with some teams that didn’t want to give up a lot right now, but they had interest in some of our guys.”
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The Vancouver Canucks held firm on needing a first-round pick for Brock Boeser
Sportsnet: The Vancouver Canucks wanted at least a first-round pick for Brock Boeser at the deadline and they obviously didn’t get it.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Ron MacLean: “You know, the weight of the world look to be off Elias Pettersson last night, Vancouver. And you showed on the show , Brock Boeser in conversation with Rick Tocchet, and that was kind of a sign that he’s going nowhere, at least for the time being. What about Boeser’s situation?”
Friedman: “Well, I just wanted to get to the bottom of it. Like, you know, it was a really odd media conference , and I’m sure Boeser wasn’t happy with some of the things that were said. But I just tried to get to the bottom of it, like what happened there.
And the thing is that the Vancouver Canucks indicated nothing less than a first rounder for Boeser. They weren’t taking anything less than a first-rounder, and they didn’t get it, so they decided to hold the player and we’ll see where it
goes from here.”
MacLean: “And you’re referring to Patrik Allvin saying, ‘If you heard the offers I got, you wouldn’t believe it.’ Which was kind of a slight to what was being offered for Boeser.”
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Friedman: “I think it’s been just really rough couple weeks there. But yeah, any player wouldn’t want to hear that said about them.”
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