BLH provides you with the latest NHL news, rumors, and speculation featuring some reactions to the Pierre-Luc Dubois/Patrik Laine trade from hockey Twitter from the likes of Pierre LeBrun, Darren Dreger, David Pagnotta, and more!
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NHL Rumors and Speculation
A trade call is being set up between the Winnipeg Jets and Columbus Blue Jackets to complete trade sending Laine and Roslovic to Columbus for Pierre Luc Dubois. A draft pick to the Jets May also be included.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) January 23, 2021
- Irfaan Gaffar (Sportsnet?): “So Pierre Luc-Dubois would have to quarantine for 14-days upon arrival in Canada. Earliest he could play would be after Super Bowl. Laine only 7-day quarantine upon arrival in Columbus. Roslovic is in Columbus already.”
- Pierre LeBrun (TSN): “The Jackets and Jets were both in unenviable positions with star players who wanted out. From the get-go Wpg and CBJ getting together on this seemed destined but the CBJ spoke to a pile of teams before circling back in the end to Winnipeg. Like 15-20 teams to varying degrees.”
- David Pagnotta (The Fourth Period): “Became clear fairly quick the Ducks, Habs and Flames weren’t going to best Winnipeg’s offer. This is a great deal for the Blue Jackets given the circumstances.”
- Darren Dreger (TSN): “Some perspective. PLD is an excellent addition to the Jets. Roslovic made it clear he was never playing for Winnipeg again. Laine didn’t see a future with the Jets beyond this season. This is asset management. 20+ teams expressed interest in Dubois.”
- Ross Joy (CrossingBroad.com): “Laine and Roslovic were discussed in a deal with the Flyers prior to the season, but Winnipeg wanted Provorov, Konecny, and more.”
- Aaron Portzline (The Athletic): The Blue Jackets had to make this trade for two reasons according to Portzline,
- “First, the Jackets were off to a sluggish 1-2-2 start, and it appeared as though the Dubois drama was casting a pall over the club. Second, the reputations of the Blue Jackets’ franchise and the city of Columbus were taking a beating with yet another player desiring to leave Columbus.”
- Ken Campbell (The Hockey News): “So we have three players here, none of whom wanted to be where they were and were traded for each other to teams that are not exactly preferred destinations for players. This should be interesting.”
- Grant McCagg: “Columbus holding out for, and somehow getting, Laine…tells me Jarmo was only going to accept a deal that involved Suzuki or KK and a top prospect. Glad it was the Jets that overpaid.”
BLH’s Thoughts: The trade makes sense on one level given that every player involved didn’t want to be where they were. In some twist of fate, Dubois, who wanted to play in a bigger market goes to one of the smallest (albeit one of the loudest), and Laine will now play for John Tortorella…
In very short order Columbus is going to have to re-sign Seth Jones, Zach Werenski, and Patrik Laine to long-term contracts and each player is going to command close to $9M or $10M a year on said new deals… Is there a goalie in there that will need a new deal too? Jarmo Kekalainen has made a really decent trade here if he can sort the money out down the line.
Winnipeg now has a very good 1-2 center combination with Dubois and Scheifele and they’ve got Cole Perfetti coming too. Did the Jets not need help on defense more though?
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