Trade: Major announcement from Blue Jackets GM regarding Patrik Laine
While the possibility of a trade between the Montreal Canadiens and the Columbus Blue Jackets has been proposed, they have just made an announcement.
This obviously involves forward Patrik Laine.
Knowing that the 6-foot-5 forward has requested a trade from the Jackets, and knowing that he has still not been traded, many questions arise.
To answer them, in the past few hours, the Jackets' general manager Don Waddell made an announcement regarding this matter.
Don Waddell makes an announcement regarding the upcoming Patrik Laine trade
He confirmed that the plan has not changed and that Laine should be traded soon, but he also announced that there is a lot of interest in the NHL to acquire the Finnish player's services.
- Don Waddell, via The Score
We can expect negotiations to progress once Patrik Laine gets the green light from doctors.
Currently, Laine is still enrolled in the NHL's player assistance program, which prevents him from discussing with other teams, thus slowing down discussions about a potential trade.
This could unlock quite quickly afterwards.
I'm not the type to try to deceive people either, so we'll make him available for discussions when he can do so [when he is no longer in the assistance program].»
- Don Waddell, via The Score
According to several reliable sources, Kent Hughes and the Montreal Canadiens are still very much involved in this matter, as they are among the few NHL teams with the cap space to accommodate Laine's contract.
A case we continue to follow closely.
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