Trade: CBJ announces a major news involving their 4th overall pick and it's big
The Columbus Blue Jackets, led by Don Waddell, have just made an unexpected announcement involving their 4th overall pick, and it's significant for Kent Hughes.
This is not a rumor.
Their general manager has outright announced that they are open to listening to offers to trade their first-round pick (4th overall), and this is big for the Montreal Canadiens because it opens a major opportunity for Kent Hughes.
It is also significant for the Canadiens because it could completely disrupt the plan to draft Ivan Demidov.
For instance, if Demidov is available at the 4th position and the Columbus Blue Jackets do not want to draft him, they could trade the pick to another team that might choose Demidov before the Montreal Canadiens' 5th pick.
In short, this is a major development today.
- Via journalist Mark Scheig
Could Kent Hughes move up one spot and secure the 4th pick?
The Columbus Blue Jackets and Don Waddell are putting their 4th overall pick on the trade market
So now there are four top-10 teams listening to trade offers for their valuable first-round pick.
We're talking about Columbus (4th), Utah (6th), Ottawa (7th), and New Jersey (10th).
Wow, things could really shake up next week in Las Vegas.
Details will follow.
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