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Columbus Blue Jackets move to buy out Alexander Wennberg

After months of speculation, today the Columbus Blue Jackets made it official: the team has made the move to buy out former first round pick Alexander Wennberg.

The Athletic: Alexander Wennberg will be placed on waivers at noon today by the Blue Jackets, the Athletic has learned, the first step toward buying out the remaining three years of his contract #CBJ https://t.co/w04RPHh7qT

New subs $1 / mo. pic.twitter.com/BHJ9YslYm7— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) October 8, 2020

Wennberg, the 14th overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, signed a big six year, $29.