The initial trade was for Matt Duchene and Julius Bergman. The Columbus Blue Jackets gave up two first round picks. One pick is protected if it is a top three lottery pick, the other is a 2020 conditional pick if Duchene resigns with Columbus. Also in this trade was Vitaly Abramov and Jonathan Davidsson both are forwards and both haven’t shown much upside.
So what all did the Blue Jackets lose in this trade? Really one first round pick if Duchene doesn’t re-sign, and if he does come back to Columbus, he’ll be the first line center for presumably the rest of his career with the Blue Jackets and fans can enjoy watching him play at a high level for a long time.