Brian Hedger: Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen put the probability at a little less than 50 percent that he’ll be able to trade back into first-round.
Kekalainen is confident that he’ll be able to make some kind of trade(s).
Blue Jackets still in the running for Duchene, but he’ll be talking to teams next week
Pierre LeBrun: The Blue Jackets are still in the mix for free agent center Matt Duchene, and he hasn’t cut ties with a potential return.
It is expected though that he’ll talk to other teams during the interview process.