Rick Nash, Ryan Johansen, Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovsky, and Matt Duchene are a couple of star players that have played for the Columbus Blue Jackets organization and have eventually wanted out. Minnesota’s partner in the 2000 Expansion Draft has struggled to keep a star player over the course of its existence.
A little over a week ago, news broke on New Year’s Eve that a particular young center in Columbus has a desire for a “change of scenery.”
The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun reported earlier that day that a few clubs around the league had been made aware that Pierre-Luc Dubois wanted to be traded by the Blue Jackets after only three seasons in Columbus.