Don Waddell recently said that Eric Tulsky would be taking over as team GM, however Waddell was the one to break the news on social media X that a trade was on the verge of happening. No specific details were given about which player was involved, however all signs point to it being Patrik Laine. There have been an endless amount of rumors circulating recently that Laine was the player that the Blue Jackets were working hard to trade.
More details are to come once we find out who the exact player is, and what the return will be, but all signs are pointing to an announcement being made very shortly.
Source: House of Hockey
Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell confirms major trade news: Patrik Laine possibly?
POLL | ||
AOÛT 2 | 185 ANSWERS Don Waddell leaks he is in trade negotiations with a division rival Is Patrik Laine on his way out of Columbus? | ||
Yes | 168 | 90.8 % |
No | 17 | 9.2 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Patrick Maroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Travis Konecny | - | 2 | 2 | |
Anze Kopitar | - | 2 | 2 | |
Quinton Byfield | 1 | - | 1 | |
Noah Cates | 1 | - | 1 | |
Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
Marcus Johansson | 1 | - | 1 | |
Adrian Kempe | 1 | - | 1 | |
Matvei Michkov | 1 | - | 1 | |
Kevin Rooney | 1 | - | 1 | |
Matthew Boldy | - | 1 | 1 | |
Bobby Brink | - | 1 | 1 | |
Kevin Fiala | - | 1 | 1 | |
Tyson Foerster | - | 1 | 1 | |
Justin Kirkland | - | 1 | 1 | |
Daniil Miromanov | - | 1 | 1 | |
Connor Murphy | - | 1 | 1 | |
Rasmus Ristolainen | - | 1 | 1 | |
Travis Sanheim | - | 1 | 1 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |