Kekalainen says contract negotiations did not drive Dubois out of Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen pulled the trigger on the biggest trade of the 2020-21 season over the weekend when he acquired Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic for disgruntled forward Pierre-Luc Dubois. On Monday, the GM joined Leafs Lunch on TSN Radio 1050 and refuted the notion that contract negotiations were the reason Dubois demanded a trade.
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Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen pulled the trigger on the biggest trade of the 2020-21 season over the weekend when he acquired Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic for disgruntled forward Pierre-Luc Dubois.
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Blue Jackets sign Dubois to two-year, $10M contract
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Pierre-Luc Dubois to a two-year, $10 million contract extension through the 2021-22 National Hockey League season, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Dubois will earn $3.35 million during the 2020-21 season and $6.65 million in the second year of the deal.
Dubois, 22, has registered 65 goals and 93 assists for 158 points with 162 penalty minutes and a cumulative +22 plus/minus rating in 234 career games with the Blue Jackets since making his NHL debut in 2017-18. The center, who has not missed a game during his first three seasons, has recorded two 20-goal and 30-assist campaigns during his young NHL
Ed. Note – Our Blackhawks coverage is coming. Yup. This note again. We won’t fully launch until January with a fantastic lead writer in tow, but this was yet another bit of major news that we wanted to get out in the interim. No one expected a couple weeks like this.
Today, the Chicago Blackhawks and Jonathan Toews announced that the long-time captain and center would not be reporting to training camp next week, as he is dealing with an undisclosed medical issue. There is no timeline right now for his return, and you just have to hope it’s not serious.