The Green Jackets Will Probably Have to Save Money in the Patrik Laine Trade
Columbus Blue Jackets writer for The Athletic Aaron Portzline joined TSN Radio in Montreal to discuss Patrik Laine and what it would cost the team to land him.
** NHLRumors.com transcript
Host: “Did you know the question was going to come from Columbus?”
NHL Rumors: There will be interest in Patrik Laine
Aaron Portzline: “You know, I don't think they can be very specific, to be honest with you. I don't think he is a fast player who can help their cause. Probably some combination of picks and prospects. I think the big issue will be how much of the $8.7 million he owes this year and next. Will Columbus have to swallow to move on?
I'm not saying it won't be a list of players, but the way the Blue Jackets are aligned right now, with the young kids coming in, and the players they added freely should definitely not go back to the front of that trade.
So there is some flexibility there. I think it will be different with every group they talk to, what those groups have to offer, how they fit together, etc. “
Host: “But do you think there would be a willingness to eat some of that money to sweeten the trade?”
Portzline: “I think there should be something to say, and I believe that Don Waddell is there and he said that he is not denying that they will return the money or that they are willing or will agree.” to. He said he wanted to do a hockey business. Yes, of course. Yes, of course.
NHL Rumors: Patrik Laine Trade Not an Easy Thing to Do?
I think the chances of that weren't good, even before the draft and before free agency, now, I think you probably took other teams out of the Laine market and added players during the draft or free agency. organization. But he said to me that one day he still receives calls from interested parties, wondering what is the latest, where is this going? And in fact there is not much he can tell him because the player is still in the program.”
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