The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to equal value with Yegor Chinakhov and not just win a trade
Mike Zeisberger of NHL.com: Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell on forward Yegor Chinakhov asks for a trade, but shows up early for training camp and does everything they asked of him.
“First of all, it’s not the first player I’ve ever dealt with that has asked for a trade,” Waddell said. “And just because a player wants a trade doesn’t mean you have to make a trade.
I told him and his agent before training camp that if something was going to happen, it had to make sense to us. I don’t need to win a potential deal, but I need to get equal value for what we think we have. If we get that, we’ll look at it. If not, come to camp and work your way into the lineup.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs could make a small move soon, but they could also look aggressive
TSN: Chris Johnston said the Toronto Maple Leafs may be trying to be aggressive, and GM Brad Treliving is always talking to teams, but there isn’t much action going on in the league right now. Scott Laughton will return from injury soon and they may not want to send Easton Cowan to the AHL. They have some moves they need to make.
“I still think there will be some shuffling with this roster. The big picture they certainly want to add to their top six. I don’t know if that’s something that can be achieved here and now, in late October and early November, but that will be maintained as a priority.”
While no one is panicking, I don’t think they’re putting their feet on the ground and saying this will work itself out. I think it’s somewhere a little more in the middle, where they’re looking to make some improvements to the roster, and I don’t think they’ll hesitate to be aggressive. In fact, you know they may have to make some kind of move here in the coming days, if only to get a player like Laughton back into their lineup.”
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