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Winnipeg’s Secret Weapon to land PLD. Jackets moving quickly. 6 Teams

January 23, 2021, 9:35 AM ET [41 Comments]
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The Hockey rumor world this morning to be sure as the Blue Jackets continue to try and make a deal to send Pierre-Luc Dubois to a new destination. The original thought that the Jackets would be patient appears to be fading fast. Many teams are making pitches right now. Winnipeg, NYR, Montreal, Anaheim, NJ and LA are all still in it I am told. The Jets might be the best bet.

Whoever trades for Pierre-Luc Dubois is getting him for 4 years, so where PLD wants to play is basically irrelevant. However, of course you want him to be happy and Winnipeg may have a secret weapon in this fight....his dad.

Dubois dad, Eric, is an assistant coach for the Jets farm team, the Manitoba Moose...so that would hold some appeal to Pierre. The Jets also have Patrik Laine, who would be an incredible boost to the Jackets scoring and is loved by Jackets GM Kekalainen...It is also possible that the Jets could make this trade without Laine, but less likely for sure.

The Jackets need to make this deal soon as their 1-3 start in a short season could become a 1-4 start with another loss to Tampa....It was just a few years ago the jackets got off to an 0-7 start and never fully recovered.

A few teams have already been told they are out of the bidding on Dubois, so that generally means we are getting down to it. One team was told the decision coming was in the “next 1 or 2 days...”

We will be on this one....all day...
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