Speculation: Will Kekalainen trade Laine?

[OysterForever]

Patrick Laine is on a extremely hot streak right now and the trade value is sky high. So do you guys see Kekalainen trading him in the next couple of hours or paying him big money next summer?

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[BB88]

No.

 

[SEALBound]

No.

 

[BatVader]

Unlikely

 

[Viqsi]

LeBrun: Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen on the trade deadline and Patrik Laine’s future

Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen was a star of the 2021 trade deadline. What does he have in store for 2022?

theathletic.com

Where Patrik Laine fits in long-term remains to be seen. The star winger is an RFA this summer and obviously, the Blue Jackets hope to sign him to a long-term deal. If that’s not doable, then some decisions might have to be made there. But that can wait until then. It’s pretty clear that the Blue Jackets GM is none too pleased that trade rumors have surfaced regarding Laine ahead of March 21 because it sounds as though Kekalainen hasn’t brought up his name once to any of his GM colleagues, as far as I can tell.

“Yeah it bothers me because people make up shit, that’s what bothers me,’’ Kekalainen said. “I understand that sometimes from conversations you have (with teams) some of it may leak out, and a name gets in there, but this is not a case like that. This is just somebody making shit up from their own speculation of what we might do. They make it up and hope for the headlines and hope for the clicks. I think that’s unethical. And I don’t have any time for it.’’

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[RustyCat]

No.

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

Yes.
I mean no.

 

[Dr Pepper]

No.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

That would really endear players to the franchise lmao

 

[Royale With Cheese]

No

 

[MinJaBen]

Yes. But not today.

 

[Youngguns1380]

Hell No!!!

 

[Arthuros]

I thought we banned new thread creations during TDL.

 

[Viqsi]

Yes. But not today.

keep dreaming, divisional rival fan

 

[Mestaruus]

That would be a Finn on Finn crime which is not allowed.

 

[SUX2BU]

No

 

[Jive Pawnbroker]