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Blue Jackets give Patrik Laine 'a change of scenery,' trade him to Canadiens for D Jordan Harris
Read full article: Blue Jackets give Patrik Laine 'a change of scenery,' trade him to Canadiens for D Jordan HarrisThe Columbus Blue Jackets traded forward Patrik Laine to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Jordan Harris and a second-round draft pick in 2026.
Hours after Dubois trade, Blue Jackets beat Lightning 5-2
Read full article: Hours after Dubois trade, Blue Jackets beat Lightning 5-2Columbus Blue Jackets players celebrate their goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)COLUMBUS, Ohio ā Hours after trading disgruntled center Pierre-Luc Dubois, the Columbus Blue Jackets got three first-period goals and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 Saturday. Nick Foligno, Mikhail Grigorenko, Vladislav Gavrikov, Zach Werenski and Eric Robinson scored, and Elvis Merzlikins had 30 saves as the Blue Jackets played their most explosive game of the season. The Blue Jackets tied it 17 seconds later when Foligno knocked in a rebound off Vasilevsky's stick. The Blue Jackets host the Florida Panthers on Tuesday and Thursday.
NHL training camps open with sense of urgency
Read full article: NHL training camps open with sense of urgencyIt was the first day of training camp for Laviolette and the Washington Capitals and most of the NHL. Camps are now open for the league's 31 teams and they will last just 10 days. Columbus coach John Tortorella said he'd emphasize a major point to players about how to approach training and playing this season: āThere is no complaining about anything." āMost players would argue that camps are a little bit long anyway," Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler said. āIāve been told from our team and from the league, when a player is not on the ice during training camp, weāre supposed to say heās not available today,ā Philadelphia coach Alain Vigneault said.