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Rumours of a shake-up are filtering out of Columbus that would see multiple players moved prior to the start of the regular season.
"When I have something to announce, I will," declared the Jackets' GM, Doug Emerson. "You guys know better than to ask me about this sort of thing - if and when we make a move, we have to notify and receive approval from the league, and then any player or players being moved must be notified before I have anything to say."
Unconfirmed sources suggest that the deal involves at least two skaters from the Jackets' current projected starting roster, and that an Eastern Conference team is involved.
The Jackets would appear to have a complete roster at present, so it's unclear what a supposed trade would be expected to deliver, unless it's another goalie to challenge Leland Irving for the back-up role behind Tomas Vokoun. One thing is clear, however: this team is virtually unchanged from the one that barely squeaked into the playoffs on a tie-breaker, and was unable to get past the second round, so some change would appear to be necessary.
More to follow.
Rumours of a shake-up are filtering out of Columbus that would see multiple players moved prior to the start of the regular season.
"When I have something to announce, I will," declared the Jackets' GM, Doug Emerson. "You guys know better than to ask me about this sort of thing - if and when we make a move, we have to notify and receive approval from the league, and then any player or players being moved must be notified before I have anything to say."
Unconfirmed sources suggest that the deal involves at least two skaters from the Jackets' current projected starting roster, and that an Eastern Conference team is involved.
The Jackets would appear to have a complete roster at present, so it's unclear what a supposed trade would be expected to deliver, unless it's another goalie to challenge Leland Irving for the back-up role behind Tomas Vokoun. One thing is clear, however: this team is virtually unchanged from the one that barely squeaked into the playoffs on a tie-breaker, and was unable to get past the second round, so some change would appear to be necessary.
More to follow.