Blue Jackets Reveal They Were One Name Away from Stealing Noah Dobson from the Canadiens
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The general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Don Waddell, has just made some very interesting revelations in an interview.
It concerns the famous Noah Dobson derby.
Let's recall the information that had been revealed on this subject.
It was strictly between the Montreal Canadiens and the Jackets for the acquisition of Noah Dobson, and both teams were offering two 1st-round picks in 2025 (plus another young player) in exchange for the 25-year-old star defenseman.
In Montreal, the offer was: the 16th overall pick, the 17th overall pick, and young Emil Heineman. An offer that was ultimately accepted, of course, by Mathieu Darche.
In Columbus, the offer was: the 14th overall pick, the 20th overall pick and young Dmitri Voronkov?
At least, that's what we thought!
That's what several well-known insiders had reported.
In the end, Don Waddell has just denied it all.
The Blue Jackets were a Voronkov away from prying Noah Dobson from the Montreal Canadiens, according to Don Waddell
That's exactly what their general manager has just suggested.
"The name of Dmitry Voronkov came up in the trade talks for Noah Dobson but we always said no.
The reported information was wrong.
If we had agreed to trade Voronkov, we would have been the ones to acquire Dobson, but we weren't ready to let him go."
- Don Waddell
The reported information was wrong.
If we had agreed to trade Voronkov, we would have been the ones to acquire Dobson, but we weren't ready to let him go."
- Don Waddell
Well, that's interesting!
We highly recommend the full interview by Mark Scheig, but we can thank Columbus for not wanting to involve Dmitry Voronkov in this transaction.
Voronkov, 24 years old, is a 6-foot-5, 227-pound forward who collected 47 points in 73 games last season, including 23 goals.
He is a 4th-round pick of the Blue Jackets in 2019.
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