Eastern Conference team pulls out of Jakob Chychrun sweepstakes
The Arizona Coyotes are as expected, last in their division with a 2-5-1 record despite defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets.
What's even more troubling is no matter how much Jakob Chychrun wants to be moved, and yet Bill Armstrong is keeping the asking price high.
his recent injury isn't helping the cause either, as the defensemen is currently week to week, dealing with his wrist, and has had trouble with recovery.
This will likely affect his value long-term, as teams who trade for him want to see his impact on the ice.
This may explain why Columbus has pulled out of the Jakob Chychrun sweepstakes.
According to The Athletic's Aaron Portzline, Jakob Chychrun nixed the trade to Columbus(I can't imagine why!) and amongst other things, in Columbus Chychrun would end up being a 2nd pairing guy, as Zach Werenski is Columbus's top left-defenseman(debatable).
In any General Manager's right mind, Werenski is a liability and Chychrun is an upgrade, but that's a topic for another time.
So in the long run it sounds like, he wasn't a fit and the ask was too high, according to Portzline.
Now, the Blue Jackets say this is not true. There are people in the Chychrun camp who say it's true.
Given how they've had to deal with Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky, the deal soured immediately after Chychrun backed out, we haven't even covered what the Coyote would want in return either.
So, in the end, another deal during the draft fell through.
| POLL | ||
OCTOBRE 31 | 113 ANSWERS Eastern Conference team pulls out of Jakob Chychrun sweepstakes Has Chychrun hurt his own value | ||
| Yes | 55 | 48.7 % |
| No | 17 | 15 % |
| An injury isn�t his fault | 41 | 36.3 % |
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