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The Blue Jackets are sending a message to the Canadiens, and it's bad news

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Guillaume Bergeron
June 1, 2024 (11:41)

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have just hired veteran Don Waddell, and the direction they could take in the draft could completely change.

During his appearance on Jeff Marek's show on Sportsnet, Don Waddell stated that finding scorers is more challenging than finding effective defenders for their territory.

In summary, Columbus could target and select a forward with the 4th overall pick. Ivan Demidov and Cayden Lindstrom might thus be drafted before the Canadiens' turn at 5th overall.

While it was believed that the Blackhawks with the 2nd pick and the Jackets would choose defenders, it could well be the opposite, and this is bad news for Kent Hughes and the Canadiens...

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