With qualifying offers due Monday, here’s where things stand with the top 15 pending RFAs of 2021. (By lukefoxjukebox)
Second-overall draft pick. Three-time 30-goal man. Capable of 44 goals and 70 points. Columbus already gave up prized centre Pierre-Luc Dubois to acquire him. Wrist shot concocted by Finnish gods.Had his production not fallen off a cliff, had his transition to his new club not been so rock, Laine would be top-five on this list, easy.
Shortly after the trade, Laine said he’d be open to a long-term extension in Columbus: “Hopefully that’s a spot where I’m enjoying life and enjoying playing hockey.”"I don't think it matters who is behind the bench. I still have to go out there and do what I do, and I couldn't do that this year. I'll do that next year,” Laine vowed before flying home for the summer.
Kekalainen said that because the sniper is under team control, it is “self-explanatory” that he’ll be back in Columbus. If Laine forces his way out of another city, well, chalk up this blockbuster as a loss for Kekalainen — who traded away stud D-man Seth Jones at the draft.
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