Game #6 Preview/Gamethread: Jackets and Bolts face off in matinee while PLD trade talks continue

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Tampa Bay Lightning (3-0-0, 6 points, 1st Central)

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Columbus Blue Jackets (1-2-2, 4 points, 6th Central)

The eyes of the hockey world will be on Columbus this afternoon, and not just because this game is on national TV in North America and on during prime time in Europe. Instead, the interest is over the ongoing drama surrounding Pierre-Luc Dubois. On Friday night, Darren Dreger was the first to report that trade talks had intensified and that the Blue Jackets had narrowed down their list of trade partners:

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