Jarmo Kekalainen is “99.9% sure” he’ll be calling out a top prospect’s name Wednesday night with the Blue Jackets’ third overall pick instead of trading it prior to the NHL draft at Bridgestone Arena.
Regardless, this is what some of his NHL general manager peers are hearing: So, you’re telling us there’s a chance!
“We had a few phone calls from teams that wanted to move up or try to trade a real good NHL player for the third pick, but nothing’s been even close to what would make us trade that pick ... and I doubt there ever will be,” Kekalainen said.