Seth Jones to Blue Jackets for Ryan Johansen: Latest Trade Details and Reaction

January 6th, 2016 by Joe Pantorno Leave a reply »

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced on Wednesday that they traded center Ryan Johansen to the Nashville Predators for defenseman Seth Jones.    

It's a swap of two first-round picks taken fourth overall. Johansen was selected fourth in 2010, while Jones was drafted in 2013. 

According to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston, there was no salary retained in the deal. Johansen will see his salary jump to $6 million next season, while Jones becomes a pending restricted free agent. 

This is as big a blockbuster of a deal as it gets in hockey. Coming off a pair of seasons in which he scored 33 and 26 goals, respectively, the 23-year-old Johansen was the first-line center for the Blue Jackets. He's struggled in 2015-16 with six goals and 20 assists almost halfway through the year under head coach John Tortorella. 

He was benched multiple times this season by Tortorella, who spoke with Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Tuesday:


No, no, no. Joey gave us some good minutes the other night. I’ve been honest about it. I think he’s been ...

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