NHL Rumor Roundup: June 14, 2024

I'm Lyle Richardson of The Hockey News. On Wednesday, TCS Pierre Lebrun reported that the Columbus Blue Jackets and Patrick Lynae were mutually looking into a trade. Line a has been with the Blue Jackets since they acquired him from the Winnipeg Jets back in 2021. However, he's been struggling with injuries since then and earlier this year entered the NHL NHLPA player assistance program seeking treatment for some mental health issues. Now line A is a former forty goal scorer and. There would be some teams out there that would be very interested in seeing if he could regain that former high scoring level if he was moved to a different club. However, Linus contract could prove to be a significant sticking point. He's got two years left on his deal with an 8.7 million average annual value and A10 team no trade clause, so the Blue Jackets are trying to move him during this off season. They may have to package him with a draft pick or a prospect, or perhaps retain part of that cap hit to facilitate a trade.