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Friedman says he is hearing the Blue Jackets like Logan Brown:
http://www.todaysslapshot.com/from-t...op-draft-pick/

“I just think the one thing Columbus really wants as much as anything else is a center. They traded Johansen, which I thought they made a really fair deal. But their depth at center, especially as you move forward over the years, it’s not as strong.

“I know some guys who are in the western part of Ontario, and they think that Columbus has some interest in Logan Brown. I can say this though – I don’t that think they’ve moving out of there if they think that Puljujarvi is long-term a center. But as I wrote, if they don’t project him as a center, I wonder if there’s the possibility they could move down.

“But two things have to happen. 1, they have to make sure the guy they want is available. And 2, they have to make sure they’re given enough to move down.

“I think it’s early. You’ve been talking to guys this week. I’ve been talking to guys this week too. Everybody now is bluffing. It’s like the early hands in poker. As one guy said to me today, ‘A lot of these decisions probably aren’t going to be made until the draft floor.’

“But I think some teams are wondering just how married Columbus is to that pick. Probably very happily in love, but you never know if something comes up.”