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As recently as this summer the Blue Jackets were close to signing Johnson to a multi-year extension, The Athletic has learned. A deal was nearly signed in August, when the club expected to trade defenseman Ryan Murray, perhaps in a deal to land center Matt Duchene.
Also, the Jackets gave Johnson an alternate captain's “A” earlier this season when they stripped it from Brandon Dubinsky.
It's not a case in which Johnson is unhappy in Columbus or doesn't fit in with his teammates. If he had remaining years on his contract, sources said, this request would not have been made.
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Sounds like he wants to go to another team to sign a new contract because he is getting antsy without one in Columbus. Remember he has bankruptcy issues.