The retention isn't the end of the world given that Laine's up after the season. Dubois has the extra year.
Considering the position they were in the Jackets did quite well. Dubois has so far had one good playoff appearance for all of 10 games. I'm not saying he isn't a good player, but there's no guarantee he's a first line center. When Ryan Johansen was traded, he was at about the same point in his career and had shown more, having scored 33 goals one year and 71 points the next, neither of which Dubois has ever approached. And Johansen hasn't exactly panned out.
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