COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Blue Jackets finally reached contract terms with center Pierre-Luc Dubois on Thursday, signing one of the NHL’s budding stars and the club’s top center for a two-year $ 10 million deal.
Dubois, just 22, will make $ 3.35 million this season and $ 6.65 million in 2021-22, and will still be a limited free agent when the contract expires. The timing of the deal allows Dubois to be ready for the start of the training camp on Sunday.
But it wasn’t all good news about Dubois on Thursday.
The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun reported earlier in the day that a few NHL clubs had been notified that Dubois is “looking for a change of scenery,” that after only three seasons in Columbus, he wants to be swapped for the Blue Jackets.
Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekäläinen declined to comment on the report and declined to say whether Dubois had formally requested an exchange. Dubois’ agent, Pat …