Don Waddell Reveals Which Player Prevented Blue Jackets from Snatching Noah Dobson from Canadiens
In a statement that is making waves in the hockey world, Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell drops a major bombshell about Noah Dobson.
Blue Jackets' GM revealed his team could have landed star defenseman Noah Dobson, now a member of the Montreal Canadiens, if they had agreed to include forward Dmitry Voronkov in a trade with the New York Islanders.
Friedman on 32TP says Noah Dobson wanted to go to Montreal, Columbus is rumoured to have offered a better package to the Islanders, believes Dmitri Voronkov was in the deal and they were going to give Dobson a higher AAV.
"The name of Dmitry Voronkov came up in the trade talks for Noah Dobson but we always said no.
The reported information was wrong.
If we had agreed to trade Voronkov, we would have been the ones to acquire Dobson, but we weren't ready to let him go."
- Don Waddell
The reported information was wrong.
If we had agreed to trade Voronkov, we would have been the ones to acquire Dobson, but we weren't ready to let him go."
- Don Waddell
This statement confirms that several teams were seriously in the running to acquire Dobson, a highly sought-after right-handed defenseman who has exploded offensively over the past two seasons.
Ultimately, it was the Montreal Canadiens who managed to convince him, in a transaction whose full details have still not been made public.
The refusal to give up Voronkov, a 24-year-old Russian forward, speaks volumes about the Blue Jackets' intentions. They are betting big on the development of their young core and seem to believe that Voronkov can become a key player for their team in the long term.
A Perfect Outcome for the Montreal Canadiens
On the Montreal side, this revelation adds weight to the acquisition of Dobson. Not only did the Canadiens secure a top-tier defenseman, but they did it right under the noses of multiple contenders, including Columbus.
The organization can thus celebrate having won this battle on the trade market.
For Montreal fans, it's further proof that the rebuild plan is starting to pay off. And for Columbus, it will be up to Dmitry Voronkov to justify the team's confidence in him, knowing they said no to a defenseman of Noah Dobson's caliber.
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