What Can We Expect in a Pierre-Luc Dubois Trade?
What in the hell might a Pierre-Luc Dubois trade look like? Well, good news, we have some history of similar type trades. Young, high lottery pick players getting tired of one location have frequently moved teams. First, let’s talk about that contract. He signed a two-year extension with the Blue Jackets before the season began, with hopes it might help facilitate a trade. His $5M average annual value comes in at a reasonable level for a player of his talents. Consider that from the 2016 draft class a handful of top-10 picks are now on their second contracts and only Jesse Puljujarvi (after a case of gross mismanagement) has signed for a significantly lower AAV. Auston Matthews got a mega deal. Patrik Laine (playing out a similar story in Winnipeg) signed a pricier bridge deal. Clayton Keller signed on for the full eight-year bag with Arizona and has a $7M AAV as a result. Dubois’ eight-year deal is coming in North of that Keller number you can rest assured. And his next de...