Report: Blue Jackets, Oilers holding on to 2nd-round picks as compensation deadline arrives
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It's arguably the least sexy deadline day. Take it away, Elliotte Friedman:
Today is the deadline for teams to declare their intentions with compensatory draft picks for coach/executive hirings...
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 1, 2016
According to Friedman, the Columbus Blue Jackets, who hired head coach John Tortorella from the Vancouver Canucks, are holding on to their 2016 second-round draft pick. Columbus has another two years to fork over a second-rounder.
Friedman also chimes in on the Edmonton Oilers, who owe the Boston Bruins a second-round selection for the hiring of general manager Peter Chiarelli.
Told "very unlikely" BOS gets EDM 2nd-rounder for Peter Chiarelli, meaning the Bruins would get the Oilers' second-rounder in 2017...
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 1, 2016
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