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Blue Jackets mailbag, Part 2: How long can Werenski wait for a winner? Are they on the right track? Original

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By Aaron Portzline 
| The Athletic
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Well, the NHL offseason just got a lot more interesting with the news on Thursday that Dylan Larkin has requested a trade from the Detroit Red Wings. You might know that Larkin’s best friend is Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski. Ladies and gentleman, start your rumors! The Stanley Cup Final is off to a hell of a start, now headed to Las Vegas with the series knotted 1-1.
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Blue Jackets’ Zach Werenski honored, awed to join elite list of names on Norris Original

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By Aaron Portzline 
| The Athletic
COLUMBUS, Ohio — When the shock began to fade, and Zach Werenski’s eyes could fixate on the Norris Trophy in his hands, he started perusing the names listed on the NHL’s hardware given annually to the league’s top defenseman. The first name that caught his eye was Nicklas Lidstrom, the great Detroit Red Wing, whom Werenski idolized as a boy growing up in Michigan. “It’s not hard to find it, ’cause it’s on there seven times,” Werenski joked. “To do this once is an incredible feeling.
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Blue Jackets mailbag, Part 1: How can Waddell make big improvements? Who’s staying? Who’s going? Original

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By Aaron Portzline 
| The Athletic
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The end-of-season nerves are still raw among Columbus Blue Jackets fans. That late-season collapse was so epically awful that even longtime fans who thought they’d seen it all were disheartened at a whole new level. And yet, as we start to move toward the busy stretch of the offseason — hey, Carolina and Vegas, can we move this along quickly? — the flicker of life is returning, as seen by the copious questions and comments submitted for this mailbag.
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