A familiar bearded face is going back to Columbus, with the Blue Jackets’ longest tenured player heading to Philadelphia. The Flyers sent Jakub Voracek to the Blue Jackets for Atkinson on Saturday, the first major trade on the second day of the NHL draft. Who knows how the Blue Jackets are going to do this year? “This is a significant trade for our club and we are very excited to welcome Jake Voracek back to the Blue Jackets family,“ Columbus general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said. It’s Philadelphia’s second major trade in two days after acquiring defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen from Buffalo for the No.

Source: thestar July 24, 2021 15:23 UTC