Yegor Chinakhov hasn’t rescinded his trade request

Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: Columbus Blue Jackets forward Yegor Chinakhov hasn’t rescinded his trade request from earlier this offseason. If GM Don Waddell gets the right offer, he’s open to trading the forward.

It hasn’t hit the point of no return for Chinakhov like it did previously for Pierre-Luc Dubois and Patrik Laine. Chinakhov was the first Russian Blue Jacket to return to Columbus to start skating, which is a good sign. Waddell said he did talk to Chinakhov, but not about his trade request, as that would only happen with the agent. Head coach Dean Evason will need to speak with Chinakhov about the ‘misunderstandings.’

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