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Elliotte Friedman was on Calgary’s Sportsnet 960 on Friday morning.

On Ryan Johansen:

“This is what I think was going on with Johansen after making a bunch of calls yesterday. I think there were a lot of teams who wanted to get him. I think Minnesota was there. I think Colorado was there. I think Vancouver… Vancouver was never really in it, but they were there. And I think you guys were there. I think you guys were making calls. I can’t say 100 percent sure St. Louis was there, but I think they were.

“But to me, it became almost a game of chicken. I think Columbus sat there and said, ‘Are we going to be able to pry Seth Jones out of Nashville. Let’s wait and take the chance that we can.’

“That’s what I think went on here. I think there were other teams who really pushed to get… Ryan Johansen out of Columbus, and the Blue Jackets sat there and said, ‘We’ve got time. Let’s wait to see if Seth Jones ever becomes available.’

“I think other teams took a big run at trying to get him, and Columbus was like, ‘Nope. We’re going to wait.’

“That’s what I think really happened here. Once David Poile changed his mind, the deal got done.”

Source: Sportsnet 960/ Transcript: Nichols