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Latest On Pierre-Luc Dubois

June 22, 2022 at 8:38 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson 15 Comments

23-year-old centerman Pierre-Luc Dubois has had quite an interesting career after the Columbus Blue Jackets drafted him third overall in 2016. Things looked great for him after the 2018-19 season, where the 20-year-old had 61 points in his second season and played a key role as the team won their first playoff series in franchise history. Dubois faltered the next season, though, and after just one goal in five games the following year, Dubois was dealt to the Winnipeg Jets in a one-for-one swap for second-overall pick Patrik Laine. A tough season continued for him after the trade, raising doubts about his long-term future.

Dubois got his game back under him this season, though, notching a career-high 28 goals as he averaged nearly 19 minutes of ice time per game. A restricted free agent this offseason, however, it doesn’t appear as though Dubois wants a long-term contract. In fact, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman is reporting that Dubois has informed Winnipeg that he wants to test unrestricted free agency in 2024. The Jets are still hoping to convince him to stay long-term, though, per the report.

It means that Dubois could either take the team to arbitration for a one-year contract or accept his $6MM qualifying offer. It might be a safe bet to just take the qualifying offer, as it’s likely around what the arbitrator would award anyways considering his inconsistent performance over the past few seasons, if not more.

As Sportsnet’s Ken Wiebe notes, it puts Winnipeg in a tough situation. Dubois evidently wants to see a long-term improved situation in Winnipeg and a clear path back to Cup contention. Is Winnipeg willing to potentially go more all-in than they should in order to keep Dubois around long-term, or are they better off hitting the reset button? That’s the decision general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff will have to grapple with.

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  1. Kenobiwan69

    9 months ago

    Wasn’t traded 1 for 1 for Laine……Roslovic went with Laine and we picked up their 3rd round pick as well

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  2. WilfPaiement

    9 months ago

    Laine was run out of town by Wheeler and Schiefele, And guess what ? Shiefele and Wheeler are still whining like spoiled little bitches!!!!!!

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    • doghockey

      9 months ago

      Nice tantrum Wilf! You must just dominate at recess.

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    • Kenobiwan69

      9 months ago

      Wilf is 100% right, bang on assessment

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  3. afl forever

    9 months ago

    Wants out of Winnipeg ?

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  4. kscheer

    9 months ago

    But wasn’t it Torts fault? Sounds like PLD is just a malcontent

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  5. pawtucket

    9 months ago

    It’s hard to route for this kid and his bratty entitled but in all fairness he went from CBJ to WPG

    Maybe he wants to play and live in a nice city instead of his entire 20s being in those aforementioned places

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    • pawtucket

      9 months ago

      *root

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    • tylerall5

      9 months ago

      Columbus is actually a nice area.

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    • The Mistake of Giving Eugene Melnyk a Liver Transplant

      9 months ago

      Biggest downside of Columbus is having to deal with Ohio State University and their pretentious b.s. For example, as of yesterday, The Ohio State University has successfully registered a trademark for “THE.”

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    • kscheer

      9 months ago

      tOSU is awesome. Especially for a rich young man in his 20’s.

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  6. SuperSinker

    9 months ago

    Come home and play for the Habs baby

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  7. baji kimran

    9 months ago

    DuBois has been trying to end up in Montreal now for the last two and one-half years. Anytime he was asked what the problem was in Columbus, he wouldn’t give an answer. That’s why Columbus wouldn’t trade him to Montreal in spite of the fact the Habs bombarded them with offers.

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    • Fletcherreede81

      9 months ago

      and how do you know the ins and outs of Pld’s trade out of Columbus?

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  8. Nha Trang

    9 months ago

    Jets have to rebuild. If Dubois can’t hack that, better to trade him now.

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