Athletistic / Hockey Columbus general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen has explained the trade of the team’s second scorer last season, Oliver Bjorkstrand, to Seattle.

The Blue Jackets received two draft picks in exchange for the Dane.

“It’s probably the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make in my job. Oliver has been with our organization for nine years.

This draft was my first as general manager of Columbus.Bjorkstrand was selected in the third round of the 2013 draft – approx. sport.ru). I personally guided Oliver and saw him again.

I followed his evolution, I remember how he won the AHL with Cleveland. He grew up to be a very good NHL player, so it’s a very difficult decision to make.

I would call it the ugly part of the business. This decision had to be made.

In fact, we had no good options. And this decision was the best bad decision possible, in accordance with the conditions dictated by the salary cap, ”said Kekäläinen, quoted by the official Columbus website.