Report: Blue Jackets extend qualifying offers to 10 players including Johansen, Erixon
The Columbus Blue Jackets have tendered qualifying offers to 10 players, including first-line centerman Ryan Johansen.
The list of players qualified by the Blue Jackets includes: Cody Goloubef, Sean Collins, Dana Tyrell, Johansen, Corey Tropp, David Savard, Tim Erixon and Will Weber, Matt Frattin and Ilari Melart per the Columbus Dispatch.
All qualified players will become restricted free agents.
The club has not qualified three players: Jake Hansen, Anton Blomqvist and Oliver Gabriel, making them unrestricted free agents.
(This article has been amended to reflect the fact that Anton Blomqvist and Oliver Gabriel will not receive qualifying offers, the club is reportedly still determining the fates of Matt Frattin and Jake Hansen per the Columbus Dispatch).
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