Report: Blue Jackets reject 2-year contract proposal from Ryan Johansen
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The Ryan Johansen watch continued in Columbus.
Shortly after reports emerged that Johansen and his agent had sent a two-year contract proposal to the Blue Jackets, Aaron Portzline of the Post Dispatch reported the following: "New proposal received. New proposal rejected. No progress. Onward."
CBJ rejects 2 yr offer tabled by Johansen's agent, Kurt Overhardt. Johansen is now focused on short-term contract only.Offer stays on table.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) September 18, 2014
With that, the brief glimmer of hope in regards to a potential resolution to this contentious standoff is gone as quick as it came.
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