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John Davidson Updates The Ryan Johansen Contract Talks

09/30/2014 at 6:31pm EDT

from Dan Rosen of NHL.com,

The Columbus Blue Jackets resumed negotiations with restricted free agent center Ryan Johansen on Monday and they were "very polite, well mannered," Blue Jackets president of hockey operations John Davidson said Tuesday after the NHL Board of Governors meeting.

Davidson said negotiations were expected to resume Tuesday between the Blue Jackets and Johansen's agent, Kurt Overhardt, but Davidson did not have an update because he was in meetings here. Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekelainen and assistant general manager Bill Zito were handling the negotiations from Columbus' side....

Asked Tuesday if the organization favors a shorter term deal at this point, Davidson said, "A deal would interest us.

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