Jarmo Kekalainen refutes report that he promised to claim Ryan McDonagh if he was on waivers

Earlier this week, Nick Kypreos reported that if Ryan McDonagh didn't waive his no-trade clause to facilitate a trade from the Tampa Bay Lightning, he would have been placed on waivers.

Kypreos added that the Lightning had a commitment from the Columbus Blue Jackets stating they would claim McDonagh off waivers if the situation arose.

On Tuesday, Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen responded to that report, saying that it's completely false.

McDonagh ultimately waived his no-trade clause and was dealt to the Nashville Predators on Sunday in exchange for defenceman Philippe Myers and forward Grant Mismash.

Blue Jackets GM refutes report that Blue Jackets agreed to claim Ryan McDonagh

"It's 100 percent inaccurate."

Click for that, stay for the Jakob Chychrun trade target suggestion ->#CBJ
https://t.co/8I5HlxBvTd via @DispatchAlerts— Brian Hedger (@BrianHedger) July 5, 2022

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