If we go back a few years, Pierre-Luc Dubois was playing in Columbus and asked to be traded to Montreal. Surely, in these circumstances, the GM of a team that wants a player is not going to give the moon to acquire him. Marc Bergevin was ready to make an offer sheet to acquire him, but the Blue Jackets' GM made several trades and freed up salary room to make sure he signed Dubois. Pierre-Luc was very unhappy with the outcome and sulked on the ice, signaling his departure for Winnipeg. Find out all about it in this segment of the <i>Sick Podcast</i>. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>Andrew Paterson: Pierre-Luc Dubois Is 20-50-30 | The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro June 12 2023 <a href=https://t.co/NQovDTWJMb>https://t.co/NQovDTWJMb</a>- The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro (@thesickpodcasts) <a href=https://twitter.com/thesickpodcasts/status/1668436712169803777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>June 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> It could well be that Dubois absolutely doesn't want to be played the trick again and that the Jets will trade him to anyone. A hypothesis has been put forward by Marc-Olivier Beaudoin. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=fr dir=ltr>Is it possible that Pierre-Luc Dubois's $9,000,000/season demands is info leaked on purpose to discourage certain clubs from trying to acquire him if his intention is really to sign with the <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/CH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#CH</a>? That would be brilliant. We're talking! <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/Habs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#Habs</a> <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canadiens?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#Canadiens</a>- Marc-Olivier Beaudoin (@MOBeaudoin1) <a href=https://twitter.com/MOBeaudoin1/status/1668617388395487238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>June 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> Obviously, giving a 60-point player around $9 million a year is a risk in itself, and it could chill some teams trying to acquire him. Is this a sleight of hand to keep only the Habs in the running? We'll find out in the coming weeks. Credit: <a href='https://www.gonordiques.com/lnh/nouvelles/Le-clan-de-Pierre-Luc-Dubois-viendrait-il-darnaquer-la-planete-hockey-pour-assurer-de-jouer-avec-le-Canadien-de-Montreal' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Go Nordiques</a>