Kirill Marchenko<\/a> finally met with the media on Friday, but he offered very few answers about the rumors surrounding him.<\/p>\nThe forward revealed that his future would be discussed only between his agent Dan Milstein and his family, without offering any further details publicly…<\/p>\n
He refused to reassure Blue Jackets fans, and he refused to confirm that he would remain in Columbus this season.<\/p>\n
Clearly, barring a huge surprise, his time there is over.<\/p>\n
It’s only a matter of time…<\/p>\n
He also declined to comment on where he would like to continue his career, preferring to keep that decision strictly private.<\/p>\n
But yes, he was asked the question very clearly!<\/p>\n
Mark Scheig confirmed that Marchenko flat-out refused to answer questions about his future with the Columbus Blue Jackets.<\/p>\n
This situation keeps getting messier…<\/p>\n
Kirill Marchenko refuses to comment on his future with Columbus<\/p>\n
Rick Bowness had also given a loaded response on Tuesday, explaining that he only wants players in his locker room who want to play in Columbus… Which clearly doesn’t appear to be the case with Marchenko!<\/p>\n
Don Waddell, for his part, had said he was open to listening to offers for any of his players, as long as the return met his expectations.<\/p>\n
The general manager had also been spotted in Montreal earlier in the week, with no official explanation provided as to why…<\/p>\n
There’s certainly a lot of smoke surrounding this situation.<\/p>\n
Marchenko recorded 67 points last season, including 27 goals, production that naturally fuels interest from several teams.<\/p>\n
A situation worth following!<\/p>\n
Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n
POLL<\/p>\n
4 HOURS AGO|189 ANSWERS<\/p>\n
Kirill Marchenko is asked where he wants to play and his answer suggests his time in Columbus may be over<\/p>\n
Does Kirill Marchenko’s silence confirm that a trade is coming?<\/p>\n
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