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Blue Jackets trade Legein to Flyers for Ratchuk LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeThe Columbus Blue Jackets have traded 20year old forward Stefan Legein to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenceman Michael RatchukLegein was an alternate captain for Canadas World Junior team and won gold at the 2008 tournament but surprised the hockey world in August 2008 when he announced that he was quitting hockey at the age of 19 Legein cited having lost his passion to play the game as the reason By December of last year he changed his mind resumed skating and eventually joined Columbus AHL affiliate in SyracuseThis season in the AHL Legein has scored two goals and one assist in six games Legein was originally a secondround choice (37th overall) of the Blue Jackets in the 2007 draft Ratchuk 21 has also been playing in the AHL with the Flyers affiliate in Adirondack He was selected by Philadelphia in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2006 draftlog inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 43 Yeahs2 BoosYeahBooLeafFan73October 21 2009 836AMLegein doesnt even deserve to be in this league after the crap he pulled last year report this commentKarma 42 Yeahs1 BoosYeahBooCapsFan96October 21 2009 134AMThis is good for both teams Columbus is well stocked on forwards and after the Legein fiasco last year he needs a new start Carkner will be a good addition to the Jackets farm defense report this commentKarma 53 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoorollie1967October 21 2009 115AMRatchuk has some offensive upside to his game something the BJs could use although wether or not he offers more than Kris Russell whom Hitchcock doesnt seem to have faith in is debateable Legein is a longshot in Philly but they had excess dmen good luck to both! report this commentKarma 63 Yeahs3 BoosYeahBoomkhan03October 20 2009 1121PMgood pickup by beantown I like Legein give him a year or two and hell find his game and be a dominant force report this commentKarma 55 Yeahs1 BoosYeahBoobeanie11October 20 2009 836PMgordarama Who has ever heard of these guys I have and Id like to think that any given person who watches the World Juniors knows at least one of them report this commentKa...