Comtois is reportedly going to be an UFA this summer. Anaheim won’t give him a qualifying offer

Helly wants 9 million for his next contract which the jackets can afford. Also laine and schiefflie hate each other so that won’t end well

People need to stop saying this. It's not true.

Ehh it’s the worst kept secret in the NHL

No, it's misinformed speculation based on very, very limited information. There's absolutely no substance to it.

The issues reported in WPG were outright said to be from Wheeler and Maurice both being overly hard on Laine. The only thing Scheifele ever did was not defend Laine, which was fair because Laine didn't defend on the ice and is what was causing the whole confrontation. It's ridiculous to think that two professional athletes would hold a petty grudge towards each other over one of them simply being coached and confronted by his captain about his play, and the other player not stepping in to defend him (when it was not even warranted).

Not to mention there are plenty of other reasons not to want Scheifele in Columbus. My own distaste for trading for him isn't related to Laine at all.

Laine out worked Wheeler and Scheifele in his last full season in Winnipeg, he really carried the line when they were together.

If there's an issue between the two I really don't know for certain but do believe it was more Wheeler that bullied Laine, have heard from a very good source that Wheeler was a total @sshole towards Laine.