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          Trade grades: Blue Jackets best Canucks in Vanek swap

          Thomas Vanek will help to boost a struggling Blue Jackets power play. Bob Frid/USA TODAY Sports
          • Emily Kaplan, ESPNFeb 26, 2018, 08:20 PM
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          The deal:

          Columbus Blue Jackets get: LW Thomas Vanek

          Vancouver Canucks get: C Tyler Motte, LW Jussi Jokinen

          Follow all the trade deadline action here.

          Click here for all of the trade grades ahead of the 2017-18 deadline.

          Columbus Blue Jackets: B