Monday Matters #5

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Ryan Johansen finally came to a contract agreement on the eve of the start of the NHL season. Pierre Lebrun, ESPN Hockey analyst, thinks that the Blue Jackets did a good job throughout the contract negotiation. He believes both Johansen and the Blue Jackets organization benefited from this. 

Lebrun is on both sides and favors both supporters of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Ryan Johansen. He communicates this on the Blue Jackets' part by using logos when Lebrun says, "I think Columbus did a good job with this contract at the end." Ultimately, Lebrun want to convince the audience to make a decision regarding who was the victor of the contract dispute. Click here to read the article.