Blue Jackets head coach says he's as shocked as anyone about Zach Werenski wanting out of Columbus

NHL free agency gets underway on Wednesday, but this has been a weird offseason in that there seems to be more talk about players who have asked for trades than we are about players about to hit the open market. One of the most shocking of these is Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski, who told GM Don Waddell he wants out just weeks after locking up the Norris Trophy as the top blueliner in the NHL. In fact, it was such a surprise that even his head coach was blindsided by the request.