Winnipeg Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois accepted a qualifying offer from his team today.

The deal will pay him $6 million for the next year.

Will this contract prevent him from being traded elsewhere? On the contrary, it will be much easier for Kent Hughes to find a better deal to acquire the Quebec centre, knowing his salary for at least one year.

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