UPDATE: The Columbus Blue Jackets made the the hiring of new GM Jarmo Kekalainen official at a news conference Wednesday morning.
"Change was necessary," president of hockey operations John Davidson said after the announcement, according to Jackets beat writer Aaron Portzline. "The [decision] comes from the gut. Jarmo is a driven man. He's going to help us."
But when? There's no immediate timetable for the Finn's arrival into Columbus as immigration issues still need to be sorted through, Portzline reports.
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