His focus, instead, is giving each player a new shot to thrive with the Blue Jackets in 2025-26. The NHL’s first summer buyout window will open 48 hours after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup ...

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell plans to discuss a new contract with Adam Fantilli this summer. Fantilli's entry-level contract expires after the 2025-26 season.

The Columbus Blue Jackets hold the 14th and 20th overall picks in the 2025 NHL Draft and are willing to trade them for the right price. GM Don Waddell seeks established NHL players in return but ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets are in full offseason mode. For GM Don Waddell, it means early mornings and some potentially late nights. Given what all the team wants to do between the upcoming NHL ...

When Kirill Marchenko signed a new contract last summer, Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell challenged him to become a ...

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell has two first-round draft picks and significant salary cap space to improve his team. Waddell is seeking a top-six forward, a right-shot defenseman, and potentially a ...

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell recently passed his one-year anniversary with the club. It was a highly informative year for Waddell, who had a front-row seat to witness the talent level of the young ...

Columbus is a team on the rise, though, and general manager Don Waddell is looking to make some major moves. Waddell and the Blue Jackets have two first-round picks to work with at the 2025 NHL Draft.

The Blue Jackets were obligated to pay Boqvist $533,333 for 2024-25 and 2025-26 to buy it out, which means they have only one more season before they're clear of paying Boqvist to leave.

The Blue Jackets’ two first-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft are available, but it’ll probably take an established player to get one or both.. That’s the main reason Don Waddell, the ...