Mattias Ekholm has retired from professional hockey.

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach has praised young left wing Dean Phelps in his latest interviews. Altough he seems very fond of this highly skilled youngster, he didn't want to comment on his team's strategy concerning the upcoming draft.

Columbus Blue Jackets center Gavin Brindley feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of USA, Gavin Brindley was originally drafted to the NHL by the Nashville Predators in the 2nd round of the 2023 entry draft. He has appeared in 7 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 2 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center is looking forward for the start of the season.

Columbus Blue Jackets were delighted to hear that Tadej Blazic has returned to the team.

Columbus Blue Jackets were delighted to hear that Ozzy Wiesblatt has returned to the team.

Columbus Blue Jackets center Bo Horvat feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a core player. A native of Canada, Bo Horvat was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 1230 NHL games during his career, notching 449 goals and adding 563 assists along with 474 penalty minutes. The 37 year old center is looking forward for the start of the season.

Columbus Blue Jackets were delighted to hear that Oskar Lindqvist has returned to the team.

Columbus Blue Jackets were delighted to hear that Aleksi Niemi has returned to the team.

Confirmed tomorrow The following players' contract options need to be confirmed tomorrow:

The following players' contracts are going to expire in one week: -Ilya Lyubushkin (Columbus Blue Jackets) UFA-Matthew Coronato (Columbus Blue Jackets) RFA, needs qualifying offer-Dylan Sikura (Cleveland Monsters) UFA-Jan Mysak (Columbus Blue Jackets) RFA, needs qualifying offer-Mattias Ekholm (Columbus Blue Jackets) UFA-Ryan Ufko (Cleveland Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer-Jackson Hallum (Cleveland Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer-Luca Pinelli (Columbus Blue Jackets) RFA, needs qualifying offer-William Constantinou (Cleveland Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer

The following staff members' contracts are going to expire in one week:

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Kayden Doyle feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Canada, Kayden Doyle was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2027 entry draft. He has appeared in 311 NHL games during his career, notching 12 goals and adding 97 assists along with 128 penalty minutes. The 24 year old defenseman is waiting for a good start this season.

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Will Skahan feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, Will Skahan was originally drafted to the NHL by the Utah Mammoth in the 2nd round of the 2024 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 26 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. He has played 82 games with the Cleveland Monsters this season, totalling 14+41=55 with 4 PIM.

The board of owners has collected $47,400,000 profit from the team to shareholders.