COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) " The Blue Jackets brass thought they had assembled a playoff-caliber team last season. They continued to believe it even after Columbus started 0-8 and finished in the Metropolitan Division basement. The core of the current Blue Jackets began to take shape around the time the organization's first superstar was traded away. The Blue Jackets also acquired Bobrovsky from Philadelphia for draft choices, and Nick Foligno " now a top-line winger and the Blue Jackets captain " came over in a deal with Ottawa. Another key piece was added in January 2016 when the Blue Jackets shipped fan favorite Ryan Johansen to Nashville in exchange for defenseman Seth Jones.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 07, 2017 15:11 UTC