The Blue Jackets probably though they struck it rich a few seasons ago when they locked up their young center, Alexander Wennberg, to a six-year, $29.4 million deal following a 59 point season in 2016-17. Since then, Wennberg has gone backwards, and it only seemed to get worse in 2018-19.
Wennberg, scoring a career-low two goals, also only registered 25 points, the second lowest of his career since his rookie season. At least part of the reason for the low scoring totals is his seemingly unwillingness to shoot the puck. His 64 shots on net were the fewest of his career, 10 off the pace from a season ago, and a far cry from the 109 he had in 2016-17.