Gavin Bayreuther completes the trio of defenseman who rotated in and out of the bottom defensive pairing. He appeared in just over half of the Blue Jackets’ games this season. Not too bad considering pretty much nobody expected him to even be on the team this year.
You may recall, Bayreuther was a surprise pick by the Seattle Kraken in the NHL Expansion Draft last summer. With some bigger names available, it came as a huge relief when the Kraken picked the defenseman who had spent the vast majority of his playing time in the AHL.