The off-season jockeying began in earnest today, as Blue Jackets' GM Jarmo Kekäläinen announced the signing of defenseman Cody Goloubef to a two-year, $1.5 million deal that will pay him $700,000 this season, and $800,000 next season. Most importantly, from Goloubef's perspective, is fact that this is a one-way contract. Goloubef's long journey to The Show has finally been realized, and the two-year term provides him the chance to first show what he can do over a full 82-game schedule . . . then show that he can do it again.
Goloubef, 25, became a fixture on the blue line down the stretch this past season, appearing in 36 games, notching nine assists and a relatively gaudy plus-12 over that stretch.