Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: (mailbag) Don’t see the Blue Jackets signing any big-named, big-ticketed free agents. They may have no choice but to use Alexander Wennberg and Brandon Dubinsky as their No. 2 and No. 3 centers.
It’s a total long-shot if they would be able to get John Tavares in free agency.
Don’t think the Brandon Dubinsky is untradable, but would likely have to take a contract back. If the Blue Jackets really need the salary cap space, they could buy him out, but it would cost them around $2 million for the next six years.