Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky‘s time with the Columbus Blue Jackets is drawing to a close.
Whether he’s moved before the Feb. 25th trade deadline or departs in July as an unrestricted free agent, the 30-year-old netminder won’t be returning this fall for an eighth season with the Jackets.
Any lingering questions over his future in Columbus were likely dispelled after he missed last Thursday’s game against the Nashville Predators. An unspecified incident involving Bobrovsky following last Tuesday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning prompted management to tell him to stay home.
No one on the club publicly discussed the issue.