In previous summers, the Columbus Blue Jackets faced some difficult decisions when it came to negotiating with their restricted free agent forwards. Memorably, the club played hardball with Josh Anderson in 2017, so much so that Anderson waited until October before agreeing to his current three-year deal. This year, the Blue Jackets only have one RFA forward in Eric Robinson after the re-signing of Markus Hännikäinen and the departure of Lukas Sedlak to the KHL—and Robinson, fine as he may be, will not command a substantial raise like Zach Werenski or Pierre-Luc Dubois next season.
The Blue Jackets catch a break with small group of RFA forwards
