On Tuesday, the Columbus Blue Jackets completed the last bit of unfinished off-season business, with the signing of restricted free agent forward Cole Sillinger to a new contract worth a cap hit of $2.25M over the next two years.
After new general manager Don Waddell cut loose some bottom-of-the-roster talent and signed the RFAs to short-term bridge deals – and with the trade of Patrik Laine on Tuesday freeing up significant cap space – it’s time to look at when the current contracts expire…and what that means for the timeline for the Blue Jackets to be competitive again.