Chinakhov skated at left wing on the second line with captain Boone Jenner at center and Kent Johnson on the right. Their secondary numbers together weren’t terrible, but Chinakhov needs to shake off some rust after missing 39 games with a back issue.

Columbus Blue Jackets president/general manager Don Waddell can look toward the present and be comfortable about the future at NHL trade deadline.

Yegor Chinakhov may rejoin Blue Jackets' second line Tuesday after missing 39 games with a frustrating back injury.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are the newest entrant into the NHL power rankings. With the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline days away, the top of the league looks mostly the

As reported by The Athletic on Monday, the Blue Jackets are close to signing tough winger Mathieu Olivier to a long-term contract extension. Olivier, a pending unrestricted free agent, has emerged as perhaps the NHL’s top fighter, as well as a leader and a secondary scorer (12 goals) for Columbus this season.

Mathieu Olivier signed a 6-year, $18 million contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday. It has an average annual value of $3 million through the 2030-31 season. The 28-year-old forward could have been an unrestricted free agent after this season. He has 21 points (12 goals, nine assists) in 61 games.

Former Columbus forward Cam Atkinson, who was put on waivers by Tampa Bay yesterday, has cleared. This season, Atkinson played 37 games for the Lightning and had 8 points, including three goals. He signed as a free agent in Tampa Bay on July 2, 2024.