Blue Jackets Eye Islanders Forward as UFA Fit

Columbus is already doing the usual front-office dance, and this one smells like a fit that makes too much sense to ignore. The Blue Jackets are weighing an Islanders forward as a free-agent target, which tells you they are hunting for help where the market actually gives them a chance. In this league, those conversations start quietly and get loud fast once one GM decides a player can solve two problems at once.