Blue Jackets Eye Three Big Swings To End The Middling Act

Columbus is apparently not interested in another season of polite mediocrity, and this piece lays out three major offseason swings to change that. That is the kind of checklist a front office writes when it decides safe is just another word for stuck. The Blue Jackets have spent enough time in the middle of the pack to know that “almost” is not a strategy. Now the pressure is on to make moves that actually alter the team’s trajectory, not just its talking points.