Blue Jackets Stall As Their Unsigned Free Agents Sit In Limbo

Columbus is sitting in the most dangerous place in hockey business - not moving, not finishing, and not getting any answers fast enough. When unsigned free agents linger this long, it usually means the club is weighing leverage, money, and future flexibility all at once. The public sees silence and assumes nothing is happening, but front offices can be working three different scenarios before lunch. For the Blue Jackets, this holding pattern is starting to look like a decision point.