Two Blue Jackets Names Keep Showing Up In The UFA Market

Columbus has two players drawing real attention in the pending-UFA pile, and that is never a quiet place to live. The league always finds a way to turn contract-year buzz into a referendum on value, especially when a team has multiple names in the conversation. This is the kind of early-summer list that front offices read twice and agents read three times, because it can change quickly once the bidding starts.