New CBJ GM Don Waddell not wasting time with who’s staying and who’s going with flurry of Roster Moves

By Joe Coopersmith

 

Shocking move that the Blue Jackets did not offer a contract to mid-season pickup Alex Nylander who thrived after coming over from Pittsburgh. Here is Alex Nylander CBJ LW, keeps puck away from Canadiens’ Alex Newhook, 3 12 2024 (courtesy IMAGN, photo by David Kirouac, USA Today Sports)

JUNE 30, 2024

 

COLUMBUS, OHIO – Columbus Blue Jackets President and General Manager Don Waddell announced several roster moves today.

The team has extended qualifying offers to the following restricted free agents:

Jake Christiansen, Defense
Jet Greaves, Goaltender
Kent Johnson, Left Wing/Center
Kirill Marchenko, Right Wing
Cole Sillinger, Center

The following players did not receive qualifying offers from the club and will become unrestricted free agents on July 1:

Tyler Angle, Center
Jake Bean, Defense
Marcus Bjork, Defense
Alex Nylander, Left Wing/Right Wing

In addition, the Blue Jackets placed defenseman Adam Boqvist on unconditional waivers.  If Boqvist clears unconditional waivers at 12 p.m. ET on July 1, the team will buy out the final year of his contract.

The 6-0, 189-pound native of Falun, Sweden has registered 17 goals and 39 assists for 56 points with 20 penalty minutes in 133 career games with Columbus since being acquired in a trade from the Chicago Blackhawks on July 23, 2021.  The 23-year-old has recorded 23-62-85 in 209 career outings with the Blue Jackets and Blackhawks since making his NHL debut in 2019-20.  He was originally selected by Chicago in the first round, eighth overall, at the 2018 NHL Draft.

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