Acquired in a trade that sent Patrik Laine to the Montreal Canadiens, he's similar to Christiansen. They’re about the same age, stand roughly the same size, shoot from the left side, use their mobility as puck-moving defenders and must pass through waivers for an AHL assignment.

After an impossible offseason, the Columbus Blue Jackets have to somehow focus on hockey with training camps opening this week.

It might only be Preseason Game 2 on Wednesday night, but the Columbus Blue Jackets have shown hints about what their roster could look like.

The Jackets play the Sabres tonight at Nationwide Arena with an NHL roster. The Sabres will be going with an AHL roster due to the main roster being in Germany to get ready for th