After a thrilling win over the Detroit Red Wings, Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager Don Waddell reveals the team’s formula for resilience and success. Discover how Columbus is defying the odds this NHL season.
The Blue Jackets acquired Olivier on June 30, 2022, trading a fourth-round pick to the Nashville Predators. He spent most of the previous season playing for Nashville’s farm club, AHL Milwaukee.
“I think it’s going to be, and I don’t know this for a fact ... Speaking of “TCUN,” Waddell is originally from the Detroit area and played collegiately at Northern Michigan University.
Mathieu Olivier likely won’t hit the open market as a free agent.
Kent Johnson(20), and Kirill Marchenko(24) scored the goals for Columbus, while Daniil Tarasov stopped 29 of 31 Wings shots in the win. It was Daniil Tarasov’s first start since Jan 31.
President of hockey operations and general manager Don Waddell said Friday that Jenner and fellow forward Kirill Marchenko had been activated off injured reserve. Marchenko is back after having surgery on his broken jaw earlier this month.