| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Brandon Dubinsky  ActiveThe Columbus Blue Jackets were a banged up team at the end of the regular season. A lot of teams were but the Blue Jackets will not be sending a lot of players to the World Championships as players such as Brandon Dubinsky (knee), Cam Atkinson (high-ankle sprain), Tim Erixon (ankle), Jack Johnson (groin) and Nikita Nikitin (leg) need to recover. All should be okay for the start of training camp in September. Apr 29 |
| 2 | Artem Anisimov ActiveArtem Anisimov returned to action on Saturday April 27. Apr 28 |
| 3 | Ryan Johansen ActiveColumbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen said he hopes Ryan Johansen takes his recent benching in stride but noted "I' don't really care' if Johansen was unhappy playing in the AHL. Johansen was a healthy scratch for Springfield during Game 4 of the AHL playoffs and coach Brad Larsen said he didn't feel like Johansen's level of play was where it needed to be. "I think this is probably going to be a disappointment [to him], to say the least, maybe even a bit embarrassing," said Kekalainen, who also noted the fourth overall pick in 2010 will have to earn an NHL spot in training camp next fall. Johansen played in 40 NHL games this season, scoring five goals and 12 points. May 21 |
| 4 | Derek MacKenzie ActiveDerek MacKenzie (upper body) returned to the Columbus Blue Jackets' lineup after a three-game absence. MacKenzie had two blocked shots and three hits in Columbus' 4-3 victory. He also ended up with a minus-two rating in 12:06 minutes of playing time. Mar 20 |
| LW | 1 | Marian Gaborik ActiveMarian Gaborik had successful abdominal surgery Thursday. He will require 3-4 weeks to heal and is expected to spend most of that time in Columbus. Gaborik should be OK in time for training camp after he had a "mesh patch," that was put in place during a sports hernia procedure he had in 2001, adjusted. May 9 |
| 2 | Mark Letestu ActiveMark Letestu's power play marker Sunday broke an 0-18 slump. The Blue Jackets went 10 games without a power play goal before Letestu's goal. The Blue Jackets are the surprise team of the NHL as most pundits thought they would finish 30th and last in the NHL but right now, with only a week left in the regular season they are sitting in the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Apr 22 |
| 3 | Nick Foligno ActiveNick Foligno notched two points, including the winning goal with only 29 seconds left in the overtime period, to lift the surging Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 triumph over the Avalanche in Colorado Monday night. The goal was Foligno's sixth of the season and his assist was his 12th of the season. The Jackets are trying to put an exclamation mark on their 2013 season with a playoff berth after finishing dead last in the NHL last season. Also scoring for Columbus on Monday were R.J. Umberger, Nick Letestu and Blake Comeau. Apr 15 |
| 4 | Matt Calvert  SidelinedMatt Calvert and the Columbus Blue Jackets have agreed to a two-year contract extension that will reportedly pay him nearly $1 million per season. He is not expected to play this week after suffering a broken index finger, but has recorded nine goals and 16 points in 42 games this campaign. Apr 23 |
| 5 | Colton Gillies ActiveColton Gillies returned to action on Sunday. Gillies had not played since April 9 as he was ill and then was a healthy scratch. He only played 4:39 minutes Sunday with a couple of hits. Gillies has a goal and an assist in 26 games with 17 penalty minutes. Apr 22 |
| RW | 1 | R.J. Umberger ActiveR.J. Umberger scored a power-play goal in Columbus' 5-2 defeat Saturday. Artem Anisimov also scored a goal in the losing effort. Tim Erixon, Cam Atkinson, and Matt Calvert each registered an assist for Columbus. Mar 23 |
| 2 | Vaclav Prospal ActiveColumbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen hasn't made a decision on whether to pursue pending unrestricted free agent Vaclav Prospal. Kekalainen did add that he's very satisfied with Prospal's performance this season. "He made a big contribution," Kekalainen said. "He always scores. I've seen him since he was a young kid. You always wonder how he does it, but every year he does it. He scores goals and has assists and contributes that way. He's had a great career, and I have a lot of respect for his career and the way he played this year." Prospal had 12 goals and 30 points in 48 games. May 8 |
| 3 | Cam Atkinson ActiveCam Atkinson has inked a two-year extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Atkinson was scheduled to become a restricted free agent this summer. It's a one-way deal reportedly worth $2.3 million. He has eight goals and 16 points in 34 games this season. Apr 26 |
| 4 | Blake Comeau ActiveBlake Comeau could find himself with an expanded role now that Matt Calvert has gone down with a broken finger. Comeau is the most likely candidate to replace Calvert on a line with Brandon Dubinsky and Cam Atkinson and given that the former Flame has scored in back-to-back games despite limited ice time, we like his chances of succeeding in this role. Apr 20 |
| 5 | Jared Boll ActiveJared Boll had successful surgery to repair a sports hernia on Thursday. He'll need 4-6 weeks to recovery and is projected to be fine for training camp next fall. Boll played the final two weeks of the season with the injury. May 9 |
| D | 1 | Jack Johnson ActiveJack Johnson blocked a team-high seven shots on Thursday. Johnson matched the entire Dallas Stars squad in that regard to lead Columbus to a 3-1 victory. Johnson also recorded an assist and logged a team-high 25:59 minutes of ice time. Apr 26 |
| 2 | James Wisniewski ActiveJames Wisniewski scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-0 victory against San Jose. Wisniewski has found the back of the net twice in his last two games. He's missed time this season due to a broken foot, but he should end the season on a high note. Apr 10 |
| 3 | Fedor Tyutin ActiveFedor Tyutin is on a four-game points streak. Tyutin assisted on Dalton Prout's first career goal. He has four goals and 21 points in 45 games this season. Apr 19 |
| 4 | Nikita Nikitin ActiveNikita Nikitin won't play in the world championships due to either a right foot or ankle injury. Nikitin missed the last week of the season with the ailments but will have plenty of time to get healthy before training camp. He had three goals and nine points in 38 games this season. Apr 29 |
| 5 | Adrian Aucoin ActiveAdrian Aucoin (lower body) returned to action on Sunday. Aucoin sat out two games with the injury. He played only 13:09 minutes and had two shots on goal. Aucoin has no fantasy value as he has only four assists in 34 games this season with a minus-eight rating. Apr 22 |
| 6 | Tim Erixon ActiveTim Erixon will dress Wednesday night versus Anaheim. He will take Adrian Aucoin's place on the Jackets' third defense pairing with James Wisniewski. Aucoin won't play due to a lower-body injury. Erixon hasn't played since March 29 because of an upper-body aiment. Apr 17 |
| 7 | Dalton Prout ActiveDalton Prout will report to Springfield of the AHL to take part in their playoff chase. Prout was a pleasant surprise for the Blue Jackets, recording seven points in 28 contests in the NHL. He'll be a welcome addition in Springfield. Apr 28 |
| G | 1 | Sergei Bobrovsky ActiveSKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League is reportedly willing to pay big money to sign Sergei Bobrovsky. Bobrovsky is scheduled to become a restricted free agent this summer. Although it's unlikely that Saint Petersburg will succeed in its goal of inking Bobrovsky, this should give the goaltender more leverage when he's negotiating with the Columbus Blue Jackets. It's worth adding that Bobrovsky played for Saint Petersburg during the lockout and had a 1.94 GAA and .932 save percentage in 24 KHL games. May 24 |
| 2 | Michael Leighton ActiveBlue Jackets coach Todd Richards isn't worried about Michael Leighton getting rusty. Leighton has played in just one NHL game this season and it sounds like the only way he'll play is if Sergei Bobrovsky suffers an injury. "He’s played in some big games in his career and proved that he can be a good goaltender at this level," Richards said. "… If something happens and he has to go in, he’s keeping himself ready." Apr 25 |
| 3 | Curtis McElhinney ActiveCurtis McElhinney has agreed to a one-year, one-way deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. It looks like McElhinney will get a chance to serve as the Blue Jackets' backup next season. He had a 2.32 GAA and .923 save percentage in 49 AHL games in 2012-13. The deal is reportedly worth $600,000. May 24 |