This week, we’ve been examining the organizational depth chart at each position, following the recent draft and free agency. Today, we wrap up the series with the most critical position, and one which has haunted the plans of Columbus Blue Jackets general managers throughout the history of the franchise.
Rick Nash never had a true top center during his decade here. An attempt to trade for one in J*ff C*rt*r drove the team to rock bottom. From the ashes rose the first star homegrown center in Ryan Johansen, only for him to be traded away. In his place came Pierre-Luc Dubois, until he also became part of a blockbuster trade.