After the longest gap between draft picks in franchise history, the Blue Jackets returned to the action by picking Peter Thome, a goaltending prospect out of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Committed to the University of North Dakota for 2017-18, Thome is a 6’3", 194 pound goaltending prospect that posted a 2.43 GAA and .929 SVS% last season.
Thome fits the definition of "long term prospect," but developing more goaltenders is always a good thing for a franchise. With the possibility of losing one of the prospects in Lake Erie to the expansion draft looming, developing outside help in net is always welcome.