Cannon Blasts: Coping with a rebuild, and the case for a reload

Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty ImagesAn already uncertain offseason for the Columbus Blue Jackets became even more chaotic over Memorial Day weekend with the news that Seth Jones was not interested in negotiating an extension with the team at this time, and wanted to test free agency when his contract expires next summer. Unlike 2018-19, when pending free agents Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky were retained for a playoff push, these rebuilding - or “retooling” - Blue Jackets are expected to trade Jones now, possibly as soon as the draft.

My biggest takeaway from this situation is that it’s so unfair. It’s unfair to the front office that they have brought in talent year after year,…