The Columbus Blue Jackets face significant center issues. Nick Foligno is playing at center instead of his rightful spot at wing. Lukas Sedlak is likely to miss six weeks due to a high ankle sprain.
Could the answer to the Jackets center problem be answered by a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights? Not for our old friend William Karlsson but for a 30-year-old Russian in his first season in the NHL.
Vadim Shipachyov was a big acquisition for the Vegas Golden Knights in their first offseason signing the center. Shipachyov has been an extremely productive scorer in the KHL for the last seven seasons.