The Columbus Blue Jackets no longer feel required to trade for a center with the emergence of Pierre-Luc Dubois as the top line center for the time being. With that being said, the list of trade candidates has expanded vastly as a result. The Arizona Coyotes, Florida Panthers, Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres all have at least one player who would be interesting to the Blue Jackets.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have a great amount of depth on the blue line, however they do lack a top four stay-at-home defenseman. Zach Werenski and Seth Jones are certainly more offensive minded, while David Savard and Jack Johnson are prototypical two-way defensemen who play at the same skill level at both ends of the ice.