As we reach the quiet part of the off-season, it’s once again time to rank and profile the top 25 players under the age of 25 within the Columbus Blue Jackets organization.
Unlike past iterations in 2018 and 2019, the team is in a very different place. Back then, draft picks and prospects were dealt every year in order to make short term improvements for a playoff-bound roster. In 2021, the core of the Tortorella-era teams has been dismantled, resulting in the acquisition of draft picks and prospects to replenish the depleted pipeline.