In the nearly two decades of Blue Jackets hockey inside of Central Ohio, one of the prime positions to elude the franchise has been a top-flight center.
(No, I’m not forgetting the handful of seasons and promising potential that Ryan Johansen brought to the club. Thank you Jarmo for Seth Jones).
Rookie sensation Pierre-Luc Dubois emerged in a big way last season for Columbus. Taking over as the No. 1 center early early in the year for John Tortorella and the Blue Jackets, Dubois first had to make the team out of training camp.