Who were the best pre-2012 Blue Jackets?

I got the idea for this post in a conversation last week with our old friend Fletcher:

I really need to dive deeper into pre-Fletcher Fandom CBJ history.

Who are the top 5 pre-2012 Jackets players?

— Fletcher Keel (@FletchTopper) August 2, 2022 This is a great topic because a) it’s August, and there’s nothing else to talk about, and b) the Columbus Blue Jackets fanbase has grown a lot in the last decade, so there are plenty who weren’t following the team in the early years, or (gulp) were too young for it.

It’s a bit of a challenging question, since those early teams weren’t exactly overflowing with talent. Not many players stayed for very long, but is a two year good stretch good enough to…