NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets – Marchenko, Fantilli, and Sillinger

Kirill Marchenko will want a brand new contract subsequent yr, and the Blue Jackets didn’t wish to commerce Cole Sillinger to the Vancouver Canucks

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – 32 Ultimate Ideas episode on the Columbus Blue Jackets. GM Hockey-reference.com/gamers/w/waddedo01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-09_hr” goal=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Don Waddell stated that Hockey-reference.com/gamers/m/marchki01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-09_hr” goal=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Kirill Marchenko will again subsequent season. He’s getting into the final yr of his contract, and can want an enormous, new deal. Are the Blue Jackets getting nervous a few Hockey-reference.com/gamers/f/fantiad01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-09_hr” goal=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Adam Fantilli supply sheet? They actually like Hockey-reference.com/gamers/s/sillico01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2026-07-09_hr” goal=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Cole Sillinger and didn’t wish to commerce him to the Vancouver Canucks.

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Bukauskas: “Between the Nichushkin deal and who they stored round. Feels like (Kirill) Marchenko’s staying in Columbus in the intervening time, too. Elliotte, listening to (Blue Jackets GM Don) Waddell the opposite day. It’s virtually like time’s ticking for issues to vary right here in a significant manner, to get again to being a playoff workforce in Columbus. As a result of all of us type of have a very good sense of what’s at stake now.”

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Friedman: “Yeah. And you realize, Marchenko is, you talked about Don Waddell stated he’ll be again subsequent yr. That’ll be an fascinating one, as a result of he’s a 30-goal man and he’ll want one other contract after subsequent yr. That’s going to be an enormous quantity. Like, folks on the market have a whole lot of respect for Marchenko’s sport.

And you realize the (Adam) Fantilli; we talked concerning the supply sheets. Fantilli, how does Columbus really feel? Are they nervous about it?

And I’ll inform you the opposite one which’s actually fascinating is Cole Sillinger declared for arbitration on Sunday. Columbus actually thinks that Sillinger is an enormous a part of their workforce. They suppose he’s actually essential of their room. Like, the Canucks actually preferred him and tried to get him for some time, however they had been like virtually like no, like we like this man. So it’ll be fascinating to see what quantity he comes up with, as a result of they, they actually worth him.

(Jet) Greaves too. Greaves too. One other, two massive arb circumstances.”

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