2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets season

2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division	5th Metropolitan
Conference	11th Eastern
2014–15 record	42–35–5
Home record	19-20–2
Road record	23-15–3
Goals for	236
Goals against	250
Team information
General Manager	Jarmo Kekalainen
Coach	Todd Richards
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Jared Boll Brandon Dubinsky Jack Johnson Mark Letestu
Arena	Nationwide Arena
Average attendance	15,391[1] (36 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Nick Foligno (31)
Assists	Ryan Johansen (45)
Points	Nick Foligno (73)
Penalties in minutes	Jared Boll (109)
Plus/minus	(+): Nick Foligno (16) (−): Alexander Wennberg (-19)
Wins	Sergei Bobrovsky (23)
Goals against average	Sergei Bobrovsky (2.78)
<2013–14 2015–16>

The 2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 15th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[2] The Blue Jackets missed the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year. The Blue Jackets finished strong, going 15-1-1 in their final 17 games.

Off-season

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – New York Rangers	82	53	22	7	49	252	192	+60	113
2	x – Washington Capitals	82	45	26	11	40	242	203	+39	101
3	x – New York Islanders	82	47	28	7	40	252	230	+22	101
4	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	43	27	12	39	221	210	+11	98
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	42	35	5	33	236	250	−14	89
6	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	31	18	30	215	234	−19	84
7	New Jersey Devils	82	32	36	14	27	181	216	−35	78
8	Carolina Hurricanes	82	30	41	11	25	188	226	−38	71

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Atlantic Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Montreal Canadiens	82	50	22	10	43	221	189	+32	110
2	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	50	24	8	47	262	211	+51	108
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	43	25	14	39	235	221	+14	100

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – New York Rangers	82	53	22	7	49	252	192	+60	113
2	x – Washington Capitals	82	45	26	11	40	242	203	+39	101
3	x – New York Islanders	82	47	28	7	40	252	230	+22	101

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Ottawa Senators	82	43	26	13	37	238	215	+23	99
2	ME	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	43	27	12	39	221	210	+11	98
3	AT	Boston Bruins	82	41	27	14	37	213	211	+2	96
4	AT	Florida Panthers	82	38	29	15	30	206	223	−17	91
5	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	42	35	5	33	236	250	−14	89
6	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	31	18	30	215	234	−19	84
7	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	32	36	14	27	181	216	−35	78
8	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	30	41	11	25	188	226	−38	71
9	AT	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	25	211	262	−51	68
10	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	23	51	8	15	161	274	−113	54

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Jack Johnson	Illegal check to the head of Carolina Hurricanes forward Jiri Tlusty during NHL Game No. 176 in Columbus on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at 7:31 of the third period.	3 games	$70,276.50	November 5, 2014[3]
Jared Boll	Illegal check to the head of Anaheim Ducks forward Patrick Maroon during NHL Game No. 1093 in Columbus on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 4:02 of the second period.	3 games	$27,419.34	March 26, 2015[4]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Columbus	4–3	Carolina		Forsberg	6,250	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 21	St. Louis	3–4	Columbus	OT	McElhinney	11,722	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 23	Pittsburgh	0–2	Columbus		Bobrovsky	12,954	3–0–0	Recap
4	September 25	Columbus	5–4	St. Louis		McElhinney	11,598	4–0–0	Recap
5	September 27	Columbus	1–2	Pittsburgh		Bobrovsky	18,185	4–1–0	Recap
6	September 29	Columbus	3–0	Nashville		McElhinney	11,905	5–1–0	Recap
7	October 1	Carolina	3–6	Columbus		Bobrovsky	11,798	6–1–0	Recap
8	October 4	Nashville	2–3	Columbus		Bobrovsky	14,786	7–1–0	Recap

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Columbus 3–1 Buffalo Bobrovsky 18,215 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 11 NY Rangers 2–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,922 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 14 Dallas 4–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,995 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 17 Calgary 2–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,987 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 18 Columbus 2–3 Ottawa Bobrovsky 18,994 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 23 Columbus 5–4 San Jose Bobrovsky 17,562 4–2–0 8 Recap 7 October 24 Columbus 1–4 Anaheim Bobrovsky 15,778 4–3–0 8 Recap 8 October 26 Columbus 2–5 Los Angeles Bobrovsky 18,230 4–4–0 8 Recap 9 October 28 Ottawa 5–2 Columbus McElhinney 14,749 4–5–0 8 Recap 10 October 31 Toronto 4–1 Columbus McElhinney 14,479 4–6–0 8 Recap
November: 2–9–2 (Home: 1–5–1 ; Road: 1–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Columbus 2–3 New Jersey Forsberg 13,542 4–7–0 8 Recap 12 November 4 Carolina 4–2 Columbus McElhinney 15,638 4–8–0 8 Recap 13 November 7 Columbus 2–3 Carolina OT McElhinney 11,540 4–8–1 9 Recap 14 November 8 Tampa Bay 7–4 Columbus McElhinney 14,892 4–9–1 9 Recap 15 November 11 Columbus 2–4 Washington McElhinney 18,506 4–10–1 9 Recap 16 November 14 Columbus 4–3 Philadelphia McElhinney 19,789 5–10–1 11 Recap 17 November 15 San Jose 1–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,950 6–10–1 13 Recap 18 November 18 Detroit 5–0 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,438 6–11–1 13 Recap 19 November 21 Boston 4–3 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 15,030 6–11–2 14 Recap 20 November 22 Columbus 2–4 Philadelphia Bobrovsky 19,846 6–12–2 14 Recap 21 November 25 Winnipeg 4–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 13,745 6–13–2 14 Recap 22 November 28 Vancouver 5–0 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,121 6–14–2 14 Recap 23 November 29 Columbus 1–2 Nashville McElhinney 16,548 6–15–2 14 Recap
December: 10–1–1 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Florida 1–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 12,309 7–15–2 16 Recap 25 December 4 Columbus 4–3 Florida SO Bobrovsky 7,788 8–15–2 18 Recap 26 December 6 Columbus 3–1 Tampa Bay Bobrovsky 17,467 9–15–2 20 Recap 27 December 9 Philadelphia 2–3 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 14,196 10–15–2 22 Recap 28 December 11 Columbus 3–2 Washington OT Bobrovsky 18,506 11–15–2 24 Recap 29 December 13 Pittsburgh 3–4 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 18,663 12–15–2 26 Recap 30 December 16 Columbus 1–0 Detroit SO Bobrovsky 20,027 13–15–2 28 Recap 31 December 18 Washington 5–4 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 13,722 13–15–3 29 Recap 32 December 20 Chicago 2–3 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 18,164 14–15–3 31 Recap 33 December 22 Nashville 5–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,573 14–16–3 31 Recap 34 December 27 Boston 2–6 Columbus McElhinney 16,795 15–16–3 33 Recap 35 December 31 Minnesota 1–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,040 16–16–3 35 Recap
January: 5–8–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 January 3 Columbus 3–6 Arizona Bobrovsky 13,159 16–17–3 35 Recap 37 January 4 Columbus 4–3 Colorado McElhinney 14,780 17–17–3 37 Recap 38 January 6 Columbus 4–2 Dallas Bobrovsky 17,123 18–17–3 39 Recap 39 January 9 Columbus 2–5 Toronto Bobrovsky 18,965 18–18–3 39 Recap 40 January 10 NY Islanders 5–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,589 18–19–3 39 Recap 41 January 14 Montreal 3–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,964 18–20–3 39 Recap 42 January 16 NY Rangers 2–1 Columbus Bobrovsky 16,104 18–21–3 39 Recap 43 January 17 Columbus 3–1 Boston McElhinney 17,565 19–21–3 41 Recap 44 January 19 Columbus 3–1 Minnesota Bobrovsky 19,064 20–21–3 43 Recap 45 January 21 Columbus 0–4 Winnipeg Bobrovsky 15,016 20–22–3 43 Recap 46 January 27 Washington 3–4 Columbus McElhinney 16,514 21–22–3 45 Recap 47 January 29 Columbus 2–3 Florida McElhinney 7,917 21–23–3 45 Recap 48 January 31 Columbus 1–3 Tampa Bay McElhinney 18,477 21–24–3 45 Recap
February: 5–7–1 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 3–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 3 Arizona 4–1 Columbus Forsberg 14,108 21–25–3 45 Recap 50 February 6 St. Louis 1–7 Columbus McElhinney 16,321 22–25–3 47 Recap 51 February 7 Columbus 4–1 Ottawa McElhinney 16,891 23–25–3 49 Recap 52 February 9 Los Angeles 4–3 Columbus McElhinney 14,703 23–26–3 49 Recap 53 February 13 Philadelphia 3–4 Columbus OT McElhinney 16,403 24–26–3 51 Recap 54 February 14 Columbus 3–6 NY Islanders Forsberg 15,678 24–27–3 51 Recap 55 February 17 Columbus 5–2 Philadelphia McElhinney 19,082 25–27–3 53 Recap 56 February 19 Columbus 2–1 Pittsburgh McElhinney 18,597 26–27–3 55 Recap 57 February 21 Columbus 1–3 Montreal McElhinney 21,286 26–28–3 55 Recap 58 February 22 Columbus 3–4 NY Rangers SO McElhinney 18,006 26–28–4 56 Recap 59 February 24 Buffalo 4–2 Columbus Forsberg 13,671 26–29–4 56 Recap 60 February 26 Montreal 5–2 Columbus McElhinney 12,357 26–30–4 56 Recap 61 February 28 New Jersey 2–0 Columbus McElhinney 17,814 26–31–4 56 Recap
March: 11–4–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 8–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 Columbus 3–5 Pittsburgh McElhinney 18,581 26–32–4 56 Recap 63 March 3 Washington 5–3 Columbus Bobrovsky 12,915 26–33–4 56 Recap 64 March 6 Columbus 3–2 New Jersey Bobrovsky 16,213 27–33–4 58 Recap 65 March 7 Colorado 4–0 Columbus McElhinney 16,599 27–34–4 58 Recap 66 March 10 Columbus 4–3 Carolina SO Bobrovsky 10,418 28–34–4 60 Recap 67 March 12 Columbus 3–1 Detroit Bobrovsky 20,027 29–34–4 62 Recap 68 March 13 Edmonton 4–5 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 14,317 30–34–4 64 Recap 69 March 15 Carolina 3–2 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,258 30–35–4 64 Recap 70 March 18 Columbus 4–3 Edmonton SO McElhinney 16,839 31–35–4 66 Recap 71 March 19 Columbus 6–2 Vancouver Bobrovsky 18,668 32–35–4 68 Recap 72 March 21 Columbus 3–2 Calgary OT Bobrovsky 19,289 33–35–4 70 Recap 73 March 24 Anaheim 3–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 14,044 34–35–4 72 Recap 74 March 27 Columbus 5–2 Chicago Bobrovsky 22,187 35–35–4 74 Recap 75 March 28 Columbus 4–2 St. Louis Bobrovsky 19,431 36–35–4 76 Recap 76 March 31 New Jersey 2–3 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 14,524 37–35–4 78 Recap
April: 5–0–1 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 NY Islanders 3–4 Columbus SO Bobrovsky 15,361 38–35–4 80 Recap 78 April 4 Pittsburgh 3–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,513 39–35–4 82 Recap 79 April 6 Columbus 3–4 NY Rangers OT Bobrovsky 18,006 39–35–5 83 Recap 80 April 8 Toronto 0–5 Columbus Bobrovsky 15,631 40–35–5 85 Recap 81 April 10 Buffalo 2–4 Columbus Bobrovsky 17,855 41–35–5 87 Recap 82 April 11 Columbus 5–4 NY Islanders SO McElhinney 16,170 42–35–5 89 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

Final stats^[5]

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Foligno, NickNick Foligno 79 31 42 73 16 50 Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen 82 26 45 71 −6 40 Hartnell, ScottScott Hartnell 77 28 32 60 1 100 Johnson, JackJack Johnson 79 8 32 40 −13 44 Atkinson, CamCam Atkinson 78 22 18 40 −2 22 Dubinsky, BrandonBrandon Dubinsky 47 13 23 36 11 43 Savard, DavidDavid Savard 82 11 25 36 0 71 Wisniewski, JamesJames Wisniewski^‡ 56 8 21 29 −10 34 Anisimov, ArtemArtem Anisimov 52 7 20 27 −6 8 Calvert, MattMatt Calvert 56 13 10 23 1 28 Dano, MarkoMarko Dano 35 8 13 21 12 14 Wennberg, AlexanderAlexander Wennberg 68 4 16 20 −19 22 Connauton, KevinKevin Connauton^† 54 9 10 19 1 29 Jenner, BooneBoone Jenner 31 9 8 17 −5 12 Tyutin, FedorFedor Tyutin 67 3 12 15 8 40 Letestu, MarkMark Letestu 54 7 6 13 −9 0 Goloubef, CodyCody Goloubef 36 0 9 9 12 19 Skille, JackJack Skille 45 6 2 8 −18 16 Tropp, CoreyCorey Tropp 61 1 7 8 −14 76 Prout, DaltonDalton Prout 63 0 8 8 −14 85 Morin, JeremyJeremy Morin^† 28 2 4 6 1 13 Erixon, TimTim Erixon^‡ 19 1 5 6 −3 4 Boll, JaredJared Boll 72 1 4 5 −13 109 Chaput, MichaelMichael Chaput 33 1 4 5 −8 21 Gibbons, BrianBrian Gibbons 25 0 5 5 2 8 Bourque, ReneRene Bourque^† 8 4 0 4 −2 4 Murray, RyanRyan Murray 12 1 2 3 1 8 Rychel, KerbyKerby Rychel 5 0 3 3 3 2 Leopold, JordanJordan Leopold^†^‡ 18 1 2 3 −7 9 Falk, JustinJustin Falk^† 5 1 1 2 −3 7 Collins, SeanSean Collins 8 0 2 2 0 2 Karlsson, WilliamWilliam Karlsson^† 3 1 1 2 2 0 St-Denis, FredericFrederic St-Denis 4 0 1 1 −1 0 Anderson, JoshJosh Anderson 6 0 1 1 −1 2 Cracknell, AdamAdam Cracknell^‡ 17 0 1 1 −8 2 Craig, RyanRyan Craig 2 0 0 0 0 0 Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson^† 3 0 0 0 −1 14 Tyrell, DanaDana Tyrell 3 0 0 0 −1 0 Adam, LukeLuke Adam 3 0 0 0 0 4

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[5]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky	51	49	2994	30	17	3	134	2.69	1632	0.918	2	0	2	4
McElhinney, CurtisCurtis McElhinney	32	28	1710	12	14	2	82	2.88	949	0.914	0	0	0	0
Forsberg, AntonAnton Forsberg	5	5	256	0	4	0	20	4.69	149	0.866	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season Player Award Awarded Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky NHL Second Star of the Week[6] December 8, 2014 Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky NHL Third Star of the Month[7] January 2, 2015 Foligno, NickNick Foligno NHL All-Star game selection[8] January 10, 2015 Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky NHL All-Star game selection[8] January 10, 2015 Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen NHL All-Star game selection[8] January 10, 2015 Foligno, NickNick Foligno NHL All-Star game captain[9] January 14, 2015 Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen NHL All-Star game MVP[10] January 25, 2015 Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen NHL First Star of the Week[11] January 26, 2015 Hartnell, ScottScott Hartnell NHL First Star of the Week[12] March 16, 2015 Atkinson, CamCam Atkinson NHL Second Star of the Week[13] March 30, 2015 Foligno, NickNick Foligno NHL Third Star of the Week[14] April 6, 2015

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Wennberg, A.A. Wennberg 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point October 9, 2014 Dano, M.M. Dano 1st Career NHL Game October 9, 2014 M. Dano 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point October 11, 2014 Erixon, T.T. Erixon 1st Career NHL Goal October 26, 2014 McElhinney, C.C. McElhinney 100th Career NHL Game October 31, 2014 Johnson, J.J. Johnson 500th Career NHL Game October 31, 2014 Johansen, R.R. Johansen 200th Career NHL Game November 1, 2014 Forsberg, A.A. Forsberg 1st Career NHL Game November 1, 2014 Wisniewski, J.J. Wisniewski 200th Career NHL Assist November 8, 2014 Bobrovsky, S.S. Bobrovsky 100th Career NHL Win November 15, 2014 J. Wisniewski 500th Career NHL Game November 25, 2014 Prout, D.D. Prout 100th Career NHL Game November 25, 2014 Tropp, C.C. Tropp 100th Career NHL Game November 28, 2014 Rychel, K.K. Rychel 1st Career NHL Game November 29, 2014 J. Johnson 200th Career NHL Point November 29, 2014 Dubinsky, B.B. Dubinsky 500th Career NHL Game December 11, 2014 S. Bobrovsky 200th Career NHL Game December 16, 2014 S. Bobrovsky 10th Career NHL Shutout December 16, 2014 Foligno, N.N. Foligno 100th Career NHL Goal December 18, 2014 Chaput, M.M. Chaput 1st Career NHL Goal December 18, 2014 A. Wennberg 1st Career NHL Goal December 22, 2014 N. Foligno 500th Career NHL Game December 31, 2014 B. Dubinsky 100th Career NHL Goal January 4, 2015 Tyutin, F.F. Tyutin 700th Career NHL Game January 6, 2015 Hartnell, S.S. Hartnell 300th Career NHL Assist January 6, 2015 Anderson, J.J. Anderson 1st Career NHL Game January 16, 2015 S. Hartnell 1,000th Career NHL Game February 9, 2015 B. Dubinsky 300th Career NHL Point February 14, 2015 Calvert, M.M. Calvert 200th Career NHL Game February 22, 2015 Atkinson, C.C. Atkinson 200th Career NHL Game March 3, 2015 B. Dubinsky 200th Career NHL Assist March 10, 2015 C. Atkinson 100th Career NHL Point March 13, 2015 Anisimov, A.A. Anisimov 100th Career NHL Assist March 19, 2015

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades

June 28, 2014[15]	To Detroit Red Wings EDM's 3rd-round pick in 2014	To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2014 3rd-round pick in 2015
July 1, 2014[16]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Frattin	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jerry D'Amigo Conditional 7th-round pick in 2015
November 15, 2014[17]	To St. Louis Blues 5th-round pick in 2016	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Leopold
December 14, 2014[18]	To Chicago Blackhawks Tim Erixon	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeremy Morin
December 16, 2014[19]	To Buffalo Sabres Jerry D'Amigo	To Columbus Blue Jackets Luke Adam
February 26, 2015[20]	To St. Louis Blues Adam Cracknell	To Columbus Blue Jackets Future considerations
February 26, 2015[21]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Nathan Horton	To Columbus Blue Jackets David Clarkson
March 2, 2015[22]	To Anaheim Ducks James Wisniewski DET's 3rd-round pick in 2015	To Columbus Blue Jackets William Karlsson Rene Bourque 2nd-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015[23]	To Minnesota Wild Jordan Leopold	To Columbus Blue Jackets Justin Falk 5th-round pick in 2015

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Brian Gibbons Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $750,000 [24] April 20, 2015 Markus Hannikainen JYP Jyvaskyla 2 years, entry-level contract [25] June 1, 2015 Dean Kukan Lulea HF 2 years, entry-level contract [26]

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Derek MacKenzie Florida Panthers 3 years, $3.9 million [27] July 1, 2014 Blake Comeau Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $700,000 [28] July 1, 2014 Cody Bass Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $550,000 [29] July 1, 2014 Jack Skille New York Islanders 1 year, $750,000 [30] July 1, 2014 Mike McKenna Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $550,000 [31] July 1, 2014 Carter Camper Ottawa Senators 1 year, $600,000 [32] July 1, 2014 Jeremy Smith Boston Bruins 1 year, $550,000 [33] July 2, 2014 Nick Schultz Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $1.25 million [34] July 5, 2014 Patrick McNeill Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $550,000 [35]

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Jack Skille[36] New York Islanders October 5, 2014 Adam Cracknell[37] Los Angeles Kings October 7, 2014 Kevin Connauton[38] Dallas Stars November 18, 2014

Lost via waivers Player New team Date

Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 28, 2014 Dalton Prout 2 years, $2.15 million contract extension [39] July 1, 2014 Frederic St-Denis 1 year, $550,000 contract extension [40] July 5, 2014 David Savard 2 years, $2.6 million [41] July 7, 2014 Corey Tropp 2 years, $1.25 million [42] July 7, 2014 Cody Goloubef 1 year, $625,000 [43] July 8, 2014 Sean Collins 1 year, $620,000 [44] July 9, 2014 Will Weber 1 year, $600,000 [45] July 11, 2014 Brandon Dubinsky 6 year, $35.1 million contract extension [46] July 15, 2014 Tim Erixon 1 year, $600,000 [47] July 28, 2014 Dana Tyrell 1 year, $655,000 [48] July 29, 2014 Jerry D'Amigo 1 year, $850,500 [49] September 11, 2014 Sonny Milano 3 years, entry-level contract [50] October 6, 2014 Ryan Johansen 3 years, $12 million [51] December 31, 2014 Nick Foligno 6 years, $33 million contract extension [52] January 9, 2015 Sergei Bobrovsky 4 years, $29.7 million contract extension [53] March 1, 2015 Dillon Heatherington 3 years, entry-level contract [54] March 2, 2015 Cam Atkinson 3 years, $10.5 million contract extension [55] March 6, 2015 Nick Moutrey 3 years, entry-level contract [56] March 28, 2015 Cody Goloubef 2 years, contract extension [57] May 29, 2015 Justin Falk 1 year [58] June 1, 2015 Blake Siebenaler 3 years, entry-level contract [26] June 24, 2015 Curtis McElhinney 2 years, contract extension [59]

Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	16	Sonny Milano	LW	United States	US NTDP (USHL)
2	47	Ryan Collins	(D)	United States	US NTDP (USHL)
3	76^[a]	Elvis Merzlikins	G	Latvia	HC Lugano (NLA)
3	77	Blake Siebenaler	D	United States	Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
4	107	Julien Pelletier	LW	Canada	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
5	137^[b]	Tyler Bird	RW	United States	Kimball Union Wildcats (NEPSAC)
7	197	Olivier Leblanc	D	Canada	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

Draft notes

• ^[a]The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Edmonton's third-round pick in 2014 (63rd overall) to Detroit in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[60]
• ^[b]The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 25, 2014 that sent Nikita Nikitin to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.^[61]
       Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade March 5, 2014 that sent Nick Schultz to Columbus in exchange for this pick.^[62]
• The Columbus Blue Jackets' sixth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Justin Falk to the New York Rangers in exchange for Benn Ferriero and this pick.^[63]
       New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Marian Gaborik, Blake Parlett and Steven Delisle to Columbus in exchange for Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett, John Moore and this pick.^[64]

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11. "Johansen, Karlsson and Parise named stars of week". NHL. January 26, 2015.
12. "Hartnell, Talbot and Hammond named stars of week". NHL. March 16, 2015.
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14. "Hammond, Schenn and Foligno named stars of week". NHL. April 6, 2015.
15. Columbus Blue Jackets Select Six Players on Day Two of 2014 NHL Entry Draft
16. Blue Jackets acquire Jerry D'Amigo, conditional pick from Maple Leafs in exchange for Matt Frattin
17. Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Jordan Leopold from St. Louis Blues
18. Blue Jackets acquire forward Jeremy Morin from Chicago in exchange for Tim Erixon
19. Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Center Luke Adam From Buffalo Sabres in Exchange for Left Wing Jerry D'Amigo
20. Blue Jackets trade Adam Cracknell to St. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations
21. Blue Jackets acquire David Clarkson from Toronto in exchange for Nathan Horton
22. Blue Jackets acquire William Karlsson, Rene Bourque and a second-round pick (2015) from Anaheim in exchange for James Wisniewski
23. Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Justin Falk and a fifth-round pick (2015) in exchange for Jordan Leopold
24. Blue Jackets sign Brian Gibbons to a one-year, two-way contract
25. Blue Jackets sign forward Markus Hannikainen to entry level contract
26. Blue Jackets sign defensemen Blake Siebenaler and Dean Kukan to entry level contracts
27. C Derek MacKenzie Agrees to Three-Year Contract with Florida Panthers
28. Penguins Sign Forward Blake Comeau
29. Blackhawks agree to terms with three
30. Islanders Sign Three To Two-Way Deals
31. Coyotes Sign Bolduc, Campbell, Hodgman, McKenna & Reese
32. Senators add forward Camper on two-way contract
33. Bruins Sign Goaltender Jeremy Smith to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract
34. Flyers sign defenseman Nick Schultz
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36. Blue Jackets claim forward Jack Skille off waivers from New York Islanders; place four on injured reserve
37. Blue Jackets claim Adam Cracknell on waivers from Los Angeles; place Brandon Dubinsky on injured reserve
38. Blue Jackets claim defenseman Kevin Connauton on waivers from Dallas Stars
39. Blue Jackets sign defenseman Dalton Prout to two-year extension
40. Blue Jackets sign defenseman Frederic St-Denis to a one-year contract extension
41. Blue Jackets re-sign defenseman David Savard to a two-year contract
42. Blue Jackets re-sign Corey Tropp to two-year contract
43. Blue Jackets re-sign Cody Goloubef to a one-year contract
44. Blue Jackets sign Sean Collins to a one-year, two-way contract
45. Blue Jackets sign Will Weber to a one-year, two-way contract
46. Blue Jackets sign Brandon Dubinsky to a six-year contract extension
47. Blue Jackets re-sign defenseman Tim Erixon to a one-year contract
48. Blue Jackets re-sign Tyrell to one-year contract
49. Blue Jackets sign forward Jerry D'Amigo
50. Blue Jackets sign 2014 first-round draft pick Sonny Milano to entry level contract
51. Blue Jackets agree to terms with Ryan Johansen on a three-year contract
52. Blue Jackets sign Nick Foligno to six-year contract extension
53. Blue Jackets sign goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to four-year contract extension
54. Blue Jackets sign 2013 second-round draft pick Dillon Heatherington
55. Blue Jackets sign Cam Atkinson to three-year contract extension
56. Blue Jackets sign forward Nick Moutrey to three-year, entry level contract
57. Blue Jackets sign defenseman Cody Goloubef to two-year contract
58. Blue Jackets sign defenseman Justin Falk to one-year, two-way contract
59. Blue Jackets sign goaltender Curtis McElhinney to two-year contract extension
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