Quick Hits from around the league: Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch reports Jamie Benn won’t be disciplined for the hit on Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Fedor Tyutin late in Monday’s game. The NHL’s top prospects are showcased on TSN as Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie unveils his draft ranking in the 30-minute live special Bob McKenzie’s [...]

Forward Vaclav Prospal may be safe from being dealt by the Columbus Blue Jackets after signing a one-year extension, but that means little to the rest of the team. The Columbus Dispatch reports Jeff Carter, Rick Nash and company remain vulnerable, trade-wise, ahead of the February 27th deadline. Prospal’s re-signing means little to the organization’s potential plan to “go nuclear” and re-build. “It doesn’t change [...]

Scott Howson the General Manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets has implied to the Columbus Dispatch that several moves would be made ahead of the trade deadline. “We’ll be active,” Scott Howson said. ”This last five-game stretch has given us a little more clarity. we’re just not good enough as a team.” As for “untouchables”, they apparently don’t exist under current [...]

The Columbus Dispatch has the scoop from Coach Scott Arniel about Cody Bass being put on waivers and the potential of an upcoming deal: The Columbus Blue Jackets’ handling of forward Cody Bass probably speaks volumes about what the team has in store next. By placing Bass on waivers, the Blue Jackets open up a spot on the roster to [...]

Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch tweeted the Blue Jackets are in talks that could lead to further moves, however no trades appear  imminent. Judging from the way Steve Mason has performed this season, a goaltending upgrade makes the most sense. Potential candidates are veteran Evgeni Nabokov, seeing he wants out of New York. In fact, before TSN’s Bob McKenzie threw cold water on [...]