2013 NHL Entry Draft Fourth Round traded picks. The Buffalo Sabres fourth-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012 that sent Nashville’s first-round pick in 2012 to Buffalo in exchange for Paul Gaustad and this pick. The Carolina Hurricanes fourth-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on January 13, [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The fifth round traded picks are below: The Columbus Blue Jackets fifth-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on January 12, 2012 that sent René Bourque, [...]

General Manager Scott Howson of the Columbus Blue Jackets is expected to be one of the more active general managers between now and the February 27th trade deadline. Yet, while no one on the roster is considered entirely untouchable, James Wisniewski isn’t likely going anywhere. The Columbus Dispatch reports the defenseman hopes to stick around, long-term. “I want to be [...]

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 [...]

Quick hits from around the league: Sidney Crosby will likely be out for an extended period of time. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] James Wisniewski suffered a fractured left ankle when he was struck by a fired puck at in the Blue Jackets’ 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars [Thursday] in American Airlines Center. [The Columbus Dispatch] Brandon Morrow [...]

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 [...]