Nikita Nikitin has inked a two-year, $4.3 million contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets according to the Columbus Dispatch. He’ll earn $1.8 million next season and $2.5 million in 2013-14. Nikitin was acquired from St. Louis on November 11th and he was a pleasant surprise on his new team. He registered seven goals and 25 [...]

Aaron Portzline reports Derek MacKenzie has agreed to a two-year, $2-million contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. An official announcement is expected later today. Portzline suggests the Jackets remaining free-agent priorities are defenseman Nikita Nikitin and winger Jared Boll, both Restricted Free Agents.

The Blue Jackets sent offensive defenseman Kris Russell to the St. Louis Blues blue liner Nikita Nikitin. Not a huge trade but yet again another obscure and head shaker from Columbus. Russell is a third-round pick from the 2005 NHL Entry Draft who has played in 12 games this season with 2 goals and an assist with a -1  (+/-). Nikitin [...]