The Columbus Blue Jackets have the No. 2 pick in the upcoming 2012 NHL Entry Draft, but they are still undecided about what they’ll do with the pick. GM Scott Howson tells the Columbus Dispatch’s Aaron Portzline that they are still considering four or five guys with the selection. Now, it’s not too hard to figure out who those [...]

Quick Hits from around the NHL: Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson writes that defenseman Griffin Reinhart is shooting up 2012 NHL Entry Draft, draft boards. And with fellow defenseman Ryan Murray becoming a favorite of the Edmonton Oilers. Matt Hunwick who will be a NHL Free Agent July 1st, probably won’t be back with the Colorado Avalanche next season. The Denver [...]

The Columbus Blue Jackets appear unwilling to relinquish their No. 2 pick at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch reports the Blue Jackets have little interest in trading the selection. Portzline tweeted “Told it’s unlikely not out of the question, but unlikely that the #CBJ trade No. 2 overall pick. They’d gladly [...]

Edmonton Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini might end up trading the first overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Nail Yakupov is likely to go first overall and while Tambellini has good things to say about him, that doesn’t change the fact that the Oilers already have a young and talented group of skilled [...]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have reportedly been scouting the top three to four players “extensively for months now,” the Columbus Dispatch’s Aaron Portzline reports, adding, “Would they consider trading No. 1 pick? Sure, but deal has to be right.” With last night’s loss, the Jackets clinched the worst record in the NHL, which means they can’t pick worst than [...]