The Columbus Blue Jackets have been extremely active over the last two summers with major acquisitions. They added star Defenseman like Ivan Provorov and Damon Severson, star forwards like Johnny Gaudreau and most recently Adam Fantilli. Yet, nothing seems to be working.
Laine is only a mere shadow of the 2016 second overall pick, who some people even thought was a better player then Auston Matthews. The winger scored 52 points in 55 games last season and has only managed 3 through 9 since the season started.