The Columbus Blue Jackets can target a forward from the Toronto Maple Leafs.
With the Maple Leafs being tight to the salary cap and having too many NHL-calibre players, they will need to make a move to free up space. A player that makes sense for Columbus is David Kampf.
The depth center can provide the Blue Jackets with more versatility and increase their faceoff percentage. Kampf’s cap hit is $2.4 million, which is easy for the Blue Jackets to take on given their abundance of cap space.
It would also give them an extra NHL forward to jump in in the Blue Jackets’ bottom six. This can help create healthy competition and, in turn, make players play harder for the spots in the lineup.
Based on the Maple Leafs cap situation, the asking price would more than likely be a draft pick or two. Similar to the Lars Eller deal, which was a draft pick in the third-rounder in 2027 and a fifth-rounder in 2025.
What’s Next – The Blue Jackets are back home on Friday night to play the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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