# 2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets season began October 5, 2007. It was the Blue Jackets' eighth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
* The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23
* The free agency period began on July 1.
* The Blue Jackets played 8 preseason games starting September 16.
The Blue Jackets attempted to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Scott Howson was hired prior to the 2007 NHL Entry Draft as the second general manager in team history, replacing Doug MacLean. The Blue Jackets finished with a 34–36–12 record, earning 80 points and missing the playoffs. The Blue Jackets finished fourth in the Central Division, finishing above the St. Louis Blues and 13th in the Western Conference. On March 16, 2008, Columbus set a franchise record for points in a season, 75, with a 4–3 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Columbus.
The Blue Jackets started off the season well with a 7–3–1 record in October, but falling behind in the Western Conference in November with a 4–7–3 record. During the All-star break, Rick Nash was selected to participate in the 2008 All-Star Game for the Western Conference. He scored a record-breaking goal just 12 seconds into the period. Nash scored three goals in the game, yet the Eastern Conference won the game 8–7. The Blue Jackets earned average records in December through February, staying within reach of a playoff spot. On February 26, Captain Adam Foote was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for two draft picks. Rick Nash was named the new captain of the team. In March, the Blue Jackets' chances of playing in the post-season were fading away after a 4–6–3 record due to the injury of starting goaltender Pascal Leclaire. After being mathematically eliminated from making the playoffs, the Blue Jackets lost their last three games of the season.

## Regular season
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 |
| 2 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 |
| 4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 |
| 2 | y – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 222 | 193 | 108 |
| 3 | y – Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 223 | 218 | 98 |
| 4 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 205 | 191 | 102 |
| 5 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 242 | 207 | 97 |
| 6 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 231 | 219 | 95 |
| 7 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 229 | 227 | 94 |
| 8 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 |
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| 9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 235 | 251 | 88 |
| 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 |
| 11 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 213 | 215 | 88 |
| 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 214 | 231 | 83 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 |
| 14 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 231 | 266 | 71 |
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner

## Schedule and results
### October

Record: 7–3–1; Home: 4–1–1; Road: 3–2–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Points |
| 1 | October 5 | Anaheim | 0 – 4 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 17,852 | 1–0–0 | 2 |
| 2 | October 6 | Columbus | 2 – 3 | Minnesota | | Norrena | 18,568 | 1–1–0 | 2 |
| 3 | October 10 | Phoenix | 0 – 3 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 11,944 | 2–1–0 | 4 |
| 4 | October 13 | Columbus | 1 – 5 | Colorado | | Leclaire | 16,153 | 2–2–0 | 4 |
| 5 | October 17 | Dallas | 3 – 2 | Columbus | SO | Norrena | 11,820 | 2–2–1 | 5 |
| 6 | October 19 | Columbus | 3 – 0 | Buffalo | | Leclaire | 18,690 | 3–2–1 | 7 |
| 7 | October 21 | Vancouver | 4 – 1 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 12,667 | 3–3–1 | 7 |
| 8 | October 23 | Columbus | 7 – 4 | Chicago | | Norrena | 10,884 | 4–3–1 | 9 |
| 9 | October 25 | St. Louis | 0 – 3 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 12,786 | 5–3–1 | 11 |
| 10 | October 27 | San Jose | 1 – 2 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 13,234 | 6–3–1 | 13 |
| 11 | October 31 | Columbus | 4 – 1 | Los Angeles | | Leclaire | 11,491 | 7–3–1 | 15 |

### November

Record: 4–7–3; Home: 3–2–1; Road: 1–5–2
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 12 | November 1 | Columbus | 1 – 2 | Anaheim | SO | Norrena | 17,174 | 7–3–2 | 16 |
| 13 | November 4 | St. Louis | 0 – 3 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 13,254 | 8–3–2 | 18 |
| 14 | November 7 | Columbus | 2 – 5 | Chicago | | Norrena | 9,717 | 8–4–2 | 18 |
| 15 | November 9 | Columbus | 1 – 4 | Detroit | | Leclaire | 18,654 | 8–5–2 | 18 |
| 16 | November 10 | Columbus | 3 – 4 | Nashville | SO | Norrena | 15,947 | 8–5–3 | 19 |
| 17 | November 12 | Nashville | 4 – 1 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 12,554 | 8–6–3 | 19 |
| 18 | November 14 | Chicago | 2 – 4 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 13,622 | 9–6–3 | 21 |
| 19 | November 16 | Columbus | 2 – 3 | St. Louis | | Norrena | 19,150 | 9–7–3 | 21 |
| 20 | November 18 | Detroit | 5 – 4 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 15,503 | 9–7–4 | 22 |
| 21 | November 21 | Florida | 5 – 2 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 13,326 | 9–8–4 | 22 |
| 22 | November 23 | Columbus | 4 – 0 | Minnesota | | Leclaire | 18,568 | 10–8–4 | 24 |
| 23 | November 24 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 17,513 | 11–8–4 | 26 |
| 24 | November 26 | Columbus | 1 – 3 | Edmonton | | Norrena | 16,839 | 11–9–4 | 26 |
| 25 | November 29 | Columbus | 0 – 2 | Vancouver | | Norrena | 18,630 | 11–10–4 | 26 |

### December

Record: 7–5–2; Home: 6–3–2; Road: 1–2–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 26 | December 1 | Columbus | 4 – 3 | Calgary | OT | Norrena | 19,289 | 12–10–4 | 28 |
| 27 | December 3 | Dallas | 2 – 1 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 12,233 | 12–10–5 | 29 |
| 28 | December 5 | Colorado | 4 – 5 | Columbus | | Norrena | 12,851 | 13–10–5 | 31 |
| 29 | December 8 | Minnesota | 2 – 1 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 15,666 | 13–11–5 | 31 |
| 30 | December 10 | Anaheim | 4 – 3 | Columbus | OT | Leclaire | 11,984 | 13–11–6 | 32 |
| 31 | December 12 | Colorado | 1 – 4 | Columbus | | Norrena | 13,150 | 14–11–6 | 34 |
| 32 | December 15 | Columbus | 0 – 2 | Boston | | Norrena | 14,058 | 14–12–6 | 34 |
| 33 | December 18 | Calgary | 3 – 0 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 13,181 | 14–13–6 | 34 |
| 34 | December 21 | Los Angeles | 1 – 2 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 14,034 | 15–13–6 | 36 |
| 35 | December 23 | Nashville | 3 – 1 | Columbus | | Norrena | 15,481 | 15–14–6 | 36 |
| 36 | December 26 | Atlanta | 0 – 2 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 15,726 | 16–14–6 | 38 |
| 37 | December 27 | Columbus | 3 – 4 | Nashville | | Norrena | 14,331 | 16–15–6 | 38 |
| 38 | December 29 | Carolina | 1 – 4 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 17,453 | 17–15–6 | 40 |
| 39 | December 31 | Edmonton | 2 – 4 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 16,774 | 18–15–6 | 42 |

### January

Record: 7–7–0; Home: 3–1–0; Road: 4–6–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 40 | January 2 | Columbus | 1 – 2 | Anaheim | | Leclaire | 17,174 | 18–16–6 | 42 |
| 41 | January 3 | Columbus | 4 – 3 | Los Angeles | | Norrena | 14,173 | 19–16–6 | 44 |
| 42 | January 5 | Columbus | 2 – 3 | San Jose | | Norrena | 17,496 | 19–17–6 | 44 |
| 43 | January 8 | Columbus | 1 – 6 | St. Louis | | Norrena | 14,818 | 19–18–6 | 44 |
| 44 | January 11 | St. Louis | 4 – 6 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 15,233 | 20–18–6 | 46 |
| 45 | January 12 | Nashville | 1 – 2 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 16,230 | 21–18–6 | 48 |
| 46 | January 15 | Vancouver | 2 – 3 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 13,555 | 22–18–6 | 50 |
| 47 | January 17 | Columbus | 4 – 3 | Phoenix | | Leclaire | 11,114 | 23–18–6 | 52 |
| 48 | January 19 | Columbus | 1 – 3 | Dallas | | Norrena | 17,811 | 23–19–6 | 52 |
| 49 | January 20 | Columbus | 1 – 3 | Colorado | | Leclaire | 17,197 | 23–20–6 | 52 |
| 50 | January 22 | Columbus | 4 – 2 | Dallas | | Leclaire | 17,087 | 24–20–6 | 54 |
| 51 | January 24 | Columbus | 1 – 0 | Chicago | | Leclaire | 16,094 | 25–20–6 | 56 |
| 52 | January 29 | Phoenix | 2 – 4 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 15,127 | 25–21–6 | 56 |
| 53 | January 31 | Columbus | 2 – 4 | Nashville | | Leclaire | 13,745 | 25–22–6 | 56 |

### February

Record: 5–5–3; Home: 0–3–2; Road: 5–2–1
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 54 | February 2 | Minnesota | 4 – 1 | Columbus | | Norrena | 18,529 | 25–23–6 | 56 |
| 55 | February 5 | Washington | 4 – 3 | Columbus | OT | Norrena | 14,450 | 25–23–7 | 57 |
| 56 | February 7 | Columbus | 2 – 1 | Phoenix | | Norrena | 13,918 | 26–23–7 | 59 |
| 57 | February 8 | Columbus | 1 – 2 | San Jose | OT | Norrena | 17,210 | 26–23–8 | 60 |
| 58 | February 10 | Los Angeles | 3 – 2 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 15,823 | 26–23–9 | 61 |
| 59 | February 13 | Chicago | 7 – 2 | Columbus | | Norrena | 14,918 | 26–24–9 | 61 |
| 60 | February 15 | Columbus | 5 – 1 | Detroit | | Leclaire | 20,066 | 27–24–9 | 63 |
| 61 | February 17 | Columbus | 1 – 5 | St. Louis | | Leclaire | 19,150 | 27–25–9 | 63 |
| 62 | February 19 | Columbus | 1 – 3 | Toronto | | Leclaire | 19,347 | 27–26–9 | 63 |
| 63 | February 21 | Columbus | 3 – 2 | Ottawa | SO | Leclaire | 19,612 | 28–26–9 | 65 |
| 64 | February 23 | Columbus | 3 – 0 | Montreal | | Leclaire | 21,273 | 29–26–9 | 67 |
| 65 | February 27 | San Jose | 4 – 2 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 16,029 | 29–27–9 | 67 |
| 66 | February 29 | Columbus | 3 – 2 | Vancouver | OT | Leclaire | 18,630 | 30–27–9 | 69 |

### March

Record: 4–6–3; Home: 4–3–1; Road: 0–3–2
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 67 | March 2 | Columbus | 3 – 4 | Edmonton | SO | Leclaire | 16,839 | 30–27–10 | 70 |
| 68 | March 4 | Columbus | 0 – 1 | Calgary | | Leclaire | 19,289 | 30–28–10 | 70 |
| 69 | March 7 | Edmonton | 2 – 1 | Columbus | OT | Leclaire | 14,933 | 30–28–11 | 71 |
| 70 | March 9 | Tampa Bay | 3 – 5 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 14,796 | 31–28–11 | 73 |
| 71 | March 14 | Chicago | 6 – 3 | Columbus | | Norrena | 15,699 | 31–29–11 | 73 |
| 72 | March 16 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | Columbus | | Norrena | 18,188 | 32–29–11 | 75 |
| 73 | March 18 | Calgary | 0 – 3 | Columbus | | Norrena | 14,270 | 33–29–11 | 77 |
| 74 | March 19 | Columbus | 1 – 3 | Detroit | | Norrena | 19,061 | 33–30–11 | 77 |
| 75 | March 22 | Detroit | 4 – 1 | Columbus | | Norrena | 17,681 | 33–31–11 | 77 |
| 76 | March 25 | Columbus | 0 – 3 | Nashville | | Norrena | 16,330 | 33–32–11 | 77 |
| 77 | March 26 | Chicago | 0 – 4 | Columbus | | Norrena | 14,454 | 34–32–11 | 79 |
| 78 | March 28 | Nashville | 2 – 0 | Columbus | | Leclaire | 15,595 | 34–33–11 | 79 |
| 79 | March 30 | Columbus | 4 – 5 | Chicago | SO | Norrena | 20,885 | 34–33–12 | 80 |

### April

Record: 0–3–0; Home: 0–1–0; Road 0–2–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 80 | April 3 | Columbus | 2 – 3 | Detroit | Leclaire | 19,435 | 34–34–12 | 80 |
| 81 | April 5 | Columbus | 0 – 3 | St. Louis | Leclaire | 19,150 | 34–35–12 | 80 |
| 82 | April 6 | St. Louis | 4 – 1 | Columbus | Norrena | 17,739 | 34–36–12 | 80 |
* Green background indicates win.
* Red background indicates regulation loss.
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

## Playoffs

The Blue Jackets did not qualify for the 2007–08 playoffs and remained the only NHL team to never have qualified for the playoffs.

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Rick Nash | LW | 80 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 95 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Nikolay Zherdev | W | 82 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 34 | -9 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Peca | C | 65 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 64 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Hainsey | D | 78 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 25 | -7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Chimera | LW | 81 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 98 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Manny Malhotra | C | 71 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 34 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sergei Fedorov | C | 50 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 30 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| David Vyborny | RW | 66 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Fritsche | C | 69 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jiri Novotny | C | 65 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 24 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rostislav Klesla | D | 82 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Foote | D | 63 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan Hejda | D | 81 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Glencross | C | 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fredrik Modin | LW | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Murray | C | 39 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Boll | RW | 75 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 226 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kris Russell | D | 67 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kris Beech | C | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Tarnstrom | D | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Brule | C | 61 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joakim Lindstrom | C | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ole-Kristian Tollefsen | D | 51 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 111 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Duvie Westcott | D | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek MacKenzie | C | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derick Brassard | C | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Rome | D | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Wilson | D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pascal Leclaire | G | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fredrik Norrena | G | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zenon Konopka | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan LaCosta | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Methot | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Picard | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Pineault | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Sestito | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Shelley | LW | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Pascal Leclaire | 2986 | 54 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 112 | 2.25 | 9 | 1379 | 1267 | .919 |
| Fredrik Norrena | 1960 | 37 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 89 | 2.72 | 2 | 856 | 767 | .896 |
| Dan LaCosta | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 |
| Team: | 4959 | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 201 | 2.43 | 11 | 2240 | 2039 | .910 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals  MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime Losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Awards and records
### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Jared Boll Kris Russell | 1st NHL Game | October 5, 2007 |
| Kris Russell | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point | October 5, 2007 |
| Fredrik Modin | 200th NHL Assist | October 5, 2007 |
| Jared Boll | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | October 10, 2007 |
| Jason Chimera | 300th NHL Game | October 23, 2007 |
| David Vyborny | 500th NHL Game 300th NHL Point | November 24, 2007 |
| Andrew Murray (ice hockey) | 1st NHL Game | December 27, 2007 |
| Andrew Murray (ice hockey) | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point | January 2, 2008 |
| Rostislav Klesla | 100th NHL Point | January 17, 2008 |
| Kris Russell | 1st NHL Goal | January 22, 2008 |

## Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

### Trades

| November 15, 2007 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Aaron Rome Clay Wilson | To Anaheim Ducks Geoff Platt |
| January 22, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Mark Rycroft | To Colorado Avalanche Darcy Campbell Philippe Dupuis |
| January 29, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 6th-round pick in 2009 – David Pacan | To San Jose Sharks Jody Shelley |
| February 1, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Dick Tarnstrom | To Edmonton Oilers Curtis Glencross |
| February 26, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Conditional 1st-round pick in 2008 or 2009 – Luca Sbisa Conditional 4th-round pick in 2009 – David Savard | To Colorado Avalanche Adam Foote |
| February 26, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Ted Ruth | To Washington Capitals Sergei Fedorov |

### Free agents

| Player | Former team | Contract Terms |
| Sheldon Brookbank | Nashville Predators | 1 year, $500,000 |
| Jiri Novotny | Washington Capitals | 2 years, $1.5 million |
| Jan Hejda | Edmonton Oilers | 1 year, $1 million |
| Derek MacKenzie | Atlanta Thrashers | 1 year, $475,000 |
| Kris Beech | Washington Capitals | 1 year, $585,000 |
| Michael Peca | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 year, $1.3 million plus incentives |
| Player | New team |
| Anders Eriksson | Calgary Flames |
| Aaron Johnson | New York Islanders |

## Draft picks

Columbus' picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets picked 7th overall in front of their hometown crowd.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 7 | Jakub Voracek | RW | Czech Republic | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 37 | Stefan Legein | RW | Canada | Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) |
| 2 | 53 | Will Weber | D | United States | Gaylord High School (USHS-MI) |
| 3 | 68 | Jake Hansen | W | United States | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
| 4 | 94 | Maxim Mayorov | W | Russia | Neftyanik Leninogorsk (Russia-2) |
| 6 | 158 | Allen York | G | Canada | Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) |
| 7 | 211 | Trent Vogelhuber | RW | United States | St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) |

## Farm teams
### American Hockey League

    Syracuse Crunch

### ECHL

    Elmira Jackals - It was announced on October 4 that the Elmira Jackals will take over as the ECHL affiliate to the Blue Jackets, replacing the Dayton Bombers.