2013–14 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2013–14 Columbus Blue Jackets season is the 14th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. They will now be playing in the Eastern Conference as a member of the Metropolitan Division. As a result of their move to the Metropolitan Division, the Blue Jackets became the fourth "Big 4" sports league team from Ohio to share a division with a team from Pittsburgh. The others are the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League and the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball - Ohio teams and Pittsburgh teams have generally been rivals over the years. The Blue Jackets also made it to the playoffs, making it the second time in their franchise's history to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 15 	Pittsburgh 	4–5 	Columbus 	OT 	Dansk 	12,035 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 17 	Buffalo 	3–1 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	9,009 	1–1–0 	Recap
3 	September 17 	Columbus 	3–1 	Minnesota 	 	Smith 	17,784 	2–1–0 	Recap
4 	September 18 	Columbus 	5–4 	Carolina 	 	McKenna 	8,178 	3–1–0 	Recap
5 	September 21 	Columbus 	5–3 	Pittsburgh 	 	Bobrovsky 	18,004 	4–1–0 	Recap
6 	September 23 	Minnesota 	2–1 	Columbus 	SO 	Bobrovsky 	10,089 	4–1–1 	Recap
7 	September 25 	Columbus 	0–3 	Buffalo 	 	McKenna 	17,346 	4–2–1 	Recap
8 	September 26 	Carolina 	2–1 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	10,899 	4–3–1 	Recap
===Regular season===	
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 4 	Calgary 	4–3 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	18,151 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 5 	Columbus 	3–2 	NY Islanders 	SO 	Bobrovsky 	16,170 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 10 	Columbus 	4–1 	Buffalo 	 	Bobrovsky 	18,210 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap
4 	October 12 	Boston 	3–1 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	14,092 	2–2–0 	4 	Recap
5 	October 15 	Columbus 	1–2 	Detroit 	 	Bobrovsky 	20,066 	2–3–0 	4 	Recap
6 	October 17 	Columbus 	3–5 	Montreal 	 	Bobrovsky 	21,273 	2–4–0 	4 	Recap
7 	October 19 	Columbus 	1–4 	Washington 	 	Bobrovsky 	18,506 	2–5–0 	4 	Recap
8 	October 20 	Vancouver 	1–3 	Columbus 	 	McElhinney 	14,168 	3–5–0 	6 	Recap
9 	October 22 	New Jersey 	1–4 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	14,357 	4–5–0 	8 	Recap
10 	October 25 	Toronto 	2–5 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	13,930 	5–5–0 	10 	Recap
11 	October 27 	Anaheim 	4–3 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	10,542 	5–6–0 	10 	Recap
==Playoffs==
The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference's first wild card. They faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round. This marked the second time the Blue Jackets qualified for the playoffs, and given that they were swept out of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings in 2009, their victory in game 2 was the franchise's first playoff win.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 16 	Columbus 	3–4 	Pittsburgh 	 	Bobrovsky 	18,646 	0–1 	Recap 	
2 	April 19 	Columbus 	4–3 	Pittsburgh 	2OT 	Bobrovsky 	18,619 	1–1 	Recap 	
3 	April 21 	Pittsburgh 	4–3 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	18,144 	1–2 	Recap 	
4 	April 23 	Pittsburgh 	3–4 	Columbus 	OT 	Bobrovsky 	18,144 	2–2 	Recap 	
5 	April 26 	Columbus 	1–3 	Pittsburgh 	 	Bobrovsky 	18,618 	2–3 	Recap 	
6 	April 28 	Pittsburgh 	4–3 	Columbus 	 	Bobrovsky 	19,189 	2–4 	Recap 	
== Player stats ==
Final stats
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	33	30	63	3 	43
 	75	7 	44	51	0 	61
 	76	16	34	50	5 	98
 	79	21	19	40	 	18
 	70	18	21	39	5 	96
 	81	22	17	39	 	20
 	74	18	16	34	 	26
 	82	12	22	34	1 	20
 	82	5 	28	33	 	48
 	72	16	13	29	6 	45
 	69	4 	22	26	6 	44
 	56	9 	15	24	 	53
 	66	4 	17	21	4 	10
 	36	5 	14	19	 	24
 	71	9 	9 	18	0 	47
 	61	5 	11	16	 	36
 	66	2 	13	15	9 	20
 	70	5 	10	15	2 	28
 	18	5 	7 	12	2 	6
 	44	2 	8 	10	11	37
 	49	2 	4 	6 	 	37
 	16	4 	0 	4 	2 	6
 	28	1 	1 	2 	 	62
 	9 	0 	1 	1 	 	4
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	2 	0
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0
 	17	0 	1 	1 	0 	2
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	5
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	2
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Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	6	3	4	7	 	4
 	6	1	5	6	 	6
 	6	2	4	6	 	4
 	6	3	2	5	 	4
 	6	2	2	4	2	4
 	6	0	4	4	2	4
 	6	1	2	3	 	4
 	6	1	2	3	1	0
 	4	1	1	2	0	4
 	6	0	2	2	 	10
 	4	2	0	2	0	4
 	6	1	1	2	 	0
 	6	1	0	1	 	2
 	4	0	1	1	 	2
 	6	0	1	1	 	0
 	5	0	1	1	 	0
 	2	0	0	0	 	0
 	6	0	0	0	 	10
 	5	0	0	0	0	0
 	2	0	0	0	0	0
 	2	0	0	0	0	0
 	2	0	0	0	0	2
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	58	58	3299	32	20	5	131	2.38	1699	0.923	5	0	1	2
 	28	21	1423	10	11	1	64 	2.70	703 	0.909	2	0	1	0
 	4 	3 	219 	1 	1 	1	11 	3.01	114 	0.904	0	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	6	6	378	2	4	20	3.17	218	.908	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
==Roster==
== Transactions ==
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.
===Trades===
June 30, 2013Canucks-Devils trade highlights day of deals at draft 	To Pittsburgh Penguins 2nd-round pick in 2013 	To Columbus Blue Jackets SJS's 2nd-round pick in 20133rd-round pick in 2013
July 2, 2013Blue Jackets trade rights to defenseman Drew Olson to Tampa Bay for future considerations 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Drew Olson (rights) 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Future Considerations
February 6, 2014Blue Jackets acquire forward Paul Thompson from Pittsburgh in exchange for Spencer Machacek 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Spencer Machacek 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Paul Thompson
February 7, 2014Blue Jackets acquire forward Carter Camper from Bruins in exchange for defenseman Blake Parlett 	To Boston Bruins Blake Parlett 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Carter Camper
March 5, 2014Blue Jackets acquire forward Matt Frattin, two draft picks from Kings in exchange for Marian Gaborik 	To Los Angeles Kings Marian Gaborik 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Frattin2nd round pick in 2014 (LAK's ) or 2015 (TOR's)conditional 3rd round pick in 2014 (EDM's) or 2015 (LAK's)
March 5, 2014Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Nick Schultz from Edmonton Oilers 	To Edmonton Oilers 5th-round pick in 2014 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Schultz
March 5, 2014Blue Jackets Acquire D Matt Taormina, LW Dana Tyrell from Tampa Bay in Exchange for LW Jonathan Marchessault, LW Dalton Smith	To Tampa Bay Lightning Jonathan MarchessaultDalton Smith 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Matt TaorminaDana Tyrell
June 23, 2014Blue Jackets acquire LW Scott Hartnell from Philadelphia Flyers 	To Philadelphia Flyers R. J. Umberger4th-round pick in 2015	To Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell
June 25, 2014Blue Jackets acquire fifth round draft pick from Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Nikita Nikitin 	To Edmonton Oilers Nikita Nikitin 	To Columbus Blue Jackets CBJ's 5th-round pick in 2014
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Nathan Horton 	Boston Bruins 	7 years, $37.1 million
Jeremy Smith 	Nashville Predators	1 year, $550,000
Ryan Craig 	Springfield Falcons	2 years, $1.2 million
Mike McKenna 	Peoria Rivermen 	1 year, $595,000
Patrick McNeill 	Hershey Bears 	1 year, $600,000
Jack Skille 	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $675,000
Frederic St. Denis	Hamilton Bulldogs 	1 year, $575,000
Simon Hjalmarsson 	Linkopings HC 	1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Nick HoldenAvalanche Announces Signings 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 years, $1.2 million
Nick DrazenovicPenguins Sign Forward Nick Drazenovic	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $550,000
Michael Leighton 	HC Donbass (KHL) 	1 year
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Previous team 	Date
Corey TroppBlue Jackets claim forward Corey Tropp off waivers from Buffalo	Buffalo Sabres	November 28, 2013
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player	Date
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Sergei BobrovskyBlue Jackets re-sign Sergei Bobrovsky to a two-year contract 	July 1, 2013 	2 years, $11.25 million
Blake ComeauBlue Jackets re-sign Blake Comeau to a one-year contract 	July 2, 2013 	1 year, $1 million
Cody Bass 	July 5, 2013 	1 year, $600,000
Thomas LarkinBlue Jackets sign defenseman Thomas Larkin to two-year, entry-level contract 	July 5, 2013 	2 years, $1.2 million entry-level contract
David SavardBlue Jackets sign defenseman David Savard to a one-year contract 	July 15, 2013 	1 year, $709,275
Spencer MachacekBlue Jackets sign Blake Parlett and Spencer Machacek to one-year contracts 	July 19, 2013 	1 year, $632,500
Blake Parlett 	July 19, 2013 	1 year, $577,500
Cody GoloubefBlue Jackets re-sign defenseman Cody Goloubef 	July 25, 2013 	1 year, $826,875
Jared BollBlue Jackets sign Jared Boll to three-year contract extension 	September 13, 2013	3 years, $5.1 million contract extension
Josh AndersonBlue Jackets sign Anderson to three year, entry-level contract 	November 5, 2013 	3 years, $2.1275 million entry-level contract
Oliver BjorkstrandBlue Jackets sign WHL standout Oliver Bjorkstrand to entry-level contract 	December 26, 2013 	3 years, $2.1275 million entry-level contract
Kerby RychelBlue Jackets sign Kerby Rychel to a three-year, entry level contract 	December 31, 2013 	3 years, $3.825 million entry-level contract
Joonas KorpisaloBlue Jackets sign goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to a three-year, entry-level contract	March 21, 2014 	3 years, $2.2275 million entry-level contract
T. J. TynanBlue Jackets sign forward TJ Tynan to two-year, entry-level contract 	April 1, 2014 	2 years, $1.435 million entry-level contract
Oscar DanskBlue Jackets sign goaltender Oscar Dansk to a three-year, entry-level contract 	May 8, 2014 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Alexander WennbergBlue Jackets sign Alexander Wennberg to entry-level contract 	May 16, 2014 	3 years, $4.2 million entry-level contract
Daniel ZaarBlue Jackets sign forward Daniel Zaar to three-year Entry Level contract 	May 30, 2014 	3 years, $1.995 million entry-level contract
Curtis McElhinneyBlue Jackets sign goaltender Curtis McElhinney to a one-year contract extension 	June 23, 2014 	1 year, $600,000 contract extension
==Draft picks==
Columbus Blue Jackets' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013. 
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	14 	Alexander Wennberg 	Center 	 	Djurgarden (Sweden)
1 	19 	Kerby Rychel 	Left Wing 	 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
1 	27 	Marko Dano 	Center 	 	HC Slovan Bratislava (KHL)
2 	50 	Dillon Heatherington	Defence 	 	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3 	89 	Oliver Bjorkstrand 	Right Wing 	 	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
4 	105	Nick Moutrey 	Center/Left Wing 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 	165	Markus Soberg 	Right Wing 	 	Frolunda HC (Sweden-Jr)
7 	195	Peter Quenneville 	Center/Right Wing	 	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
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* The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a July 23, 2012 trade that sent Rick Nash, Steven Delisle and a 2013 conditional third-round pick to the Rangers in exchange for Artem Anisimov, Brandon Dubinsky, Tim Erixon and this pick. 
* The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a February 23, 2012 trade that sent Jeff Carter to the Kings in exchange for Jack Johnson and this pick. 
* The Columbus Blue Jackets’ second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent San Jose’s second-round pick in 2013 (50th overall) and a third-round pick in 2013 (89th overall) to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (44th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (89th overall) and this pick. Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Tyler Kennedy to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a July 23, 2012 trade that sent Artem Anisimov, Brandon Dubinsky, Tim Erixon and a 2013 first-round pick to the Blue Jackets in exchange for Rick Nash, Steven Delisle and this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins’ third-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (44th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for San Jose’s second-round pick in 2013 (50th overall) and this pick.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of an April 3, 2013 trade that sent Blake Comeau to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this pick.
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