NHL rumors: The 5 teams linked to Blue Jackets’ Dmitri Voronkov

As the Columbus Blue Jackets continue to struggle in seemingly perpetual mediocrity, they find themselves at the bottom of the Metropolitan Division standings with a pedestrian 5-7 record through their first 12 games of the 2026-27 campaign. Their season began on the heels of a major trade that saw them deal Kirill Marchenko to the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of a major package in return that included Matthew Knies, who scored twice in his Blue Jackets debut but hasn’t found the back of the net since then.