2015–16 Columbus Blue Jackets season

National Hockey League season.

2015–16 Columbus Blue Jackets

Division| 8th Metropolitan
Conference| 15th Eastern
2015–16 record| 34–40–8
Home record| 18–17–6
Road record| 16–23–2
Goals for| 219
Goals against| 252
Team information
General manager| Jarmo Kekalainen
Coach| Todd Richards (Oct. 9–Oct. 21)
John Tortorella (Oct. 21–Apr. 10)
Captain| Nick Foligno
Alternate captains| Brandon Dubinsky
Boone Jenner
Arena| Nationwide Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)| Lake Erie Monsters (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals| Brandon Saad (31)
Assists| Alexander Wennberg (32)
Points| Cam Atkinson
Brandon Saad (53)
Penalty minutes| Scott Hartnell (112)
Plus/minus| Kevin Connauton (+10)
Wins| Joonas Korpisalo (16)
Goals against average| Joonas Korpisalo (2.60)

<- 2014–15

2016–17 ->

The 2015–16 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 16th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. Columbus hired head coach John Tortorella following the firing of Todd Richards, who started the season 0–8–0.[1] The team began its regular season games on October 9, 2015 against the New York Rangers.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Regular season
* 2 Standings
* 3 Schedule and results
* 3.1 Pre-season
* 3.2 Regular season
* 4 Player statistics
* 5 Player suspensions/fines
* 6 Awards and honours
* 6.1 Awards
* 6.2 Milestones
* 7 Transactions
* 7.1 Trades
* 7.2 Free agents acquired
* 7.3 Free agents lost
* 7.4 Claimed via waivers
* 7.5 Lost via waivers
* 7.6 Player signings
* 8 Draft picks
* 9 References

## Regular season[edit]

After a seven game losing streak to start the season, the Blue Jackets fired head coach Todd Richards and hired John Tortorella on October 21.[3]

## Standings[edit]

Metropolitan Division Pos | Team

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1  | p - Washington Capitals | 82  | 56  | 18  | 8  | 52  | 252  | 193  | +59  | 120
2  | x - Pittsburgh Penguins | 82  | 48  | 26  | 8  | 44  | 245  | 203  | +42  | 104
3  | x - New York Rangers | 82  | 46  | 27  | 9  | 43  | 236  | 217  | +19  | 101
4  | x - New York Islanders | 82  | 45  | 27  | 10  | 40  | 232  | 216  | +16  | 100
5  | x - Philadelphia Flyers | 82  | 41  | 27  | 14  | 38  | 214  | 218  | −4  | 96
6  | Carolina Hurricanes | 82  | 35  | 31  | 16  | 33  | 198  | 226  | −28  | 86
7  | New Jersey Devils | 82  | 38  | 36  | 8  | 36  | 184  | 208  | −24  | 84
8  | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82  | 34  | 40  | 8  | 28  | 219  | 252  | −33  | 76

Source: National Hockey League[4]
p - Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x - Clinched playoff spot

Eastern Conference Wild Card  Pos | Div | Team

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| GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | ME | x - New York Islanders | 82  | 45  | 27  | 10  | 40  | 232  | 216  | +16  | 100
2  | ME | x - Philadelphia Flyers | 82  | 41  | 27  | 14  | 38  | 214  | 218  | −4  | 96
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3  | AT | Boston Bruins | 82  | 42  | 31  | 9  | 38  | 240  | 230  | +10  | 93
4  | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82  | 35  | 31  | 16  | 33  | 198  | 226  | −28  | 86
5  | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82  | 38  | 35  | 9  | 32  | 236  | 247  | −11  | 85
6  | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82  | 38  | 36  | 8  | 36  | 184  | 208  | −24  | 84
7  | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 82  | 38  | 38  | 6  | 33  | 221  | 236  | −15  | 82
8  | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82  | 35  | 36  | 11  | 33  | 201  | 222  | −21  | 81
9  | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82  | 34  | 40  | 8  | 28  | 219  | 252  | −33  | 76
10  | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82  | 29  | 42  | 11  | 23  | 198  | 246  | −48  | 69

Source: National Hockey League[5]
x - Clinched playoff spot

## Schedule and results[edit]

### Pre-season[edit]

2015 pre-season game log: 5–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)[6]

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap
1 | September 21 | Pittsburgh | 1–0 | Columbus | SO | Korpisalo | 11,363 | 0–0–1 | Recap
2[A] | September 22 | St. Louis | 1–3 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 10,064 | 1–0–1 | Recap
3[A] | September 22 | Columbus | 2–5 | St. Louis |  | McElhinney | 10,388 | 1–1–1 | Recap
4 | September 24 | Minnesota | 5–2 | Columbus |  | Forsberg | 10,209 | 1–2–1 | Recap
5 | September 26 | Columbus | 4–2 | Pittsburgh |  | Bobrovsky | 18,265 | 2–2–1 | Recap
6 | September 29 | Columbus | 5–2 | Nashville |  | Bobrovsky | 16,027 | 3–2–1 | Recap
7 | October 2 | Columbus | 6–4 | Buffalo |  | McElhinney | 17,578 | 4–2–1 | Recap
8 | October 3 | Nashville | 1–7 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 13,795 | 5–2–1 | Recap

A – indicates split-squad game.

### Regular season[edit]

2015–16 game log[2]

| October: 2–10–0 (Home: 0–5–0 ; Road: 2–5–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
1 | October 9 | NY Rangers | 4–2 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 19,027 | 0–1–0 | 0 | Recap
2 | October 10 | Columbus | 2–5 | NY Rangers |  | Bobrovsky | 18,006 | 0–2–0 | 0 | Recap
3 | October 12 | Columbus | 2–4 | Buffalo |  | Bobrovsky | 18,075 | 0–3–0 | 0 | Recap
4 | October 14 | Ottawa | 7–3 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 13,803 | 0–4–0 | 0 | Recap
5 | October 16 | Toronto | 6–3 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 13,885 | 0–5–0 | 0 | Recap
6 | October 17 | Columbus | 1–4 | Chicago |  | McElhinney | 21,563 | 0–6–0 | 0 | Recap
7 | October 20 | NY Islanders | 4–0 | Columbus |  | McElhinney | 14,295 | 0–7–0 | 0 | Recap
8 | October 22 | Columbus | 2–3 | Minnesota |  | Bobrovsky | 18,650 | 0–8–0 | 0 | Recap
9 | October 24 | Columbus | 4–3 | Colorado |  | Bobrovsky | 18,007 | 1–8–0 | 2 | Recap
10 | October 27 | Columbus | 3–1 | New Jersey |  | Bobrovsky | 12,847 | 2–8–0 | 4 | Recap
11 | October 30 | Columbus | 1–2 | Washington |  | Bobrovsky | 18,506 | 2–9–0 | 4 | Recap
12 | October 31 | Winnipeg | 3–2 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 12,860 | 2–10–0 | 4 | Recap
| November: 8–5–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 4–3–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
13 | November 3 | Columbus | 5–2 | San Jose |  | Bobrovsky | 15,491 | 3–10–0 | 6 | Recap
14 | November 5 | Columbus | 3–2 | Los Angeles |  | Bobrovsky | 18,230 | 4–10–0 | 8 | Recap
15 | November 6 | Columbus | 2–4 | Anaheim |  | McElhinney | 17,174 | 4–11–0 | 8 | Recap
16 | November 10 | Vancouver | 5–3 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 14,148 | 4–12–0 | 8 | Recap
17 | November 13 | Columbus | 2–1 | Pittsburgh |  | Bobrovsky | 18,610 | 5–12–0 | 10 | Recap
18 | November 14 | Arizona | 2–5 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 13,702 | 6–12–0 | 12 | Recap
19 | November 17 | St. Louis | 1–3 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 12,161 | 7–12–0 | 14 | Recap
20 | November 19 | Columbus | 0–3 | Ottawa |  | McElhinney | 16,925 | 7–13–0 | 14 | Recap
21 | November 20 | Nashville | 0–4 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 13,584 | 8–13–0 | 16 | Recap
22 | November 22 | San Jose | 5–3 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 13,397 | 8–14–0 | 16 | Recap
23 | November 25 | Columbus | 2–1 | New Jersey |  | Bobrovsky | 13,567 | 9–14–0 | 18 | Recap
24 | November 27 | Pittsburgh | 1–2 | Columbus | OT | Bobrovsky | 18,205 | 10–14–0 | 20 | Recap
25 | November 28 | Columbus | 1–3 | St. Louis |  | Bobrovsky | 19,227 | 10–15–0 | 20 | Recap
| December: 4–7–3 (Home: 2–1–3 ; Road: 2–6–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
26 | December 1 | Columbus | 1–2 | Montreal |  | Bobrovsky | 21,288 | 10–16–0 | 20 | Recap
27 | December 4 | Florida | 2–1 | Columbus | SO | Bobrovsky | 14,162 | 10–16–1 | 21 | Recap
28 | December 5 | Columbus | 4–1 | Philadelphia |  | Bobrovsky | 18,202 | 11–16–1 | 23 | Recap
29 | December 8 | Los Angeles | 3–2 | Columbus | OT | Bobrovsky | 15,633 | 11–16–2 | 24 | Recap
30 | December 10 | Columbus | 4–6 | Winnipeg |  | McElhinney | 15,294 | 11–17–2 | 24 | Recap
31 | December 12 | NY Islanders | 3–2 | Columbus | OT | McElhinney | 12,342 | 11–17–3 | 25 | Recap
32 | December 14 | Tampa Bay | 2–1 | Columbus |  | Korpisalo | 12,494 | 11–18–3 | 25 | Recap
33 | December 15 | Columbus | 1–5 | Dallas |  | Korpisalo | 18,232 | 11–19–3 | 25 | Recap
34 | December 17 | Columbus | 7–5 | Arizona |  | McElhinney | 11,120 | 12–19–3 | 27 | Recap
35 | December 19 | Philadelphia | 2–3 | Columbus | SO | Korpisalo | 14,030 | 13–19–3 | 29 | Recap
36 | December 21 | Columbus | 2–5 | Pittsburgh |  | Korpisalo | 18,602 | 13–20–3 | 29 | Recap
37 | December 26 | Columbus | 2–5 | Tampa Bay |  | Korpisalo | 19,092 | 13–21–3 | 29 | Recap
38 | December 27 | Columbus | 2–3 | Florida |  | McElhinney | 16,902 | 13–22–3 | 29 | Recap
39 | December 29 | Dallas | 3–6 | Columbus |  | McElhinney | 15,836 | 14–22–3 | 31 | Recap
| January: 5–5–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
40 | January 2 | Washington | 4–5 | Columbus | SO | Forsberg | 17,170 | 15–22–3 | 33 | Recap
41 | January 5 | Minnesota | 4–2 | Columbus |  | Forsberg | 12,411 | 15–23–3 | 33 | Recap
42 | January 8 | Columbus | 1–4 | Carolina |  | Forsberg | 14,241 | 15–24–3 | 33 | Recap
43 | January 9 | Carolina | 4–3 | Columbus | OT | Korpisalo | 16,532 | 15–24–4 | 34 | Recap
44 | January 12 | Columbus | 2–5 | NY Islanders |  | Forsberg | 13,115 | 15–25–4 | 34 | Recap
45 | January 13 | Columbus | 3–1 | Toronto |  | Korpisalo | 18,903 | 16–25–4 | 36 | Recap
46 | January 16 | Colorado | 1–2 | Columbus |  | Korpisalo | 17,776 | 17–25–4 | 38 | Recap
47 | January 19 | Washington | 6–3 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 12,291 | 17–26–4 | 38 | Recap
48 | January 21 | Calgary | 4–2 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 12,492 | 17–27–4 | 38 | Recap
49 | January 23 | Columbus | 2–3 | Boston | SO | Korpisalo | 17,565 | 17–27–5 | 39 | Recap
50 | January 25 | Montreal | 2–5 | Columbus |  | Korpisalo | 11,927 | 18–27–5 | 41 | Recap
51 | January 26 | Columbus | 5–2 | Montreal |  | Korpisalo | 21,288 | 19–27–5 | 43 | Recap
| February: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
52 | February 2 | Columbus | 1–5 | Edmonton |  | Korpisalo | 16,839 | 19–28–5 | 43 | Recap
53 | February 4 | Columbus | 2–1 | Vancouver | SO | Korpisalo | 18,199 | 20–28–5 | 45 | Recap
54 | February 5 | Columbus | 2–1 | Calgary |  | Korpisalo | 19,289 | 21–28–5 | 47 | Recap
55 | February 9 | NY Islanders | 3–2 | Columbus | SO | Korpisalo | 14,303 | 21–28–6 | 48 | Recap
56 | February 11 | Anaheim | 3–4 | Columbus | SO | Korpisalo | 12,117 | 22–28–6 | 50 | Recap
57 | February 13 | Ottawa | 2–4 | Columbus |  | Korpisalo | 16,164 | 23–28–6 | 52 | Recap
58 | February 16 | Boston | 2–1 | Columbus | OT | Korpisalo | 13,140 | 23–28–7 | 53 | Recap
59 | February 19 | Buffalo | 4–0 | Columbus |  | Korpisalo | 14,923 | 23–29–7 | 53 | Recap
60 | February 22 | Columbus | 6–4 | Boston |  | Korpisalo | 17,565 | 24–29–7 | 55 | Recap
61 | February 23 | Columbus | 1–2 | Detroit | SO | McElhinney | 20,027 | 24–29–8 | 56 | Recap
62 | February 25 | New Jersey | 1–6 | Columbus |  | Korpisalo | 12,590 | 25–29–8 | 58 | Recap
63 | February 27 | Florida | 3–4 | Columbus | SO | Korpisalo | 15,400 | 26–29–8 | 60 | Recap
64 | February 29 | Columbus | 1–2 | NY Rangers |  | Korpisalo | 18,006 | 26–30–8 | 60 | Recap
| March: 4–9–0 (Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 0–5–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
65 | March 4 | Edmonton | 3–6 | Columbus |  | Korpisalo | 16,789 | 27–30–8 | 62 | Recap
66 | March 5 | Columbus | 0–6 | Philadelphia |  | McElhinney | 19,645 | 27–31–8 | 62 | Recap
67 | March 8 | Detroit | 3–5 | Columbus |  | Korpisalo | 14,426 | 28–31–8 | 64 | Recap
68 | March 11 | Pittsburgh | 3–2 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 18,205 | 28–32–8 | 64 | Recap
69 | March 13 | Tampa Bay | 4–0 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 14,701 | 28–33–8 | 64 | Recap
70 | March 17 | Detroit | 3–1 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 14,415 | 28–34–8 | 64 | Recap
71 | March 19 | New Jersey | 3–6 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 14,447 | 29–34–8 | 66 | Recap
72 | March 20 | Columbus | 1–2 | New Jersey |  | Korpisalo | 15,146 | 29–35–8 | 66 | Recap
73 | March 22 | Philadelphia | 2–3 | Columbus | SO | Bobrovsky | 16,230 | 30–35–8 | 68 | Recap
74 | March 24 | Carolina | 3–2 | Columbus |  | Bobrovsky | 15,624 | 30–36–8 | 68 | Recap
75 | March 26 | Columbus | 1–5 | Nashville |  | Korpisalo | 17,113 | 30–37–8 | 68 | Recap
76 | March 28 | Columbus | 1–4 | Washington |  | Bobrovsky | 18,506 | 30–38–8 | 68 | Recap
77 | March 31 | Columbus | 3–4 | NY Islanders |  | Bobrovsky | 13,857 | 30–39–8 | 68 | Recap
| April: 4–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
78 | April 2 | Columbus | 5–1 | Carolina |  | Korpisalo | 11,542 | 31–39–8 | 70 | Recap
79 | April 4 | NY Rangers | 4–2 | Columbus |  | Korpisalo | 15,951 | 31–40–8 | 70 | Recap
80 | April 6 | Columbus | 5–1 | Toronto |  | Bobrovsky | 18,837 | 32–40–8 | 72 | Recap
81 | April 8 | Columbus | 4–1 | Buffalo |  | Korpisalo | 19,070 | 33–40–8 | 74 | Recap
82 | April 9 | Chicago | 4–5 | Columbus | OT | Bobrovsky | 19,177 | 34–40–8 | 76 | Recap

Legend:  Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

## Player statistics[edit]

Final stats[7]

Skaters

Regular season  | Player  | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM

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Brandon Saad | 78 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 1 | 14
Cam Atkinson | 81 | 27 | 26 | 53 | −8 | 22
Boone Jenner | 82 | 30 | 19 | 49 | −15 | 77
Scott Hartnell | 79 | 23 | 26 | 49 | −11 | 112
Brandon Dubinsky | 75 | 17 | 31 | 48 | −16 | 71
Alexander Wennberg | 69 | 8 | 32 | 40 | −1 | 2
Nick Foligno | 72 | 12 | 25 | 37 | −14 | 53
Ryan Johansen‡ | 38 | 6 | 20 | 26 | −4 | 25
David Savard | 65 | 4 | 21 | 25 | −7 | 45
Ryan Murray | 82 | 4 | 21 | 25 | −10 | 40
Matt Calvert | 73 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 51
William Karlsson | 81 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 6
Seth Jones† | 41 | 2 | 18 | 20 | −9 | 12
Jack Johnson | 60 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −16 | 25
Gregory Campbell | 82 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −6 | 78
Dalton Prout | 64 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −6 | 102
Kerby Rychel | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 15
Oliver Bjorkstrand | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0
Rene Bourque | 49 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −9 | 38
Cody Goloubef | 43 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −3 | 20
Kevin Connauton‡ | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 21
David Clarkson | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −8 | 23
Josh Anderson | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2
Justin Falk | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17
Fedor Tyutin | 61 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −6 | 28
Jared Boll | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 61
Michael Chaput | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5
Andrew Bodnarchuk‡ | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 8
Sonny Milano | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0
John Ramage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0
Michael Paliotta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
Markus Hannikainen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0
Dean Kukan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0

Goaltenders
Regular season[7] Player  | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM

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Sergei Bobrovsky | 37 | 37 | 2,116 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 97 | 2.75 | 1049 | .908 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2
Joonas Korpisalo | 31 | 30 | 1,803 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 78 | 2.60 | 969 | .920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
Curtis McElhinney | 18 | 12 | 835 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 3.31 | 417 | .890 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Anton Forsberg | 4 | 3 | 178 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3.03 | 97 | .907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets. Statistics reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

## Player suspensions/fines[edit]

Player  | Explanation  | Length  | Salary  | Date issued

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Brandon Dubinsky | Cross-checking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby during NHL game No. 337 in Columbus on Friday, November 27, 2015, at 18:40 of the second period. | 1 game | $31,451.61 | November 28, 2015[8]

## Awards and honours[edit]

### Awards[edit]

Regular Season  | Player  | Award  | Awarded

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Brandon Saad | NHL All-Star game selection[9] | January 6, 2016
C. Atkinson | NHL Second Star of the Week[10] | February 1, 2016

### Milestones[edit]

Regular season  | Player  | Milestone  | Reached

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S. Hartnell | 600th career NHL point | October 16, 2015
D. Savard | 200th career NHL game | November 3, 2015
R. Johansen | 100th career NHL assist | November 3, 2015
J. Boll | 500th career NHL game | November 17, 2015
R. Murray | 100th career NHL game | November 22, 2015
M. Hannikainen | 1st career NHL game | November 28, 2015
R. Johansen | 300th career NHL game | December 12, 2015
J. Johnson | 600th career NHL game | December 12, 2015
J. Korpisalo | 1st career NHL game | December 14, 2015
J. Korpisalo | 1st career NHL win | December 19, 2015

## Transactions[edit]

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

### Trades[edit]

Date | Details | Ref

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June 26, 2015  | To Toronto Maple Leafs

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TOR's 2nd-round pick in 2015
PHI's 3rd-round pick in 2015 | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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TBL's 1st-round pick in 2015 | [11]
June 30, 2015  | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Artem Anisimov
Marko Dano
Jeremy Morin
Corey Tropp
4th-round pick in 2016 | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Brandon Saad
Michael Paliotta
Alex Broadhurst | [12]
January 6, 2016  | To Nashville Predators

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Ryan Johansen | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Seth Jones | [13]

### Free agents acquired[edit]

| Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms
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July 1, 2015 | Gregory Campbell | Boston Bruins | 2 years, $3 million | [14]
July 2, 2015 | Andrew Bodnarchuk | Manchester Monarchs | 1 year, $650,000 | [15]
July 2, 2015 | Brett Gallant | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | 2 years, $1.5 million | [16]
July 2, 2015 | Jaime Sifers | Springfield Falcons | 2 years, $1.25 million | [17]
July 3, 2015 | John Ramage | Calgary Flames | 1 year, $600,000 | [18]
July 7, 2015 | Kole Sherwood | Youngstown Phantoms | 3 years, entry-level contract | [19]
October 1, 2015 | Oleg Yevenko | Adirondack Flames | 1 year, entry-level contract | [20]
March 21, 2016 | Jordan Maletta | Niagara IceDogs | 3 years, entry-level contract | [21]
April 15, 2016 | Justin Scott | Barrie Colts | 3 years, entry-level contract | [22]

### Free agents lost[edit]

| Date | Player | New team | Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) | Ref

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July 1, 2015 | Mike Reilly | Minnesota Wild | 2 years, entry-level contract | [23]
July 1, 2015 | Mark Letestu | Edmonton Oilers | 3 years, $5.4 million | [24]
July 1, 2015 | Brian Gibbons | New York Rangers | 1 year, $600,000 | [25]
July 1, 2015 | Sean Collins | Washington Capitals | 1 year, $575,000 | [26]
July 3, 2015 | Luke Adam | New York Rangers | 1 year, $600,000 | [27]
October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06) | Jack Skille | Colorado Avalanche | 1 year | [28]

### Claimed via waivers[edit]

| Player  | Previous team  | Date

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### Lost via waivers[edit]

| Player  | New team  | Date

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Andrew Bodnarchuk[29] | Colorado Avalanche | January 5, 2016
Kevin Connauton[30] | Arizona Coyotes | January 13, 2016

### Player signings[edit]

| Date | Player | Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) | Ref

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July 3, 2015 | Brandon Saad | 6 years, $36 million contract extension | [31]
July 9, 2015 | Matt Calvert | 3 years, $6.6 million contract extension | [32]
July 23, 2015 | Michael Chaput | 1 year, $650,000 contract extension | [33]
August 20, 2015 | Paul Bittner | 3 years, entry-level contract | [34]
September 8, 2015 | David Savard | 5 years, $21.25 million contract extension | [35]
December 20, 2015 | Keegan Kolesar | 3 years, entry-level contract | [36]
February 11, 2016 | Ryan Murray | 2 years, $5.65 million contract extension | [37]
February 29, 2016 | Boone Jenner | 2 years, $5.8 million contract extension | [38]
March 1, 2016 | John Ramage | 2 years, contract extension | [39]
March 7, 2016 | Oleg Yevenko | 1 year, contract extension | [40]
March 25, 2016 | Dalton Prout | 2 years, contract extension | [41]
March 29, 2016 | Zach Werenski | 3 years, entry-level contract | [42]
April 19, 2016 | Gabriel Carlsson | 3 years, entry-level contract | [43]
May 3, 2016 | Markus Nutivaara | 2 years, entry-level contract | [44]
May 25, 2016 | Lukas Sedlak | 1 year | [45]
June 17, 2016 | Anton Forsberg | 1 year | [46]
June 23, 2016 | William Karlsson | 2 years, $2 million | [47]

## Draft picks[edit]

See also: List of Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks

Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round  | #  | Player  | Pos  | Nationality  | College/junior/club team (league)

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1  | 8  | Zach Werenski | D  |  United States  | University of Michigan (Big Ten)
1  | 29[a] | Gabriel Carlsson | D  |  Sweden  | Linkopings HC (SHL)
2  | 38  | Paul Bittner | LW  |  United States  | Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
2  | 58[b] | Kevin Stenlund | C  |  Sweden  | HV71 J20 (J20 SuperElit)
3  | 69  | Keegan Kolesar | RW  |  Canada  | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
5  | 129  | Sam Ruopp | D  |  Canada  | Prince George Cougars (WHL)
5  | 141[c] | Veeti Vainio | D  |  Finland  | Espoo Blues Jr. (Finland Jr.)
6  | 159  | Vladislav Gavrikov | D  |  Russia  | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
7  | 189  | Markus Nutivaara | D  |  Finland  | Oulun Kärpät (Finland)

Draft notes[48]

* a The Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Toronto's second-round pick in 2015 (34th overall) and Philadelphia's third-round pick in 2015 (68th overall) to Toronto in exchange for this pick.[49]

Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Nashville's first-round pick in 2015 (24th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for Chicago's second-round pick in 2015 (61st overall) and this pick.[49]
Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Braydon Coburn to Tampa Bay in exchange for Radko Gudas, a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[50] The condition – Philadelphia will receive the Lightning's first-round draft pick in 2015 if it is not the first overall selection – was converted on March 30, 2015 when Tampa Bay qualified for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that this pick could not be a lottery selection.[51]
* b The Anaheim Ducks' second-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent James Wisniewski and Detroit's third-round pick in 2015 to Anaheim in exchange for Rene Bourque, William Karlsson and this pick.[52]
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2015 (104th overall) and a sixth-round pick in 2016 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.[53]

Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2014 that sent Scott Hartnell to Columbus in exchange for R.J. Umberger and this pick.[54]
* c The Minnesota Wild's fifth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Jordan Leopold to Minnesota in exchange for Justin Falk and this pick.[55]

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