FILE - Columbus Blue Jackets center Boone Jenner (38) battles for position with Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson (42) in the second period of an NHL hockey game, March 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
FILE - Columbus Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski (8) plays against the Nashville Predators during the third period of an NHL hockey game, April 13, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
FILE - Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins, left, stops a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell during a shootout of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)