The Columbus Blue Jackets will officially begin the 2025-2026 NHL regular season with a 22 man roster and the second lowest salary cap hit at $84.22M. Waddell and company have gone with 13 forwards, 7 defenders, and 2 goaltenders. Here are the projected pairings
Line 1
Dmitry Voronkov — Sean Monahan — Kirill Marchenko
Line 2
Boone Jenner — Adam Fantilli — Kent Johnson
Line 3
Cole Sillinger — Charlie Coyle — Mathieu Olivier
Line 4
Mikes Wood — Issac Lundestrom — Yegor Chinakov
Top Pair
Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro
Middle Pair
Ivan Provorov— Damon Severson
Bottom Pair
Denton Mateychuk — Erik Gudbranson
Goalie Tandem
Elvis Merzlikins
Jet Greaves
Spares
Zach Aston-Reese
Jake Christiansen
Injuries
Jordan Dumais (hip flexor)
Luca Marrelli (shoulder)