Eric Smith: Blue Jackets Closing In On Vermette Extension

Word came out yesterday that the Blue Jackets are close to locking up another existing player to a long term contract. Antoine Vermette is the target this time and both sides seem to think that a deal is at hand. Blue Jackets General Manager Scott Howson told The Dispatch that they are close to a deal. Then when I asked Allan Walsh, Vermette's agent, he said, "I would echo Scott's (Howson)...