If Blue Jackets trade Jeff Carter, shouldn’t management follow him out of Columbus?

According to Columbus Dispatch beat writer Aaron Portzline, two significant pieces of news emerged from last week's meeting of the Columbus Blue Jackets' owners. The first is that Jeff Carter is on the trading block seven months after he was acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers. The second is that the men who made that trade — team president Mike Priest and GM Scott Howson — are both likely to be retained even after this catastrophic season. Can you believe that? It's their team. It's their money. It's their call. But is there any logical, sane argument that could be made for keeping either or both men in control of the franchise if they turn around and trade Carter, affirming their initial deal for him as one of the worst in team history? No wonder Blue Jackets fans are protesting. When he traded Jakub Voracek and two draft picks that would become centers Sean Couturier and Nick Cousins, Howson proclaimed that Carter was the No. 1 center the team coveted and ne...