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On a day where many teams are trimming their training camp rosters, the Columbus Blue Jackets have been forced to tend to injuries. Defenseman Dante Fabbro has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury sustained in Monday night’s preseason matchup against the Detroit Red Wings.

Columbus Blue Jackets News / Daily Faceoff / September 22

Blue Jackets’ Fabbro exits preseason game against Red Wings with injury

The Columbus Blue Jackets are gearing up for a big season in which they will look to snap the second-longest active Stanley Cup Playoff drought in the Eastern Conference, and they may be down a man heading into the regular season after an injury during a preseason game Monday night.

Columbus Blue Jackets News / Union and Blue / September 1

Blue Jackets 2026-27 Season Preview, Dante Fabbro must rebound after a brutal 2025-26 season

For many fans, it can be difficult at just a glance to determine how good and how bad many hockey players are when they take the ice. The points totals count quite a bit when it comes to forwards, but it's especially difficult for defenseman, who mostly aren't counted on to generate offense in the same way as most forwards are.

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The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.

Columbus Blue Jackets News / Daily Faceoff / June 29, 2025

Blue Jackets sign Dante Fabbro to four-year, $16.5-million contract extension

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Sunday that the club has signed defenseman Dante Fabbro to a four-year contract extension that carries a $4.125-million average annual value.

Columbus Blue Jackets News / The Hockey Writers / June 19, 2025

Blue Jackets News & Rumors: Fabbro, 25th Season Patch & More

Welcome back to Columbus Blue Jackets News & Rumors. By the time you are done reading this, things may have changed. News may have broken. That’s the nature of the beast in the final countdown leading up to the NHL Draft.

Columbus Blue Jackets News / Breakaway on SI / November 28, 2024

Newest Blue Jackets Defender Fitting Perfectly

When Dante Fabbro was placed on waivers, the Columbus Blue Jackets jumped at the chance to claim the former first-round pick. After things turned sour

Columbus Blue Jackets News / NHL on ClutchPoints / November 11, 2024

Blue Jackets’ Dante Fabbro vocal on fresh start after waiver claim

For the last few seasons, Dante Fabbro has been subjected to trade rumors. Many people around the NHL believed the former Nashville Predators defenseman was a prime trade candidate.

Montreal Canadiens News / Montreal Hockey Now / November 11, 2024

New Waivers Priority For The NHL and Montreal Canadiens

One of the main questions from Montreal Canadiens fans following the waiver claim of Dante Fabbro was whether the Habs showed any interest in the right-handed defenceman.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Nashville Predators News / Oilersnation / November 10, 2024

NHL Notebook: Blue Jackets claim Predators Dante Fabbro off waivers

It didn’t take much time for Nashville Predators defenceman Dante Fabbro to get picked off by a new team. On Saturday, the Predators placed the former first-round pick on waivers after he showcased a lack of production throughout six games this season averaging 13 minutes a game with seven shots on goal and plus/minus of -3.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / November 10, 2024

Blue Jackets Claim Dante Fabbro Off Waivers from Predators

Less than 16 hours after Elliotte Friedman said he didn’t think Dante Fabbro would get claimed by an NHL team because of his $2.5 million salary cap hit, the Columbus Blue Jackets claimed him.

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Nashville Predators News / Breakaway on SI / November 10, 2024

Insider: Predators Defenseman First of Several Moves Coming

Nashville Predators defenseman Dante Fabbro became the most recent veteran player to be placed on waivers. Thanks to a brutal start to the 2024-25 season, the Predators have been in desperate need of a change.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilers Daily / November 10, 2024

Insider Reveals if Edmonton Oilers Will Claim Dante Fabbro on Waivers

The Edmonton Oilers are in dire need of a top four defenceman this season, so all of Oil Country perked up when Dante Favbro was placed on waivers. Fabbro is a 26 year old right shot defenceman and a former first round pick of the Nashville Predators, who many analysts believe could be an under the radar pickup.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / November 9, 2024

Should the Canucks claim Predators’ Dante Fabbro on NHL waivers?

While the Vancouver Canucks’ bottom four looked better during their California road trip, those weren’t exactly top-tier opponents. This blue line has struggled, and there’s a reason GM Patrik Allvin is reportedly snooping around for some puck-moving help, preferably on the right side.

NHL News / Oilersnation / November 9, 2024