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After playing in the final year of his four-year, $16 million contract with the Blue Jackets, it was looking like Erik Gudbranson would be moving on to his ninth NHL team.

Columbus Blue Jackets News / Pro Hockey Rumors / July 2

Blue Jackets To Re-Sign Erik Gudbranson

The Columbus Blue Jackets are bringing back a familiar face to their defensive corps. According to Aaron Portzline of The Athletic, the Blue Jackets are signing veteran defenseman Erik Gudbranson to a one-year, $1.75MM contract.

Washington Capitals News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Most goals in NHL history' quiz

How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?

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The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

NHL News / Yardbarker

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.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / June 30

Eight NHL free agents who should be avoided this offseason

NHL Free Agency isn’t what it used to be. Perhaps it’ll change in the coming years with the rising salary cap, but this is one of the weakest UFA groups I can recall.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / June 11

Trade tree: Re-examining the Canucks’ Erik Gudbranson for Jared McCann deal a decade later

It was 10 years ago last month that the Vancouver Canucks shipped Jared McCann and a pair of draft picks to the Florida Panthers for Erik Gudbranson. The Canucks needed size and toughness on their blueline, and then general manager Jim Benning walked right into the trap the Panthers had set for him.

Columbus Blue Jackets News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 2

Blue Jackets Not Expected To Re-Sign Erik Gudbranson

After a late-season collapse ultimately cost them a playoff spot, Columbus head coach Rick Bowness talked about changing the culture, assuming he would still be with the team in 2026-27. That question went away rather quickly and Bowness will now get a chance to really put his mark on the team.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / March 17

Blue Jackets News & Rumors: Better Defense, Werenski, Fantilli & More

The Columbus Blue Jackets have played a recent stretch that saw them play 10 games in 17 days. After a much-needed two-day break, the team jumps right back into the playoff race Tuesday night starting off an important homestand.

Columbus Blue Jackets News / Pro Hockey Rumors / March 9

Blue Jackets’ Erik Gudbranson Suffers Upper-Body Injury

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Rick Bowness told the media, including team reporter Jeff Svoboda, that veteran defenseman Erik Gudbranson will not travel for Columbus’ upcoming three-game road trip after suffering an upper-body injury during today’s game against the Los Angeles Kings.

NHL News / Yardbarker

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.

Columbus Blue Jackets News / Flamesnation / January 31

A Flame From the Past: Erik Gudbranson

Do you remember Erik Gudbranson? Every once in a while, we take a look at a player who once played for the Calgary Flames in a series called “A Flame From the Past.” This player has to have played a significant number of games for the Flames.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / January 31