The Blue Jackets signed two Monsters to NHL-level contracts this summer…

With summer cabin season in full swing across the hockey landscape, now is a great time to look at some new additions signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets. I see these players as depth pieces who will spend most of the year in the American Hockey League/ECHL.

We’ll start with two players signed to new NHL-level deals for the 2024-2025 season. Both of these players will likely be familiar names to those Jackets fans who paid attention to the Cleveland Monsters’ deep playoffs run last season…

Getting the meme out of the way, Jack first joined the Blue Jackets during the 2011-12 season. He returned as part of the Jeff Carter trade, which sent Carter to the Los Angeles Kings. Carter would end up winning two Stanley Cups during his time in LA. Jack had to wait a little longer, getting his name written on the cup in 2022 with the Colorado Avalanche.