The Lightning need help on their blueline and have an intriguing target worth considering from the Blue Jackets.

From an EDGE stats standpoint, Marchenko checks many boxes that explain his full-fledged breakout season after leading Columbus in goals last season (23 in 78 games); he’s their best in the category again and on pace for 32 goals (18 in first 45 games). He is among the forward leaders in the following categories:

The Blue Jackets should buy at the NHL trade deadline and Mikael Granlund should be their top target to improve their forward core.

Don Waddell, GM of the Columbus Blue Jackets, was a guest on Jeff Marek's The Sheets Podcast. When asked if the team's success has impacted the front office's plan for the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, Waddell answered with a lengthy no.

An explosive offense, plucky defense, impressive coaching and deft management decisions have the Blue Jackets battling for a playoff spot.

Captain Boone Jenner (shoulder), center Sean Monahan (wrist), forward Justin Danforth (lower body) and alternate captain Erik Gudbranson (shoulder) sat next to top prospect Cayden Lindstrom (back), while center Cole Sillinger (illness) and defenseman Jack Johnson (illness) watched elsewhere.

Voronkov continued his torrid pace, scoring two more goals on Saturday — his third two-goal game in his last seven outings — to help the Blue Jackets to a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Blues before an over-capacity crowd of 18,535 in Nationwide Arena.

but the Blue Jackets are pushing for it. “(We) made it a little closer than it should’ve been, but we found a way to win and that’s the most important thing,” defenseman Ivan Provorov said ...

Ivan Provorov and Sean Monahan each had three ... They are 1-3-1 in the second of a back-to-back. Blue Jackets: Columbus has found a productive line in Voronkov, Marchenko and Monahan, who has ...

Don Waddell, GM of the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Pierre LeBrun that the Blue Jackets were hoping that they could re-sign him. There was speculation about Provorov's younger brother, Vladimir ...

There’s a long way to go, but the Blue Jackets are in the race for a playoff ... claimed off waivers from the Nashville Predators. Ivan Provorov has provided a steady presence in the defensive ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets have two players that have been named to the Flyers quarter-century team. Related: Reviewing The Columbus Blue Jackets Quarter-Century Team Both Ivan Provorov and Jakub Voracek were named to the second time.