The Columbus Blue Jackets are having a dream season after a nightmare offseason. Star winger Johnny Gaudreau was killed in September while riding his bike with his brother, Matthew. The team came together to honor their teammate,

As such, with the Blue Jackets in the midst of the hunt for a Stanley Cup Playoff berth in the Eastern Conference, defenseman Ivan Provorov, considered a leading candidate to be moved not so long ago because of his eligibility to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, might be staying put.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have been one of the league’s best stories of the year, going from a perennial basement team in the NHL, to a squad with a 28-22-8 record and 64 points, fourth in the Metropolitan Division and currently holding on to the No.