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Why Blue Jackets are predicted to part ways with Booner Jenner in free agency
TL;DR
The Columbus Blue Jackets may part ways with Boone Jenner as he enters free agency this offseason. Jenner, a second-round pick in the 2011 NHL Draft, is on an expiring contract.
Key points
- Columbus Blue Jackets may part ways with Boone Jenner
- Jenner is on an expiring contract
- He was a second-round pick in the 2011 NHL Draft
- Jenner will become a free agent this offseason
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The Columbus Blue Jackets won't necessarily want to split with Boone Jenner.
But with Jenner on an expiring contract and becoming a free agent this offseason, that may be what happens.
Jenner was a second-round pick of Columbus all the way back in the 2011 NHL Draft.
He has played all 808 of his career games for the Blue Jackets, scoring 212 goals and dishing out 209 assists (421 points).
Jenner will turn 33 in June, and he'll have a decision to make.
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Why might Boone Jenner leave?
Jenner could decide he wants to chase a Stanley Cup.
The Blue Jackets could've traded him at the deadline this season but decided to go for it.
"Jenner’s situation was similar to Tuch’s: possible trade chip if his team bombed out of playoff race, must-keep as an own rental if his team stayed in playoff race. The Blue Jackets held Jenner but fell short in their push thanks to a late-season collapse," wrote Daily Faceoff's Matt Larkin in a new article on Friday.
Q&A
Why are the Blue Jackets considering letting Boone Jenner go?
The Blue Jackets may part ways with Boone Jenner due to his expiring contract and the upcoming free agency.
What is Boone Jenner's draft history with the Blue Jackets?
Boone Jenner was a second-round pick by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2011 NHL Draft.
When does Boone Jenner become a free agent?
Boone Jenner will become a free agent at the end of the current NHL season, as he is on an expiring contract.