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.

The Oilers are heavily in the market to acquire a defenceman in trade this season, but one of their very first trade targets in Ivan Provorov may now be taken off the board.

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.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dmitri Voronkov scored two goals ... who are 5-2-1 in their last eight. Ivan Provorov and Sean Monahan each had three assists, Zach Werenski had two, and Elvis Merzilikins stopped 29 shots. Brayden Schenn, Jordan Kyrou and Cam ...

Don Waddell, GM of the Columbus Blue Jackets ... you know, a guy like Ivan Provorov, who I get a lot of calls about, he’s one of our best defenders, if not our best defender.