Columbus Blue Jackets

The wagers were still being placed when news of Patrik Laine's apparent benching came into the forefront on Monday afternoon.

It was a trade that nearly every armchair GM could have made, and nearly everyone within the cities of Winnipeg, Manitoba and Columbus, Ohio could have predicted.

Here is an evaluation of what changes clubs in the Metropolitan Division made.

The NHL offseason is just around the corner. Here are your potential buyout candidates from the Metropolitan Division.

The Lightning rallied late and Brayden Point ended the Blu Jackets season early into the first overtime.

The Lightning have a chance to close out their series with the Blue Jackets on Wednesday afternoon in Toronto.

Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Lightning moved one game close to advancing with a 2-1 win over the Blue Jackets in Game 4.

The Blue Jackets will look to make their series with the Lightning a Best-of-3 with a win in Game 4 on Monday.

The Lightning bounced back in Game 3 to re-take the series lead over the Blue Jackets.

After a devastating loss in the th overtime in game one, the Columbus Blue Jackets bounced back to take Game 2 against the Lightning.

After a heart breaking loss in the fifth overtime to the Lightning, the Blue Jackets must respond but will they?

Five overtime periods is all that was needed for the Lightning to snag Game 1 away from the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The rematch of last year's first round is set to get underway today as the Lightning meet the Blue Jackets in Toronto.

In a rematch of last year's first round, the Lightning and Blue Jackets will kick off their series Tuesday. How should you bet it?

The Leafs had an improbable comeback in Game 4 but it only delayed the inevitable as the Blue Jackets finished the job in Game 5.