As the Trade Deadline looms nearer with every passing hour, the Columbus Blue Jackets, currently sitting 5 points out of a playoff spot, with 2 more games played than the current no.8 seed, the Calgary Flames, sure seem like sellers.
Even though TSN employee Darren Dreger keeps hinting that the Blue Jackets might be a player for Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brad Richard, it seems more obvious that the Blue Jackets will sell more than buy.
The Blue Jackets have valuable assets to sell in forwards Sergei Fedorov, David Vyborny and Michael Peca and in defenseman Adam Foote.
Fedorov and Foote are quite comparable: aging veterans with valuable playoff experience and on the decline but still able to get the job done.
Peca is quite similar to Fedorov and Foote, but his injury history is a big concern.
As for Vyborny, he is a younger option but his lack of playoff experience, as well as his downfall hurt his value. Some could compare him to our Michael Ryder. Vyborny has numerous assets such a his very good vision and his playmaking abilities and has shown in the past that he can be a top 6 forward. This could indicate that a change of scenery might be all that is needed for him to regain success, but skepticism is still present.
Columbus has numerous assets to sell and a loss on Saturday against the Canadiens, combined with a Calgary win against Detroit tonight, might mean the beginning of a big firesale.
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