The Blue Jackets selected Jiricek as the sixth overall pick of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The prospect of him blossoming into a top-four defenseman, at least, is undoubtedly there. With the Flyers needing help on the blueline, he could be a wonderful player to take a shot on.

And that’s it. Just go onto the next game and try to do the same thing.” Columbus Blue Jackets forwards Kent Johnson, Kirill Marchenko playing like NHL stars It’s still going to take a while for the rest of the NHL, especially those in media circles ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets thought they had a top prospect on their hands when they selected defenseman David Jiricek. A slow development process and lack of pro