Arbitration Looms for Blue Jackets | NHL News

NHL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 7, 2026 · 1m

The Columbus Blue Jackets face a high-stakes summer as three key restricted free agents—Cole Sillinger, Jet Greaves, and Adam Fantilli—loom over their offseason plans. Sillinger and Greaves have filed for arbitration, forcing potential decisions out of a neutral arbitrator, while Fantilli, who can’t arbitrate, is vulnerable to rival offer sheets. This marks the first time in franchise history the Jackets could actually go to arbitration, adding urgency and uncertainty. With the Flyers’ recent offer sheet for Leo Carlsson rattling the market, the team braces for a chaotic 2025 offseason, where…