Teams keep calling Columbus Blue Jackets on 1,000-game forward
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Daniel Lucente
Jan 29, 2026 (5:57 PM)
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Pierre LeBrun just put Charlie Coyle in the middle of the trade deadline storm, and it feels real.
On Oilers Now, LeBrun said the Columbus Blue Jackets have not put up the white flag, but teams are already calling on Coyle.
That combo is classic February tension, win now, but keep the phone on.
Columbus is sitting at 25-20-7, which is good enough to stay stubborn for a while.
And the reason the calls are loud is simple, there are not many centers available.
Coyle is exactly the type contenders chase because he can play hard minutes, take draws, and keep a line alive when the game tightens.
Here’s the post that kicked this off.
"The Jackets have not put up the white flag, they hope to put a bunch of wins up here; but if they were sellers, they're already getting a lot of calls on Charlie Coyle; what that tells me is there just aren't a lot of centers available."
- Pierre LeBrun
- Pierre LeBrun
The numbers are climbing too, which never hurts the price.
ESPN had him at 11-22-33 through 51 games.
Then he popped a goal and an assist Wednesday against Philadelphia, pushing the running total to 12-23-35 in 52 games.
That’s the kind of "quietly useful" production playoff coaches trust.
Charlie Coyle could swing the Columbus Blue Jackets plan
Blue Jackets fans are going to be split on this, because the team is finally stacking wins and the league is still sniffing around.
If Columbus keeps banking points, they can justify keeping Coyle as a stabilizer down the middle.
If they hit a skid, the same record that looks decent today will start to feel like a warning sign.
And once one center moves, the rest of the market panics.
That’s when a steady veteran turns into a bidding war, even if he’s not a headline scorer.
So the next stretch matters, because every win buys Columbus more leverage, and every loss turns those "calls" into offers.
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JANVIER 29|114 ANSWERS Teams keep calling Columbus Blue Jackets on 1,000-game forward Should the Columbus Blue Jackets trade Charlie Coyle? | ||
| Yes | 77 | 67.5 % |
| No | 37 | 32.5 % |
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