Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A cikin kakar wasa ta 2001, Sillinger ya shiga tawagar NHL ta takwas, Columbus Blue Jackets, amma a karo na farko ba ya sake komawa ta hanyar cinikayya, maimakon haka, ya shiga Blue Jackets ta hanyar 'yanci. A cikin yanayi biyu tare da Blue Jackets, Sillinger ya yi rikodin kamfen na baya-baya 43. Bayan kakar wasa ta biyu a Columbus, Sillinger an yi ciniki sau biyu a rana ɗaya a ranar 22 ga Yuli, 2003. Da farko an tura shi zuwa Dallas Stars tare da zagaye na biyu na zagaye a
2004 (Johan Fransson) don Darryl Sydor kafin a sake siyar da shi daga Dallas zuwa Phoenix Coyotes don mai tsaron baya Teppo Numminen. A kakar wasa ta farko tare da Phoenix, duk da haka, an sake yin amfani da shi a ranar ƙarshe na cinikin zuwa St. Louis Blues don mai tsaron gida Brent Johnson.