Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mumwaka wepakati, nzira yeBlue Jackets yekuvaka timu yavo yakachinja, ichibva kuchikwata chevatambi vechidiki vari kusimukira kuenda kune imwe ine vatambi vakagadzwa. Chibvumirano chekutanga chakaitwa neMutungamiri Mukuru Scott Howson kwaive kuwanikwa kweAll-Star mberi Jeff Carter musi waJune 23, 2011. Chibvumirano chacho chakatumira Jakub Voracek, Columbus' first-round draft choice, yechisere yose, uye yavo yechitatu-round pick muna 2011 Draft
kuPhiladelphia Flyers mukutsinhana naCarter. Kutengeserana kwakawana mhinduro yakanaka muColumbus kubva kuvateveri nevatungamiri avo vakanzwa kuti pakupedzisira vakanga vane nzvimbo yekutanga kutamba pamwe chete nemutambi wavo akanakisisa, Rick Nash. Tevere, vakatsinhanisa kodzero dzokutaurirana dzaJames Wisniewski uyo nokukurumidza aizova mumiririri akasununguka. Wisniewski scored a career-high 51 points during the 2010-11 season, achigovera nguva pakati peNew York Islanders neMontreal Canadiens. Nhamba yose yemapoinzi yakanga iri yechishanu-yepamusoro-soro mumutambo nokuda kwevanodzivirira zvibodzwa, vachibatanidza Tobias Enstrom. The Blue Jackets vakauya kuzotenderana naWisniewski awa imwe chete isati yatanga basa remahara, vachimusainira chibvumirano chemakore matanhatu, $33 miriyoni.