Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kupedza nenhoroondo yakaipisisa muNHL, Columbus aiva nomukana wakanakisisa wokugamuchira chisarudzo chokutanga chose chose muNHL
Gwaro ra2012. NeNHL's weighted draft lottery maBlue Jackets aiva nemukana we48.2% wokunyorwa kwokutanga. Zvisinei, rotari yacho yakakundwa neEdmonton Oilers, avo vakapfuurira kusvetuka Columbus uye vakachengetedza nhamba yekutanga sarudzo yegore rechitatu rakatevedzana. Yakanga iri nguva yechishanu iyo maBlue Jackets akarasikirwa nenzvimbo imwe chete mukutora mufranchise yenzvimbo gumi nembiri dzerotari.