Columbus Blue Jackets & Nashville Predators Conduct Minor Trade
The Nashville Predators have traded F Mathieu Oliver to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a 4th round pick (no. 122), previously acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs:
Mathieu Oliver, 25, has 7 points & 88 PIMs in 48 NHL matches with the Predators. More of a bottom-six, grinding forward, Oliver will add grit to the Blue Jackets' young group. While the Predators net a fourth a sub-replacement forward, so good for them. It does seem like a small overpayment, as the Blue Jackets are now without a pick in rounds 4, 5 & 6. Even with four picks in the first three rounds, the Blue Jackets don't exactly sit in a position of organizational strength.
Columbus finished 21st in the NHL in points, and aside from strong finishing percentage did not have a great season. According to Elite Prospects, Columbus has the 16th ranked prospect system. And per CapFriendly, they have $20 million in cap space with RFA's Patrik Laine, Adam Boqvist, Nick Blankenburg, and Emil Bemstrom each needing a contract. So this trade is slightly puzzling from the Blue Jackets' perspective, but it is still a minor deal for both sides.
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YESTERDAY
MAY 1, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mitch Marner | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Zach Benson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Tage Thompson | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Gage Goncalves | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brett Howden | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Josh Norris | 1 | - | 1 | |
| David Pastrnak | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Colton Sissons | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Cole Smith | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Kailer Yamamoto | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Doan | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brandon Hagel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Dominic James | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Kaedan Korczak | - | 1 | 1 | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||