Columbus Blue Jackets

John Tortorella's benching of Pierre-Luc Dubois was the final straw for the forward and the Blue Jackets as he was shipped to Winnipeg.

It was a trade that nearly every armchair GM could have made, and nearly everyone within the cities of Winnipeg, Manitoba and Columbus, Ohio could have predicted.

The Pierre-Luc Dubois and Patrik Laine sagas are over as the Blue Jackets and Jets swap disgruntled stars in trade.

This year, the NHL's Central Division features last year's two Stanley Cup finalists.

Here is an evaluation of what changes clubs in the Metropolitan Division made.

Two months of the KHL's regular season has flown by and the league has announced the best players for the month of October.

The NHL offseason is just around the corner. Here are your potential buyout candidates from the Metropolitan Division.

The Blue Jackets were unable to get past the Lightning this year and now look to next season... whenever that is.