It’s no secret that the Vancouver Canucks are in the market for a defenceman, especially a right-shot defenceman at that. There isn’t a massive market for blueliners, so when the Columbus Blue Jackets made the 20-year-old right-shot defenceman David Jiricek available,

A David Jiricek trade from the Blue Jackets is reportedly 'imminent,' but the young defenseman will not join the Canucks.

It’s pretty clear already that the Oilers’ biggest need before the trade deadline is adding a right-shot defenceman to play alongside Darnell Nurse.  In an article by Kurt Leavins of the Edmonton Journal,

A trade may not be imminent, but the Blue Jackets and their former first-round draft pick appear headed that way.

It’s a tradition unlike any other, and no, not the Masters. We’re talking about members of Flyers Twitter scrambling to their keyboards in unison to explain why the Flyers NEED to trade for Player X,

The Columbus Blue Jackets are deep into conversations about trading their 2022 6th overall pick David Jiricek as their contentious relationship with the player is finally coming to a head. With the Oilers actively looking for help on defence,

With December on the horizon, trade talks are beginning to heat up around the NHL, with a young defenseman’s name hopping up on a few trade boards. The Columbus Blue Jackets have David Jiricek in their system.