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227  By <a href="https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/author/longliveyzerman" title="Posts by Brennan McClain" rel="author">Brennan McClain</a> |
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230			<p>Earlier this summer, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2026/06/kirill-marchenko-unlikely-to-re-sign-with-blue-jackets.html">Dan Millstein of Gold Star Hockey shared with ESPN&#8217;s Kevin Weekes</a> that <strong><a href="https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/m/marchki01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-09-18_hr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Kirill Marchenko</a></strong> wasn&#8217;t interested in extending with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Although the organization has seemingly worked things out with defenseman <strong><a href="https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/w/werenza01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-09-18_hr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Zach Werenski</a></strong>, the same cannot be said of Marchenko.</p>
231<p>In his return to the team for the start of training camp, Marchenko&#8217;s first press availability was awkward at best. <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/Aportzline/status/2101023165128335716">According to Aaron Portzline of The Athletic</a>, Marchenko was incredibly elusive and declined to answer any questions about his future with the Blue Jackets.</p>
232<p>In an odd twist, Marchenko acted as if he had no idea what transpired earlier in the offseason, saying, &#8220;<em>I didn&#8217;t see (agent&#8217;s comments). Oh, guys, it&#8217;s &#8230; I don&#8217;t know, right? I can talk only about hockey. It&#8217;s not my side, the business side, it&#8217;s on (GM <strong><a href="https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/w/waddedo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-09-18_hr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Don Waddell</a></strong>) and Dan, and they figure out everything. My goal is to be ready on the ice.</em>&#8221;</p>
233<p>Furthermore, in a separate back-and-forth, Marchenko was asked if he loved playing hockey in Columbus. Instead of saying anything about the team or the city, for that matter, Marchenko simply replied, &#8220;<em>Yeah, I love playing hockey.</em>&#8221; When asked a follow-up about playing in Columbus specifically, Marchenko said, &#8220;<em>It&#8217;s a good question. I don&#8217;t, uh &#8230;. I can say yes because I play here for sure.</em>&#8221;</p>
234<p>Unless something dramatically changes, as it did with Werenski, Marchenko is seemingly headed into the 2026-27 season with one foot out the door. He is entering the final season of a three-year, $11.55MM contract with the Blue Jackets, and will have only one additional year of team control before being eligible for unrestr
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235<p>The biggest issue is Marchenko isn&#8217;t some easily replaceable top-six winger, especially for Columbus. He&#8217;s arguably been the team&#8217;s top forward the past two years, scoring 58 goals and 141 points in 155 games with a +36 rating, averaging 18:46 of ice time per game. Already without <strong><a href="https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/f/fantiad01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-09-18_hr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Adam Fantilli</a></strong>, who remains unsigned, it&#8217;s not a good sign that another top forward is showing little desire to see things through.</p>
236<p>Even though he won&#8217;t become an unrestricted free agent for another two years, Marchenko could become one of the most sought-after trade candidates this season, especially if Columbus is out of the playoff picture by the deadline. Last season, the Blue Jackets were in the playoff mix until a 3-9-1 record to end the season eliminated all hope.</p>
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281				 <p>The Blue Jackets Circus continues; two players also showed up to training camp in very poor physical condition, though their names haven&#8217;t been revealed. </p>
282<p>One can easily guess that Nichushkin was one of them, but who was the other?</p>
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305				 <p>Gotta give you credit, you are relentless when it comes to making stuff up and attempting to pass it off as inside information.  Earlier in the week you were yapping that Cutter Gauthier has a bad attitude simply because you didn&#8217;t like him getting paid. Then you walked that claim back.  Now you are babbling that Valeri Nichuskin showed up to camp out of shape with nothing to back it up.  To your credit, at least you admitted this one was nothing but a guess.  Well, my guess is that, since you seem to lack much hockey knowledge, the only way you can hang around here is to make things up and hope that no one notices.  It isn&#8217;t working.</p>
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328				 <p>It was RDS.ca that reported the news on September 17, 2026. As for Nichushkin, I did say &#8220;guess.&#8221;</p>
329<p>Regarding Gauthier, there&#8217;s no need to say anything; his attitude is clearly poor. But since I don&#8217;t know him personally, it might be his agent.</p>
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355				 <p>There&#8217;s little doubt that Werenski feels the same way, he just chose to do more damage limitation.</p>
356<p>There&#8217;s clearly a war between the players and management in Columbus.  Expect it to come to a head even before Xmas as losses mount and Bowness goes to change culture elsewhere.</p>
357<p>Waddell may not survive this.  It&#8217;s not a coincidence that Carolina only won the Cup after he left.</p>
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380				 <p>It’s not a coincidence that Carolina only won the Cup after Barkov got hurt. I&#8217;m trying to hype opening night lol. Canes fans here been beating their chests all summer. Brady gonna beat down Staal at puck drop. 😎</p>
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405				 <p>In Columbus, we’re already seeing a preview of what’s coming for Detroit: an heir who mismanages his father’s empire.</p>
406<p>It’s been going on for a long time; hockey isn&#8217;t really a priority there—it’s just an asset, a country club setting for networking with Columbus business people in the luxury suites, and that’s about it.</p>
407<p>So, if you play in Columbus, you know management won&#8217;t back the team&#8217;s on-ice efforts. You stop caring and just cash your paycheck; the motivation and the drive simply aren&#8217;t there. That’s the rot eating away at the Jackets, something many players who’ve been there have hinted at.</p>
408<p>But the good news is that their president was just let go, which might be a good sign—maybe&#8230;</p>
409<p>I think a guy like Waddell has nothing to lose by telling the owner some hard truths; if he gets fired, his career is already established anyway, or he’s sure to land another job given his wealth of experience.</p>
410<p>The Werenski situation might have turned the tide—even a hedonistic owner can grasp that: you’re about to lose a Norris Trophy-caliber player you developed yourself—could you possibly do a worse job of destroying value?</p>
411<p>The fact that Werenski has expressed a desire to stay might signal a shake-up in Columbus; the president getting the axe could mean a lot.</p>
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434				 <p>@Daniel Genest &#8211; If what you say is true, then it speaks volumes to the questions we&#8217;ve had about why Columbus has an apparent reputation for being a toxic destination, especially the second paragraph.  It&#8217;s one thing for a former player or two to slander a city, but that alone shouldn&#8217;t have lasting consequences.  It seems like a combination of several things, each bad enough in its own right, but along with others prove very bad for the team&#8217;s image.</p>
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459				 <p>@Mac; Obviously, I’m looking at this from the outside, but I can easily read between the lines because, professionally speaking, I have the exact same profile as Mike Priest—we’re carbon copies of each other: same background, title, and roles.</p>
460<p>McConnell Sr. built a metallurgical empire; he bought the Jackets partly to stay close to Columbus manufacturers amidst rising international competition, and partly because it was a sound investment. Priest was already managing his holding company before the Jackets were acquired.</p>
461<p>The role of a holding company manager is to grow investments. As for the Jackets, the franchise was bought for $80 million in 1997 and is now worth $1.3 billion (according to Forbes)&#8230; a 1,525% return, comparable to the best S&amp;P 500 companies (which saw 1,567% growth over the same period). So, if the Jackets can rival top American investments without ever winning a championship, why change anything? Financially speaking, the Jackets are a cash cow: you let it graze on its own—no effort required—and it brings in huge returns.</p>
462<p>Hockey wasn&#8217;t a priority for either the father or the son; however, the man set to replace Priest—McConnell II—is a passionate hockey fan. He’s a young man who grew up watching Jackets games and befriending the players. I think that could make a world of difference; the investment in the Jackets will no longer be just financial but driven by passion, and that could change everything in Columbus.</p>
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485				 <p>I agree with your take on this, the problem is it will take years to knock that stink off Columbus. Ownership has been the issue all along.</p>
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508				 <p>Exactly; when an organization is poorly run, the problem ALWAYS stems from the top. As the saying goes, a fish always rots from the head down.</p>
509<p>We’ll see—the young guy is an heir, sure, but if he can at least get involved and have a basic grasp of hockey—for instance, realizing that Trevor Timmins is a massive liability as head of amateur scouting (20 years of misery in Montreal)&#8230;</p>
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