{"id":115888,"date":"2021-07-28T13:27:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T17:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=115888"},"modified":"2021-07-28T13:27:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T17:27:59","slug":"boone-jenner-re-signs-with-blue-jackets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/07\/28\/boone-jenner-re-signs-with-blue-jackets\/","title":{"rendered":"Boone Jenner Re-Signs with Columbus Blue Jackets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/jennebo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boone Jenner<\/a> is staying with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/bluejackets\/\" target=\"_self\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>, signing a four-year, $15 million contract extension with an AAV of $3.75 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CBJ<\/a> make it official: Boone Jenner has signed a four-year, $15 million contract extension through the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p>The longest-tenured Blue Jackets player is sticking around.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aportzline\/status\/1420417162209079298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Boone Jenner Staying with Columbus Blue Jackets<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019ll be another four years for the longest-tenured Blue Jackets player on the roster. Columbus picked the power forward 37th overall in the second round of the 2011 draft. That was after an OHL career in which he scored 246 points in 227 games with the Oshawa Generals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jenner made the Blue Jackets out of training camp in 2013-14 where he played in 72 games, recording 16 goals and 13 assists. Injuries plagued the forward the following season as he played just 31 games in 2014-15. He bounced back the following season with a career year, scoring 30 goals and 19 assists, playing in every regular-season game. That was the peak for the Blue Jackets alternate captain, with Jenner failing to crack the 40 point mark at any other time in his career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What this means for Columbus<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As he normally does, Blue Jackets general manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kekalja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarmo Kekalainen<\/a> has had a busy offseason so far. He has already made arguably the biggest trade in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/07\/23\/seth-jones-traded-to-blackjawks\/\" target=\"_self\">shipping defenceman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonesse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth Jones<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> in exchange for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/boqviad01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Boqvist<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/atkinca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Atkinson<\/a> was also <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/07\/24\/philadelphia-flyers-trade-jakub-voracek\/\" target=\"_self\">swapped<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/voracja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jakub Voracek<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lainepa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrik Laine<\/a> was inked to a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/07\/27\/rfa-patrik-laine-signed-with-columbus-blue-jackets\/\" target=\"_self\">one-year deal<\/a> to keep his talents in Columbus for at least another year. And Kekalainen also reeled in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuralse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Kuraly<\/a> from free agency on a four-year deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be tough to argue that this would be it for the Blue Jackets. They still have nearly $16 million in cap space, plus no money on long-term injured reserve. In a season with a flat cap, those LTIR spots become increasingly valuable across the league. There are still two more restricted free agents to figure out in Alex Texier and newly acquired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/beanja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Bean<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from that though, the Columbus roster is more or less filled. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/domima01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Domi<\/a>, Voracek, Laine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rosloja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Roslovic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bjorkol01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oliver Bjorkstrand<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nyquigu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gustav Nyquist<\/a> will round out the top six with either Jenner or Kuraly. In net, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/korpijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joonas Korpisalo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/merzlel01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elvis Merzlikins<\/a> will likely share time. Expect the Jackets to go after one more veteran defenceman to balance out a young back end with the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/werenza01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zach Werenski<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gavrivl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vladislav Gavrikov<\/a> and Boqvist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping Jenner will provide veteran leadership as the longest-serving member of the team. It wouldn\u2019t be surprising if Jenner found himself with a \u2018C\u2019 on his jersey come next season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"iv7ICNqITrh-gKvC-MfjMw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1309629147\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'iv7ICNqITrh-gKvC-MfjMw',sig:'vqCUmlPF3SOPQTArVjS49WITkRxBGQHpHFaPS-PGKIQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1309629147',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forward Boone Jenner is staying with the Columbus Blue Jackets, signing a four-year, $15 million contract extension with an AAV of $3.75 million. #CBJ make it official: Boone Jenner has signed a four-year, $15 million contract extension through the 2025-26 season. The longest-tenured Blue Jackets player is sticking around. \u2014 Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) July 28, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3197,"featured_media":115891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,4547,34,4548],"tags":[669,6117,662,955],"class_list":["post-115888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bluejackets","category-hockey","category-news","category-nhl","tag-boone-jenner","tag-columbus-blue-jackets-news","tag-nhl-free-agency","tag-nhl-news"],"modified_by":"Jim Biringer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}