According to MoneyPuck, the Wild are controlling play with a 65.7 percent expected goal rate with his shutdown pair with Jonas Brodin and have only allowed 1.37 expected goals per 60 minutes with Brodin and Spurgeon on the ice. That’s third best in the NHL (minimum 90 minutes).

NHL insiders are saying a David Jiricek trade could happen soon, but the Blue Jackets are also content to stand pat.

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman David Jiricek has been the subject of trade rumors the entire season, and the San Jose Sharks might take a swing for the former sixth-overall pick.

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

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

Yet, we haven’t had a real trade of significance to this point. That is likely to soon change as it seems to be a matter of ‘when’ and not ‘if’ the Blue Jackets move defenseman David Jiricek. Sources indicated Columbus has engaged with as many as five or six teams,

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.