Nick Blankenburg remains unsigned as of Saturday morning.
The defenseman was acquired by the Colorado Avalanche in March as their seventh defenseman, with Colorado sending a 2027 fifth-round pick to Columbus in the deal.
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When Blankenburg first arrived, though, things didn’t exactly go smoothly.
Blankenburg scored his first goal as an Av on the same night that Josh Manson and even head coach Jared Bednar suffered injuries.
At The Hockey News , we pointed out some of the early issues in his game. He was making too many mistakes, jumping too far into the offensive zone and occasionally getting caught out of position. For a player…
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