10 players the Blue Jackets should consider at No. 4 overall

We have officially entered the offseason, with the NHL Draft taking place just four days after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final.

Usually we have some time to digest and prepare, but that’s not the case this year. With a compressed schedule, the flurry of trades that usually takes place while teams prepare before the draft will be reduced to just two or three days.

I’m sure we’ll see some breaking news for the Blue Jackets this week, but one thing I’m pretty confident about: They’ll use their fourth overall pick in Friday’s draft. I don’t see them moving this pick in any deal unless a massive return comes their way.

With that in mind, the question of exactly who they will choose has been the subject of heated debate. It’s not like last summer, where their choice was going to fall on Adam Fantilli, Leo Carlsson or Will Smith. This draft is a bit of a bullshit, and their pick depends pretty heavily on what the two teams in front of them do.

So I thought it would be simpler to put together a list of 10 players in reverse order that the Blue Jackets should consider with this pick. Let’s move on to #10.