Sam Gagner is close to signing a one-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets, according to Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch.

Gagner had eight goals and eight assists in 53 games with the Philadelphia Flyers last season.

He suffered a concussion back in November after taking a hit from then Carolina Hurricanes forward Brad Malone and was put on waivers a month later. He went unclaimed and spent nine games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, scoring one goal and adding five assists.

The 26-year-old was recalled in January and had two assists during Philadelphia’s first-round playoff loss to the Washington Capitals.

The Edmonton Oilers drafted Gagner with the sixth pick in the 2007 NHL Draft after the centre put up 118 points in 53 games with the London Knights. He was eventually traded to Tampa Bay, who flipped him to Arizona where he played the 2014-15 season.

The Coyotes eventually sent Gagner to Philadelphia along with a conditional draft pick in exchange for Nicklas Grossmann and the contract of Chris Pronger.

Gagner’s career highlight thus far is an eight-point game he had with the Oilers on Feb. 12, 2012 which tied a franchise record. He has 352 points (124 goals, 228 assists), in 615 career NHL games.