Motte, 22, has registered three goals and two assists for five points with two penalty minutes in 31 games with the Blue Jackets this season and has added 6-2-8, four penalty minutes and a +1 plus/minus rating in nine games with Cleveland. The St. Clair, Michigan native has posted 7-5-12 and 16 penalty minutes in 64 career NHL games with the Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks. He has added 18-11-29 and 26 penalty minutes in 57 career AHL games with Cleveland and the Rockford IceHogs. Acquired by Columbus with Artemi Panarin and a sixth round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft from Chicago in exchange for Brandon Saad, Anton Forsberg and a fifth round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, Motte was originally selected by the Blackhawks in the fourth round, 121st overall, at the 2013 NHL Draft.