Adam Foote kept moving the goalposts when it came to signing a contract extension in 2007, making it clear to Blue Jackets management that he didn’t want to be in Columbus any longer.



Rick Nash tried to pass off his trade request in 2012 as a noble act of charity, that he came up with the idea as a way to help the Blue Jackets’ pending roster rebuild.



Darryl Sydor rocked catatonically at his locker stall in 2004, gone mad by the hopelessness and dysfunction in the early days of the franchise. Jeff Carter skulked and schemed about the dressing room until ownership demanded that he was traded in 2012.



The Blue Jackets have witnessed several “exit strategies” through the years, and there is growing concern that they are in the early stages of another with left winger Artemi Panarin.



To be clear: Panarin has not requested a trade and has not been anything other than a model citizen and teammate.



But Panarin’s...