One of Artem Anisimov's former teams appears to have explored a reunion.

The Columbus Blue Jackets inquired about the Chicago Blackhawks forward's availability, and he was approached about waiving his no-movement clause, but the Blue Jackets only offered a third-round pick and wanted the Blackhawks to retain half of Anisimov's salary, so talks went nowhere, reports Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Anisimov has three more years left after this season at a cap hit of $4.55 million.

He continues to center Patrick Kane's line and has 17 goals and 24 points in 53 games in 2017-18.