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Blue Jackets Sign Cole Sillinger to Three-Year Deal

The agreement removes arbitration and creates payroll room for Columbus as it prepares to negotiate a contract with top restricted free agent Adam Fantilli.

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Cole Sillinger, Columbus Blue Jackets (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Dec 11, 2025; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets center Cole Sillinger (4) controls the puck during the second period against the Ottawa Senators at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • Columbus agreed to a three-year contract for Cole Sillinger worth $13.875 million total with a $4.625 million average annual value, avoiding an arbitration hearing.
  • The Sillinger signing leaves the Blue Jackets with roughly $14.495 million in projected cap space and positions general manager Don Waddell to focus on signing Adam Fantilli.
  • Sillinger is expected to be a dependable middle-six forward who will likely start the season on the wing but could shift to center if roster needs change.
  • The 23-year-old was the No. 12 overall pick in 2021 and has 51 goals and 89 assists for 140 points in 367 NHL games, and the new deal will make him an unrestricted free agent in 2029.
  • The settlement continues Columbus’s long practice of resolving RFA cases without arbitration and fits the club’s multi-year rebuild as it works to end a prolonged playoff drought.