Greaves Locked In at $15 Million, Completing Columbus's Quiet Offseason Overhaul

Jet Greaves agreed to a three-year, $15-million deal with Columbus on Thursday, avoiding an arbitration hearing to stay in net for the Blue Jackets. The signing tidies up one of the more important roster questions heading into 2026–27 and gives the organization a settled crease to build around.

The goaltending decision lands at the back end of a fairly active summer for Columbus. The Blue Jackets already brought in Valeri Nichushkin from Colorado in June and added forward Luke Tuch on a two-year, two-way deal earlier this month — both moves aimed squarely at the offensive collapse that defined last season's finish. The team scored at a 2.1-goal-per-game clip over its final ten games while allowing 3.4, and that combination buried any playoff hopes. Nichushkin and Tuch address the forward end of that equation; Greaves addresses the back.

Three years is meaningful commitment for a young goalie still establishing himself at this level. Columbus is betting on development and continuity rather than a short-term patch, which fits the general shape of what they're building. The core — Zach Werenski, Kirill Marchenko, Adam Fantilli, the young defensive group — is intact and healthy. The schedule is out. The offseason checklist is getting shorter.

Whether it adds up to a playoff run depends on execution, particularly from the forwards who went quiet when it mattered most last spring. But the organizational housekeeping has been done.