from Frank Seravalli of TSN,

Wholesale changes are on the horizon. Blue Jackets president of hockey operations John Davidson is expected to return home to New York to succeed Glen Sather as Rangers president. Assistant coach Brad Shaw is expected to interview for the head coaching vacancy in Ottawa. (Assistant GM Bill Zito interviewed for the Edmonton Oilers’ GM job that went to Ken Holland. He will likely be a GM soon.)

Oh, yeah. Panarin, Bobrovsky, and are all likely to hit the market on July 1 in free agency.

“It’s disappointing,” Kekalainen said. “I think everybody in the room, including coaches and management, believe that we had a team that we think could win the Cup. When you fall short, it’s disappointing.”

On one hand, this was the best season in Blue Jackets history. They won the franchise’s first-ever playoff series in spectacular fashion, sweeping the Presidents’ Trophy winner in an upset that flipped the playoffs on its head with a series that will be talked about for years.

more