The Blue Jackets are trading forward Eric Robinson to the Buffalo Sabres, sources confirmed to 1st Ohio Battery.
I can confirm that the Blue Jackets are trading Eric Robinson to the Buffalo Sabres, as @FriedgeHNIC first reported. #CBJ
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) December 6, 2023
The club later announced that, in exchange for Robinson, they received a conditional seventh-round pick in 2025 that originally belonged to Nashville. If Robinson plays 45 NHL games this season, per capfriendly.com.
#CBJ announced that they received a conditional 7th round pick in 2025 (originally from NSH) from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Eric Robinson.
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) December 6, 2023
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman was the first to report this on Wednesday afternoon.
On a plane, so details sketchy, but hearing Buffalo and Columbus have been talking about Eric Robinson. It makes sense.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) December 6, 2023
Robinson, an undrafted free agent, made his NHL debut in 2017-18 and has posted 38 goals and 82 points in 266 NHL regular season games along with one goal in 10 playoff games, all with Columbus. This season, he registered one goal in seven NHL games and one goal and three assists in nine AHL games.
He is in the final year of a two-year, $1.6M AAV contract.
