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The trade had the Blue Jackets acquiring Vancouver Canucks star forward J.T. Miller. However, it also had Columbus sending Ivan Provorov, Gavin Brindley, and a 2025 first-round pick in return.

NHL Insider Pierre LeBrun gave an Ivan Provorov update yesterday that will get people talking. In an article released late last night, LeBrun says that the 28-year-old Russian defenseman's agent Mark Gandler, and GM Don Waddell have had contract talks, and plan to talk again later.

If no extension is reached by the trade deadline on March 7, the Blue Jackets would likely be in the market to receive a first-round pick offer for Provorov. He is listed as TSN's No. 21 trade-bait player, which is the sixth-overall defenseman and second-overall left-side defenseman.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are currently battling for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and the future of Ivan Provorov is unclear.

Kirill Marchenko scored with 1:16 remaining in overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

The Columbus Blue Jackets and defenseman Ivan Provorov have hit a snag in contract extension talks for the upcoming unrestricted free agent. While both sides have expressed a desire to continue ...

NHL trade deadline looms large and we’re starting to see some movement on the trade front. The mammoth trade of Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes sent shockwaves through the league and could serve as the proverbial starting pistol for this year’s trade season.

LeBrun says, "The pending unrestricted free agent is very open to signing an extension with Columbus ... Ivan Provorov's younger brother Vladimir committed to playing college hockey at The Ohio ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets are one of the great ... That probably applies more to defenseman Ivan Provorov than any other player on the roster with the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline less than two ...

The team’s pending UFA with the most value is undoubtedly their Russian defenseman Ivan Provorov ... Columbus, and his younger brother has just committed to play hockey in the same city with ...

He has not played since Jan. 6 and was healthy scratched for an 11th straight game in Wednesday’s shutout win over the Kings.