{"id":259333,"date":"2026-08-23T21:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/adam-fantillis-future-at-blue-jackets-uncertain-as-nhl-insider-makes-massive-revelation-its-kind-of-quieted-down\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T21:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:27:19","slug":"adam-fantillis-future-at-blue-jackets-uncertain-as-nhl-insider-makes-massive-revelation-its-kind-of-quieted-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/adam-fantillis-future-at-blue-jackets-uncertain-as-nhl-insider-makes-massive-revelation-its-kind-of-quieted-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Fantilli&#8217;s future at Blue Jackets uncertain as NHL Insider makes massive revelation: &#8220;It&#8217;s kind of quieted down&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5208385\" data-slug-id=\"2826585\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adam Fantilli is still waiting for a new contract with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/columbus-blue-jackets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>, but there does not appear to be much concern about an offer sheet from another team.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic&#8217;s Aaron Portzline said the situation around the 21-year-old restricted free agent has gone quiet.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIt&#8217;s kind of quieted down best I can tell; you would assume if Fantilli was gonna get an offer sheet&#8230;it would&#8217;ve happened by now; I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s much fear of that right now,\u201d Portzline said on NHL Tonight.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>NHL Rumour Report later shared Portzline&#8217;s comments on X.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Fantilli is coming off his three-year entry-level contract, which was worth $9.45 million and had a $3.15 million annual cap hit. He now needs a new deal with Columbus.<\/p>\n<p>A multi-year extension is still expected, with five years among the terms being discussed. The final length and value have not been decided.<\/p>\n<p>Fantilli is coming off his best NHL season. He played all 82 games in 2025-26 and finished with 24 goals, 35 assists and 59 points.<\/p>\n<p>For now, there is no offer sheet and Fantilli remains unsigned. The Blue Jackets still have to agree on his next contract.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Adam Fantilli&#8217;s asking price could be rising after recent NHL deals<\/h2>\n<p>Adam Fantilli&#8217;s next contract could cost the Columbus Blue Jackets more than they first expected. NHL insider David Pagnotta said the numbers on recent NHL deals have changed the picture for Fantilli.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think going into the offseason, the mentality was something around 10 million dollar AAV, and then three weeks ago all h*ll broke loose and we&#8217;ve got bigger numbers across the board.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Columbus has room to give Adam Fantilli a big raise. The Blue Jackets are projected to have about $86.73 million on their active roster for 2026-27, with the salary cap set at $104 million.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Fantilli has also put up numbers that could support a major contract. He has 67 goals and 140 points in 213 NHL games. Aaron Portzline expects Fantilli&#8217;s deal to land between $13 million and $14 million per season.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s gonna be a five year deal and I would put it somewhere between 13 and 14 [million].\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Adam Fantilli is coming off his best season in the NHL. He played all 82 games and finished with career highs in goals (24), assists (35) and points (59).<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jackets currently have about $14.5 million in cap space. A contract worth $13 million to $14 million per year would leave Columbus with very little room for another major addition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Sonali Verma<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/news-adam-fantilli-s-future-blue-jackets-uncertain-nhl-insider-makes-massive-revelation-it-s-kind-quieted-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Fantilli is still waiting for a new contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets, but there does not appear to be much concern about an offer sheet from another team. The Athletic&#8217;s Aaron Portzline said the situation around the 21-year-old restricted free agent has gone quiet. \u201cIt&#8217;s kind of quieted down best I can tell; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":259334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6806],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-259333","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gossip"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}