The Columbus Blue Jackets claimed defenseman Dante Fabbro on Sunday, a day after the Nashville Predators placed the former first-round pick on waivers. Fabbro will now join the Blue Jackets, and Columbus will take on the remainder of Fabbro's $2.5 million ...

For the last few seasons, Dante Fabbro has been subjected to trade rumors. Many people around the NHL believed the former Nashville Predators defenseman was a prime trade candidate. As expected, Fabbro’s tenure in Nashville has come to an end.

On Sunday, the Columbus Blue Jackets claimed for Nashville Predators right-shot defenseman Dante Fabbro. Given that waiver order is determined by reverse point percentage, that could mean New York Islanders, who are missing three of their six defensemen and are using two fringe NHLers and a rookie right now, could have put in a claim.

The Blue Jackets claimed veteran defenseman Dante Fabbro off waivers from the Nashville Predators, adding a former first-round pick (No. 17 overall in 2016) who has dressed in 315 games for the Predators since late in the 2018-19 season.

Forward Kent Johnson, who has missed the last nine games with an upper body injury, has been placed on injured reserve

Yesterday, the Columbus Blue Jackets claimed Dante Fabbro off waivers from the Nashville Predators. Fabbro appeared in five games with the Predators and registered zero points. Unfortunately, the once promising blue-liner time has come to an end with the team that drafted him back in the 2016 NHL Draft.

The Columbus Blue Jackets continue to overhaul their roster as Dante Fabbro was claimed off waivers. Fabbro had been placed on waivers by the Nashville Predators on Saturday.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have claimed defenceman Dante Fabbro on waivers from the Nashville Predators, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.