Paul Bittner
28-Year-Old
Free Agent
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Signed a one-year contract with Vasby IK (Sweden) in January of 2021.
No qualifying offer coming
Bittner won't receive a qualifying offer from Columbus and will become an unrestricted free agent, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
After four seasons playing with AHL Cleveland, Bittner has still been unable to break into the Blue Jackets' lineup. He was selected by the club with the 38th overall pick of the 2015 NHL Draft, but it seems Columbus has seen enough of the 23-year-old winger.
After four seasons playing with AHL Cleveland, Bittner has still been unable to break into the Blue Jackets' lineup. He was selected by the club with the 38th overall pick of the 2015 NHL Draft, but it seems Columbus has seen enough of the 23-year-old winger.
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Fully recovered from hip, sports hernia surgeries
Bittner has looked fully healthy through the first couple of days of the Traverse City prospect tournament, The Columbus Dispatch reports. "It just feels so good to be out here again, playing hard, playing carefree," Bittner said. "I’ve played, what, two games in the last eight months?"
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Bittner, a prospect recovering from a hip injury that required surgery last December, recently had a doctor visit that yielded positive results. The power forward is currently a member of the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks, who hope Bittner can return for the playoffs which begin in late March, Jason Vondersmith of the Portland Tribune reports.
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Bittner underwent hip surgery last weekend and will be out indefinitely, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
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Bittner was selected by the Blue Jackets with the 38th overall pick of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
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