Report: Blue Jackets stepping up efforts to acquire center

The Columbus Blue Jackets may not be done making moves.

Now that Cam Atkinson has signed a seven-year contract extension, the club has intensified efforts across the NHL to land a center, The Athletic's Aaron Portzline reports.

The Blue Jackets feature Nick Foligno at center, and he's joined by Alexander Wennberg, Brandon Dubinsky, rookie Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Jordan Schroeder on the depth chart.

Boone Jenner can also play up the middle, but he's been lining up on the left wing alongside Dubinsky and Atkinson on the second forward unit.

The Blue Jackets traded former top-line center Ryan Johansen to the Nashville Predators for top-pairing defenseman Seth Jones in January 2016.

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