{
  "id": 4398394,
  "title": "Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell aims to ink Adam Fantilli before camp",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/columbus-blue-jackets-gm-don-waddell-aims-to-ink-adam-fantilli-before",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T10:05:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/columbus-blue-jackets-gm-don-100520208.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Blue Jackets General Manager Don Waddell is seeking to finalize a contract extension with top center Adam Fantilli before the start of training camp on September 16. This is the third consecutive year the 21-year-old has gone without a new deal, as the Philadelphia Flyers’ signing of Leo Carlsson to a $90 million, five-year offer sheet has driven up the market value for restricted free agents. Waddell remains confident they will reach an agreement, stating, \"We’re in communication. There’s a little difference of opinion right now, which is normal, and I’m confident that we’ll have him done before training camp.\"",
  "summary": "Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell aims to sign Adam Fantilli before camp. working amid a market shift favoring star restricted free agents.",
  "key_points": [
    "Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell aims to sign Adam Fantilli before September 16 training camp.",
    "Adam Fantilli, 21, has gone without a contract extension for three consecutive years.",
    "Waddell confident they will reach agreement despite differences in opinion."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}