NHL.com is providing in-depth prospect analysis for each of its 32 teams from Aug. 1-Sept. 1. Today, the top five prospects for the Columbus Blue Jackets, according to NHL.com.

1. Cayden Lindstrom , F

How acquired: Selected with No. 4 pick in 2024 NHL Draft

2024-25 season: Medicine Hat (WHL): 0 GP, 0-0-0 in regular season; 4 GP, 2-2-4 in playoffs

Lindstrom (6-foot-3, 209 pounds) had a microdiscectomy in November to fix a herniated disc, forcing him to miss the entire 2024-25 regular season with Medicine Hat. He returned with an assist in Game 1 of the Western Hockey League Final and scored in Game 2 before taking a hard hit the next game, missing Game 4 and returning in Game 5.

“That was my goal all season was to go back and play with [Medicine Hat] there,” Lindstrom said on July

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