4:12 PM: Columbus has confirmed the signing (Twitter link). Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
2:13 PM: The Blue Jackets are expected to sign defenseman Michael Prapavessis to an entry-level contract, reports Aaron Portzline of The Athletic (Twitter link). This would represent an upgrade on the minor league deal he signed with the team last week.
The 22-year-old was a fourth-round pick (105th overall) of Dallas back in 2014 but the Stars opted against signing him to an entry-level deal following the conclusion of his collegiate career which made him an unrestricted free agent last month. In four years at RPI, Prapavessis collected seven goals and 55 assists in 154 games along with 80 PIMS and a -46 rating.
He played well enough in college to earn an ECHL deal late in 2017-18 and he got into 11 games with Cincinnati, picking up a pair of helpers. That helped earn him an invite to the rookie tournament with Columbus and he has now apparently worked his way up to an NHL two-way deal. That’s a nice turn of events for someone that was let go by his original team less than six weeks ago.