"The Blue Jackets, off to a woeful 1-9-1 start, may be on the verge of making substantial changes.

Multiple NHL sources have informed The Dispatch early today that Jackets president Mike Priest has contacted Ken Hitchcock about returning as the club's coach, and that former Calgary Flames general manager Craig Button has been contacted about taking on the same job with the Jackets.

Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson and/or coach Scott Arniel could be replaced by Monday, the sources indicated

At the very least, Button, Hitchcock – and potentially other head coach or general manager candidates who may have been contracted – have been put on high alert this weekend.

The Blue Jackets, off to the worst start in franchise history, yet carrying one of the NHL's highest payrolls, host the Anaheim Ducks at 6:30 p.m. tonight in Nationwide Arena.

Button and Hitchcock worked closely together with Dallas Stars in the 1990s. Button was the director of player personnel, and Hitchcock the coach, when the Stars won the Stanley Cup in 1999."