NHL's most dominant enforcer headed for a new contract.

A great bit of news for one team is likely being viewed as bad news by just about every other team around the National Hockey League today.

On Saturday, Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell confirmed during an appearance on SiriusXM Satellite Radio that the Blue Jackets are on the verge of signing Blue Jackets forward Mathieu Olivier to a brand new contract, one that he has unquestionably earned.

Olivier is probably best known around the league as the man who played a significant role in derailing the Matt Rempe hype train when the New York Rangers enforcer first arrived on the scene in the NHL. Rempe had handled himself pretty well up until that point, but truly met his match when he attempted to take on Olivier who would tune him up in response.

Olivier has routinely shown that he will take on any challenger at any time but he isn't just tough for the sake of being tough. Olivier always gives as good as he gets, if not much worse, and is arguably the uncrowned king of the NHL's current crop of enforcers.

Olivier just recently took on Buffalo Sabres defenseman Dennis Gilbert right off of the opening draw, but once again Olivier's power was just too much for his opponent.

Olivier is currently in the second year of a 2 year deal, one that carries an average annual value and cap hit of just $1.1 million, an absolute bargain for the Blue Jackets. It is also a contract that very likely every single team in the NHL would love to have on their roster given the fact that Olivier is arguably the most dominant enforcer in the entire NHL.

No word from Waddell on what Olivier's new deal will look like, but there's no question that there are a ton of other general managers and fans around the league who will be disappointed to learn that Olivier will not be a free agent.