Is James Wisniewski a Norris Contender?
Erik Karlsson, Duncan Keith, Drew Doughty, … James Wisniewski? He seems out of place in a list like that, right? Purely by name-recognition he’s not considered as a superstar defenseman.…
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Blue Jackets Vet Derek MacKenzie in the Playoff Push
In almost any other line of life, 30 doesn’t qualify as old. Yeah, college days are behind, but age has hardly done its damage after three decades. In hockey? You’ve seen…
Nathan Horton Gives Blue Jackets New Life
Is one player enough to pull a hockey team into the playoffs? No, this game is a team sport after all. Short of an all-world performance from a goalie, a…
Will Jack Johnson Keep Blue Jackets Out of Playoffs?
The Columbus Blue Jackets haven’t quite gone away. A slow start and that up-and-down November were a confusing way to cast off, but the team has managed to keep itself…
Columbus Blue Jackets: Answers Are on the Way
The consistency of the Columbus Blue Jackets has been minimal, but returning players Horton, Dubinsky and Gaborik hold the key to increased on-ice talent.
How Can the Blue Jackets Get Back in the Playoff Race?
After last night’s marquee matchup and victory by the Philadelphia Flyers over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the idle Columbus Blue Jackets officially hit the bottom of the Metropolitan Division. On first…
Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets Weekend Series vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Friday and Saturday could mark the genesis of a new Metropolitan Division rivalry. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins meet in a back-to-back home-and-home series Friday in Pennsylvania and…
The Promise of Today and Tomorrow on the Columbus Blueline
We’re finally into double-digit games for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the results have trended toward positive. While the team’s record shows a bit of a mixed bag, the content…
Blue Jackets’ Early Season Losing Streak a Good Sign for Future
The welcome to the Eastern Conference hasn’t seemed smooth for the Columbus Blue Jackets so far. On the surface, the current three-game losing streak is disconcerting. Inconsistency, lapses in judgement,…
Blue Jackets by the Numbers: Week 1
The NHL is back, and the Columbus Blue Jackets have finally returned to game action after a lengthy layoff following the end of preseason hockey. After only two games…
Do the Blue Jackets Have a Coaching Problem?
We are just four days away from the return of real NHL games and seven away from the start of the Columbus Blue Jackets season. Now is a good time…
2013-14 Columbus Preview: Fedor Tyutin Key on the Blueline
As the start of the 2013-14 NHL season nears, teams and coaches must make key decisions about their starting-night rosters, choices that may impact franchises for years to come.…