State of the Union Blue Part 2: Blue Jackets Defense
State of the Union Blue Part 1: Goaltending State of the Union Blue Part 2: Defense State of the Union Blue Part 3: Forwards In the second of a three…
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Olympic Injuries Impact Playoff Races
With all the concern over Olympic injuries, many were questioning whether the NHL should send its players to Pyeongyang for the 2018 games. While that’s still up for debate –…
Blue Jackets Notebook: We’re Under way!
We have been through it all as Blue Jackets fans in the last 250 days or so. A lockout. The anticipation of a new front office and high potential in…
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.…
Identity Crisis: Columbus Blueshirts And New York Blue Jackets?
Who are the “Columbus Blueshirts” and the “New York Blue Jackets”? Are these names of the latest Broadway shows? Or are they a couple of brand new NHL expansion franchises? No,…
NHL Realignment: Part One – Jackets Required, S’il Vous Plait!
Unless you’ve been holed up somewhere in a distant galaxy, far away from the hockey universe, you’ve surely heard that the NHL realignment plan has been approved by the league…
Fantasy Hockey: Five Defensemen to Consider
With many fantasy leagues entering the final stages of the regular season, some managers might be clutching their keyboards and mousepads waiting to hop on that one waiver-wire gem that…
Blue Jackets Beat: Have Gun . . . Need Ammo
The club returns home tonight after a forgettable early season road trip to Phoenix and Colorado — twin four-goal losses, in which the Blue Jackets managed but a single tally.…
Blue Jackets Drop 5-3 Decision at Home Against Ducks
Tonight the Columbus Blue Jackets dropped a 5-3 decision to the Anaheim Ducks at the Nationwide Arena. It was their 16th home loss in the 2011-12 season and 35th loss…
Evaluating the Tenure of Scott Howson Part 1: Righting the Ship
When the Columbus Blue Jackets hired Scott Howson away from the Edmonton Oilers the team was coming off the sixth straight season in which they missed the playoffs.
Blue Jackets win in Nashville
It’s about time two points are awarded to the win column, in Nashville that is. While the Blue Jackets had won just one game in the month of November leading…
RJ Umberger Signing Shows That Howson’s Columbus Remodel is Full Steam Ahead
Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist The last time the Columbus Blue Jackets took to the ice in an actual game, things were looking bleak for a franchise that was struggling…