Evaluating the Tenure of Scott Howson Part 1: Righting the Ship Alex Stallings | January 10, 2012 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.
Re-visiting the Jeff Carter Trade Alex Stallings | December 27, 2011 On June 23 Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson pulled off the biggest move of his tenure trading young winger Jakub Voracek…
Patrick Kaleta: The Headbutt, 10 Reasons why Sabres Fans Love Him, & Matthew Barnaby, too! Andy Liegl | November 4, 2011 League disciplinarian, Brendan Shanahan, continues shortening the leash on players and their physical activity on the ice this season. Buffalo Sabres’ forward, and hometown favorite, Patrick Kaleta, has been a…
RJ Umberger Signing Shows That Howson’s Columbus Remodel is Full Steam Ahead James Neveau | September 21, 2011 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…
An Ice Mountain To Climb Jeff Little | March 5, 2011 Despite the hanging of black crepe by the gloomier elements of the Columbus Blue Jackets fan base, the team is not out of playoff contention, despite garnering just 1 of…
Old, New & Missing Pieces . . .A Puzzle for Howson & Columbus Jeff Little | February 15, 2011 As the Columbus Blue Jackets enter the last 40% of the season, they teeter on the edge of viability in the playoff race. It has been a season that has…
Jackets’ 1st Round Draft History Stacks Up Well In NHL Jeff Little | September 27, 2010 As training camps begin whittling their ranks, and youngsters are returned to juniors and others are dispatched to the AHL, there remain those veterans who are scuttled to the waiver…
What Now For The Blue Jackets? Rick Gethin | April 12, 2010 By Rick Gethin The lights have been turned off on another disappointing season for the Blue Jackets. The fans have all retreated to their homes for the summer…
Jake Voracek Having Career Season 2010 Rick Gethin | March 26, 2010 By Rick Gethin Despite the Columbus Blue Jackets having a somewhat less than successful season, RW Jake “don’t call me Jakub” Voracek and C Antoine “Twan” Vermette are having career years…