Blue Jackets Trade Defenseman Kris Russell
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets have swapped defensemen with St. Louis, sending Kris Russell to the Blues in exchange for Nikita Nikitin. The trade was announced on Friday…
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Making the Grade: NHL First Midterm Report Card
Jim Neveau, NHL Senior Columnist As we prepare to close the book on the first month of the NHL season, there have been some real surprises this year, and just…
Blue Jackets Lose Again, Interesting Comments From RJ Umberger
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After dropping a 4-2 decision to the Dallas Stars on Saturday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets returned home with hopes of having a better outcome. It didn’t…
Six New Faces Prove Their Worth In First Weekend Of NHL Action
After one of the wildest offseasons in recent memory, all there was left was to see how well the GMs made out. If the first few days of the season…
2011-12 NHL Season Preview: THW Conference Picks
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent Well kids, the NHL season will finally be upon us tomorrow night. The Boston Bruins will battle the Philadelphia Flyers in their first game as defending…
Nash, Datsyuk, Gaborik to have Career Years in 2011-2012?
With the start of the NHL regular season approaching rapidly, much speculation has been doled out regarding what’s to come in the year ahead. While predicting the future is impossible,…
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…
30 Questions – Western Conference
Here are roster questions for the Western Conference. A lot of teams are expecting a key player to have a bounce-back, or breakout season in order to keep up in…
Five Burning Questions for the 2011-2012 Columbus Blue Jackets
On September 16th the Columbus Blue Jackets open what might be the most anticipated training camp of their brief history. Along with the seasoned team veterans and talented prospects, Blue Jackets…
Philadelphia Flyers – Top 5 prospects
Prior to June 23rd, 2011, the Flyers future on the prospect front looked bleak. Their 2010-11 season ended prematurely at the hands of the eventual Stanley Cup Champions, the Boston…
‘Joey the Kid’ Needs Six Shooter for Sharks to Tame the Wild, Wild West
Back when the western portion of eastern Canada was young, there was a big kid straight out of the frozen, blustery plains of Ontario. At 6’4″ and well over 200…
Blue Jackets Off-season Recap
If you are a Columbus Blue Jackets fan that has been living under a rock since the middle of June I hope this article will give you a complete overview…