Panarin Will Upgrade Blue Jackets’ Offense Kenyon Clevenger | July 15, 2017 A couple of days before Free Agent Frenzy kicked off, the hockey world was hit with multiple trades. Probably the largest of them all was the one between the Columbus Blue Jackets and…
Blue Jackets Offseason Review & Analysis Mark Scheig | July 8, 2017 Welcome back to Blue Jackets Pressure Points. Last summer, we tackled hard questions facing the team in the offseason and tried offering answers. For our second season, we have nine…
2017 Jack Adams Award Winner: John Tortorella Andrew Forbes | June 21, 2017 For the second time in his coaching career, John Tortorella is the NHL’s coach of the year as he was awarded the Jack Adams Award. After a tough start to…
The Blue Jackets Bar: Stanley Cup or Bust Mark Scheig | April 25, 2017 With great regular seasons come higher expectations, especially when you lose in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That’s where the Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves today after…
Will Mike Babcock Be a Jack Adams Nominee? Jeff Langridge | April 21, 2017 It’s that time of year where the NHL starts announcing the nominees for the NHL Awards. On Wednesday, it was announced that Auston Matthews was a nominee for the Calder…
Swipe Right for an NHL Spring Fling Peter Ferrell | April 13, 2017 Has your favourite National Hockey League team let you down? Have they been relegated to the golf course while 16 others are competing for the Stanley Cup? Could you use…
Blue Jackets/Penguins Primed To Go the Distance Mark Scheig | April 12, 2017 It’s the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins opening their playoff season against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Surely this series for the Penguins should work out in their favor. They’ve…
Blue Jackets Given Historically Few Power Plays Mark Scheig | April 9, 2017 The Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves in a slump at the wrong time. Entering Sunday’s game in Toronto, they have lost six games in a row. They haven’t done that all…
Poor Timing for Blue Jackets’ Offensive Slump Kenyon Clevenger | April 6, 2017 About a week ago, the Columbus Blue Jackets were in a fairly good position to catch the Washington Capitals for the top spot in the league. At the very least,…
Not All’s Lost in Blue Jackets’ Offensive Struggles Mark Scheig | April 5, 2017 The Columbus Blue Jackets hoped that Tuesday would bring them one step closer to home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Instead, Tuesday brought more questions than answers…
Blue Jackets/Penguins: A Playoff Prelude Mark Scheig | April 4, 2017 It’s all but settled. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins seem set to meet in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Barring a miracle, these two I-70…
Tortorella Addresses Major Concern Prior to Playoffs Mark Scheig | April 2, 2017 Imagine for a minute the teams that will take part in this season’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. You will see teams like the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins among…