Blue Jackets’ Gaudreau & Laine Not Meeting Expectations Don Helbig | November 23, 2023 As someone who has closely followed the Columbus Blue Jackets closely since their inception as an NHL franchise, the 2023-24 season began with palpable excitement as Patrick Laine and Johnny…
Revisiting 2022 NHL Free Agency Class: Success & Fails Mike Fink | November 22, 2023 Since the start of the 2023-24 NHL season, The Edmonton Oilers have sent Jack Campbell down to the American Hockey League (AHL). Johnny Gaudreau has struggled on the Columbus Blue…
Flames’ Lindholm Far From Elite Without Tkachuk & Gaudreau Rupert McDonald | November 21, 2023 It’s no secret the Calgary Flames have been a below-average hockey team since the departures of Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau. The hope was that Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri…
Blue Jackets Issues Larger Than Mess On Ice Mark Scheig | November 20, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets were hoping a weekend getaway to Washington and Philadelphia could finally put an end to a long winless streak. Instead, there remains more questions than answers…
Blue Jackets’ Jenner Reflects on Games Record & State of Team Mark Scheig | November 19, 2023 Boone Jenner has seen a lot in his 675-game NHL career to date. From big moments on the ice to life-changing moments off the ice, Jenner has essentially grown up…
Blue Jackets’ Gaudreau Plays Game 700 Remaining Confident Mark Scheig | November 18, 2023 Johnny Gaudreau is off to one of the worst starts in his NHL career. That seemed to get accentuated when both he and Patrik Laine found themselves watching the end…
Blue Jackets’ Fantilli Makes Team History in Latest Loss Mark Scheig | November 17, 2023 Adam Fantilli arrived at Nationwide Arena on Thursday night for Hockey Fights Cancer Night with some extra motivation. He donned a pair of lavender shoes while thinking of his grandmother…
Canadiens Reap Rewards from Monahan Trade as Flames Flounder Ryan Szporer | November 15, 2023 There’s a very good chance the Calgary Flames wholeheartedly regret trading Sean Monahan to the Montreal Canadiens. That’s just generally speaking, seeing as he’d be leading them in points… and…
Blue Jackets Need to Move Beyond Moral Victories Mark Scheig | November 13, 2023 If the Columbus Blue Jackets were measured on moral victories in 2023-24, they’d be off to a tremendous start. But alas, only what the scoreboard says at the end of…
Blue Jackets Must Prioritize Optimizing Johnny Gaudreau’s Offense Mark Scheig | November 10, 2023 Thursday night started about as well as the Columbus Blue Jackets could ask for. Captain Boone Jenner scored early. Later Kirill Marchenko doubled the lead. At 2-0, the Blue Jackets…
Blue Jackets News & Rumors: Panthers Recap, Gaudreau & More Mark Scheig | November 7, 2023 Welcome back to Blue Jackets News & Rumors, on a Tuesday. With Monday night’s game in Florida, this week’s edition was pushed back a day. As usual, we have a…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Sharks, Blue Jackets, Senators Jim Parsons | November 5, 2023 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers lost again and got another poor goaltending performance from Jack Campbell. There is talk now that a big change could be coming.…