What You Can Expect from the St. Louis Blues on Deadline Day
After the Blues finished off a 3-2 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets Saturday afternoon, there will be a lull in their six-game road trip until Monday night when they…
Kris Russell
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…
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…
Missing The Point — Shootout Style
For teams like the Columbus Blue Jackets, struggling to stay alive in the playoff race, focus tends to turn to that one thing — that single, identifiable statistic — that…
For Columbus, It’s An Uphill Climb
“Our goal is still to make the playoffs. We need to pull off some huge wins.” ~ Columbus Blue Jackets Captain, Rick Nash With just 14 games…
Old, New & Missing Pieces . . .A Puzzle for Howson & Columbus
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…
Locked and Loaded: Columbus’ Youth Movement In Full Swing
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent Columbus, OH – Mired in another season near the bottom of the Western Conference (albeit only five points out of a playoff spot after their 4-3…
Toe To Toe With The Boogieman
Columbus, OH His NHL career spanned 12 years and included 630 games played, 15-57-72 and 1449 PIM. He’s gone toe to toe with some of the best players in…
Blue Jackets Just Keep Winning
Weirdness prevailed before and during the Blue Jackets visit to the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island to take on the New York Islanders. Coming in with a four-game winning streak, and facing…
Not Satisfied? You Might Want To Stick Around
By Rick Gethin There was an undercurrent of discontent rippling through Columbus this past summer at the “supposed” non-moves made by Scott Howson and the club. The message boards and…
2010 NHL Training Camp Injuries
All 30 NHL teams opened their annual training camps last week in preparation for this week’s pre-season games, and first hockey action since June. Some players are battling for roster…