3 Blue Jackets’ Reasons For Optimism Mark Scheig | April 27, 2019 A rusty start. A better middle. A rough ending. That’s how one could summarize Game 1 for the Columbus Blue Jackets in their series against the Boston Bruins. As many…
Blue Jackets Bonded By Trust Mark Scheig | April 13, 2019 Raise your hand if you thought the Blue Jackets would come home with a 2-0 lead on the Tampa Bay Lightning. Put your hand down, you liar. The Blue Jackets…
Tortorella Splitting the D Paying Off Mark Scheig | November 23, 2018 John Tortorella finally decided to try something different on defense. After two full seasons+ of pairing Zach Werenski with Seth Jones, Tortorella decided to break them up. In past seasons,…
NHL News & Notes: Ellis, Werenski & More Brandon Share-Cohen | August 14, 2018 In today’s news, the Nashville Predators have signed defender Ryan Ellis to a significant contract extension, the Devils signed restricted free agent Steven Santini to a deal and the Zach…
What Makes Jones and Werenski A Dynamic Duo Kristyn Repke | March 10, 2018 When people debate the best defensive pairings in the National Hockey League, there’s no denying that Columbus Blue Jackets defensemen Seth Jones and Zach Werenski have to be included in…
Blue Jackets’ Mailbag: February Edition Mark Scheig | February 6, 2018 Welcome to our début of the Columbus Blue Jackets monthly mailbag. Once a month (or more if warranted) our Blue Jackets’ writers Kristyn Repke and Mark Scheig will answer both…
Overtime Saving Blue Jackets’ Bacon Mark Scheig | February 1, 2018 32%. That is the percentage of games in which the Columbus Blue Jackets have gone to overtime. Out of their 50 games this season, 16 of them have gone beyond…
Blue Jackets 2017 Success Is Confusing Kenyon Clevenger | December 9, 2017 After the franchise’s best season a year ago, it wasn’t too far-fetched to predict that the Columbus Blue Jackets would be crowned Metropolitan Division champs this season, or be seen as…
Blue Jackets 3 Takeaways: Overtime, Scoring & Milestones Kristyn Repke | November 23, 2017 This season, The Hockey Writers will have a recurring “Three Takeaways” feature after every Columbus Blue Jackets matchup, meant to serve as postgame quick hits. 1) Continued Overtime Success After…
Zach Werenski’s Historic 100-Game Start Mark Scheig | November 22, 2017 Eight. The number eight represents a lot for the Columbus Blue Jackets. It was on a Florida summer night in 2015 that started the beginning of something special. The Meaning…
Blue Jackets 3 Takeaways: Lacking Offense, Werenski & Bobrovsky Kristyn Repke | November 15, 2017 This season, The Hockey Writers will have a recurring “Three Takeaways” feature after every Columbus Blue Jackets matchup, meant to serve as postgame quick hits. 1) Where’s the Jackets’ Offense?…
Blue Jackets’ Kids Show Their Potential Mark Scheig | October 7, 2017 The Columbus Blue Jackets dominated in all phases of the game Friday night in a 5-0 whitewash of the New York Islanders at Nationwide Arena. The story of the night…