Blue Jackets News & Rumors: Werenski, Monsters, Marrelli & More
The calendar has reached the heart of the spring season. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are churning along in the second round. News from teams not in the playoffs are fast…
Category Archives: Columbus Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets Enter 2025 NHL Draft With Two Top-20 Picks
The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the NHL Draft Lottery in a position to most likely stay put with the 13th overall pick. Turns out even their horrible lottery luck applies…
Pascal Vincent: A Coach Transformed by Adversity
What a difference a year can make. This statement couldn’t apply to an individual any more than in the case of former Columbus Blue Jackets’ head coach Pascal Vincent. Another…
Blue Jackets’ Sean Monahan Named Masterton Trophy Finalist
It is award season in the NHL. As the playoffs continue, the list of finalists for various end-of-year awards continues to trickle out. It has been a tough season for…
NHL Announces 2024-25 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Finalists
The NHL has announced the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy finalists for the 2024-25 season. The finalists are: Minnesota Wild’s Marc-Andre Fleury, Colorado Avalanche’s Gabriel Landeskog, and Columbus Blue Jackets’ Sean…
Columbus Blue Jackets’ 2024-25 Player Grades: Goaltenders
The Columbus Blue Jackets gave up 267 goals in the regular season, the eighth-worst total in the NHL. While this points to defensive lapses, goaltending was also a major issue…
The Case for Blue Jackets’ Zach Werenski to Win the Norris Trophy
After a couple of difficult seasons for the Columbus Blue Jackets, from a performance standpoint, 2024-25 was a taxing one for a different reason. Just after an organizational restructure which…
Hughes, Makar & Werenski Named 2025 Norris Trophy Finalists
The NHL announced its finalists for the James Norris Trophy, an annual tradition since 1953, awarded to the league’s best defenseman. The trophy honors the player “who demonstrates the greatest…
Columbus Blue Jackets’ 2024-25 Player Grades: Defensemen
The Columbus Blue Jackets’ defensive core had a solid season overall, with strong contributions from their top-end players leading the way. However, the bottom-pairing defensemen struggled at times, with defensive…
Blue Jackets News & Rumors: Staffing Changes, World Championships & More
The Columbus Blue Jackets might be done with their 2024-25 season, but the work never stops. Between the upcoming World Championships and preparing for the 2025 NHL Draft, the team…