Blue Jackets’ News & Rumors: Forwards, Mateychuk & More
It’s a new week. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, that means an opportunity to move on from the bad taste in their mouths from the way Sunday’s game against the…
Category Archives: Denton Mateychuk
Blue Jackets’ Werenski & Mateychuk Big Part of Improved Defense
The Columbus Blue Jackets came into the 2025-26 season having to find a way to reduce their goals against. Whether that was from improved goaltending or better play from their…
Blue Jackets’ Werenski & Mateychuk Big Part of Improved Defense
The Columbus Blue Jackets came into the 2025-26 season having to find a way to reduce their goals against. Whether that was from improved goaltending or better play from their…
Blue Jackets’ First 10 Games Show Real Progress
The month of October has come to a close. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, it was a month of establishing themselves in the new season. It was also a month…
Denton Mateychuk: The Final Piece to the Blue Jackets’ Defensive Scheme
Going into the season, the biggest question mark for the Columbus Blue Jackets was going to be could the defensive core that was built to win here finally put together…
Blue Jackets Address Work Ethic & Early Offensive Struggles
The Columbus Blue Jackets enter their game Saturday night against the Tampa bay Lightning not in a panic, but in need of a win. A regulation loss to the Lightning…
3 Breakout Candidates for the 2025-26 Blue Jackets
Since the regular season is closing in quickly, I am continuing to preview the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 2025-26 season here at The Hockey Writers. This is a crossroads season for…
Every Team’s Top Breakout Candidate for 2025-26: Metropolitan Division
This is the third edition of my top breakout candidates for each team in 2025–26, with the Atlantic Division covered here and the Central Division covered here. Next up is…
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…
Cleveland Monsters Playoff Notebook: Luca Pinelli’s Stellar Debut
The start of the playoffs at any level of hockey is always exciting. No matter what happened in the regular season, teams get a fresh start and a clean slate…