6 Teams Eager to Make Big Trades at the 2025 NHL Draft
We have officially made it to 2025 NHL Draft week. With just five days to go, talks have ramped up to warp speed. Smokescreens are up all over the place.…
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Blue Jackets Have Options With 2 First Round Draft Picks
With the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Tuesday, we are getting closer and closer to the next marquee event on the NHL calendar: the 2025 Entry Draft in…
Blue Jackets News & Rumors: Monahan Wins Masterton, Marner Interest & More
The Columbus Blue Jackets are about to kick their offseason into high gear. With the NHL Combine in Buffalo over, they can turn their attention to final preparations before the…
Reflecting on Don Waddell’s First Year as Blue Jackets GM
General manager Don Waddell’s first season as general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets is in the books. From a coaching hire, his first draft selections, trade deadline moves, and…
Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell Talks 2025 NHL Combine & Offseason Updates
The Columbus Blue Jackets are in full offseason mode. For GM Don Waddell, it means early mornings and some potentially late nights. Given what all the team wants to do…
Blue Jackets Have Potential Late-Round Gem in Oiva Keskinen
The 2023 NHL Draft will be remembered as the Adam Fantilli draft for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Once former GM Jarmo Kekalainen announced the pick from the stage in Nashville,…
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…
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 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…