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,…
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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…
13 Takeaways From Blue Jackets’ Exit Interview Day
Oh so close. That’s where the Columbus Blue Jackets finished relative to the playoff race in 2024-25. They were the last team to be eliminated from the playoffs when the…
Blue Jackets’ Cayden Lindstrom Progressing, Still Ways Off From Playing
The Columbus Blue Jackets have been patient with Cayden Lindstrom ever since they drafted him fourth overall at the 2024 NHL Draft. This past week, he was spotted skating with…
Blue Jackets’ Deadline Shows Bigger Moves Will Come in Offseason
Columbus Blue Jackets’ GM Don Waddell laid out his NHL Trade Deadline roadmap as the days toward March 7 were counting down. When all the dust settled, he accomplished what…
Blue Jackets’ Olivier’s Extension Shows Belief in Where Team is Going
When GM Don Waddell first took over the Blue Jackets, one of his main jobs out of the gate was to get to know the players on the team. While…
Analyzing the Blue Jackets’ Position as Trade Deadline Buyers
Times are changing within the walls of Nationwide Arena. The Columbus Blue Jackets are right in the thick of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference as they embark on…