Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsThe Blue Jackets’ run at the playoffs yielded the finest stretch of play in the franchise history. Talented prospects, led by spark plugs Matt Calvert and Cam Atkinson, are finally blossoming for the long suffering organization. Despite tremendous progress in the second half of 2013 not all of the young Jackets are firing on all ...
When your last Vezina Trophy winner was back in the 1986-87 season, having to see a goalie who once donned your colors win the prestigious honor a year after being let go, would be a hard pill to swallow. Hopefully the Flyers front office has plenty of water because that pill’s about to be the ...
There is an enthralling logjam that has developed in the Western Conference for the last playoff spot in Lord Stanley’s annual gala. With the sun-setting on this abbreviated season, only a handful of games remain yet the competition for the eighth seed is fierce. The Columbus Blue Jackets temporarily sit atop a pile of four ...
With only 4 games remaining in the season, the Predators will be in a position that they have not found themselves in since the 2008-2009. The Predators have officially been eliminated from this season’s playoffs and instead of competing for a chance at the Stanley Cup, they will spend the rest of the season hoping ...
The Edmonton Oilers are playing very hot over the last two games, with their offense exploding and getting great goaltending from Devan Dubnyk (rendering my previous article largely moot). With a huge victory over the Calgary Flames, the Oilers are now tied with the Columbus Blue Jackets in ninth place in the Western Conference and one ...
Less than two months ago the Columbus Blue Jackets seemed destined for another last place finish. Following an abysmal start and without the face of the franchise for the first time in nearly a decade, all signs pointed to (another) forgettable season in Ohio’s capital. What a difference half a season makes. The Blue Jackets ...
On February 28, Calgary Flames’ General Manager Jay Feaster made a huge splash in the hockey headlines by signing Colorado Avalanche holdout RFA center Ryan O’Reilly to an offer-sheet, giving the two-way pivot $10 million over two seasons. On the surface, it was a hockey move meant to help Feaster’s club, a playoff bubble team ...
While their divisional rivals in Vancouver wrestle with an envious goaltending controversy, the Calgary Flames find themselves mired in a terrible start that they will have to now dig out of without goaltending stalwart Miikka Kiprusoff. Kiprusoff felt some discomfort in the second period of Calgary’s 4-1 win over Detroit this week (just their ...
With the frequency, amount and length of negotiations between the NHL and the NHLPA in the past few days, there has been a slight hope kindled in the hearts of hockey fans that a season may be salvaged from the wreck of the lockout. Not only may the NHL season be saved, but your fantasy ...
As has been rumored for awhile, and discussed at greater length here and here, the Blue Jackets have now confirmed that John Davidson has been hired to assume the post of President, Hockey Operations. The Columbus Dispatch broke the news late last night, and other outlets ran with it this morning until the club issued confirmation. ...
