Blue Jackets Quarter Report Mark Scheig | November 24, 2015 Welcome to Thanksgiving Week. Where in the world did the season go? In a flash, we are over a quarter of the way through the 2015-16 NHL season. For the…
What’s Missing From These Columbus Blue Jackets? Jon Rudder | November 17, 2015 They’ve built a roster to rival any in the Metropolitan division. They’ve targeted, and landed prized free agents. They’ve spent money on home grown talent. They’ve got a Vezina caliber…
The Tortorella Effect Taking Shape Mark Scheig | November 14, 2015 It was one game, but you could tell something was different. From the drop of the puck on during the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, there…
Tortorella Faces Not-So-Distant Past with Canucks Colton Davies | November 10, 2015 The last time John Tortorella was coaching in the NHL, prior to joining the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, he closed out a season in which the Canucks won their…
Columbus Is Still A Playoff Team Mark Scheig | November 10, 2015 Don’t write the Columbus Blue Jackets off just yet. Even though they enter Tuesday dead last in the NHL standings, the Blue Jackets are a confident bunch. Just back from…
Patience Required With These Blue Jackets Mark Scheig | November 5, 2015 These Columbus Blue Jackets will frustrate you. But man, the upside this team has is very tantalizing. Spirits seemed high after a nice 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks.…
The True Impact Of An 0-8-0 Start Mark Scheig | October 31, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets played a solid game Friday against the Washington Capitals, with the exception of two plays. These two plays cost them the game. One was a turnover.…
Jack Johnson: Q & A with the Columbus Blue Jackets Defenseman Dan Rice | October 29, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets have been in the NHL news a lot in the first few weeks this season, but for all the wrong reasons. They dropped their first eight…
Blast From the Past for the Tampa Bay Lightning Dan Herrejon | October 28, 2015 Last week the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that John Tortorella was hired to replace coach Todd Richards after the team began the new season losing their first seven games. The…
Fantasy News: Risers, Fallers and the Torts Effect Andrew Forbes | October 28, 2015 In another edition of the The Hockey Writers fantasy news, we’ll take a look at some of the latest stories out of the hockey world and how they will affect…
Facing Off: Can Torts Save the Blue Jackets? Larry Fisher | October 27, 2015 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks, to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion…
The Nuck Stops Here: 2nd Unit PP, Henrik Sedin Milestone Markus Meyer | October 25, 2015 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news and opinion column running every Sunday throughout the season. NEWS Canucks to receive compensation for Blue Jackets’ John Tortorella hire On Wednesday, the…