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Tag Archives: Ryan Murray

THW Panel: Blue Jackets Face Big Questions This Offseason

Two months ago Blue Jackets fans were speculating whether Nate MacKinnon or Jonathan Drouin would look best in Union Blue. The late season surge ended that talk and have Jacket Backers entering the offseason with a most unfamiliar emotion: hope. Expectations have never been higher for the only NHL franchise without a playoff win after ending ...

Jarmo Kekalainen: Great Expectations in Columbus

With the signing of Jarmo Kekalainen as the new GM, the Columbus Blue Jackets are ushering in a new era with a big bang!  It is widely known that this franchise has experienced very little success in its dozen years of existence.   Kekalainen is the third GM in franchise history without an interim tag and ...

Subway Super Series Predictions: QMJHL/OHL/WHL vs Russia

It’s that time again…the 10 days where the best young players from the CHL and Russia come together to renew hockey’s biggest rivalry: Canada vs. Russia.  Tonight marks the first game of the Subway Super Series.  Each CHL league continually produces top-notch talent and puts together a team capable of achieving great things domestically and ...

Blue Jackets Beat: Fans, Falcons & Davidson

As the off-season unfortunately lingers far longer than anyone hoped, we’ll be keeping tabs on the developments in Columbus, as well as some of the overall issues affecting the club and the game.  Blue Jackets Beat will be my vehicle for these overall updates.  While we all hope for some more on-ice new in the ...

Blue Jackets: Traces of Hope Amid the Ashes

With Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Director Donald Fehr apparently intent on reviving The Cold War via a strategy of mutual assured destruction , it is exquisitely difficult to find causes for joy in the world of professional hockey right now.  This is particularly true for a club like Columbus, who is coming off of ...

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