Culture Check: Columbus Blue Jackets Stronger Than Ever Mark Scheig | January 12, 2019 In perhaps their toughest and most important stretch of the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets made national news with an announcement about one of their best players. Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky…
Blue Jackets Facing January Judgment Mark Scheig | January 5, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets ended 2018 on a high note. They started 2019 on a scary low note Friday night in Raleigh. The Hurricanes raced out to a 3-0 lead…
Midseason Q & A With Erie Otters GM Dave Brown Mark Scheig | December 30, 2018 The Erie Otters started their post-Christmas break with a split of their road trip to Michigan. They opened with a 9-2 win in Flint before losing a tough 6-4 decision…
Blue Jackets Don’t Quite Stack Up to the Leafs Mark Scheig | December 29, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs played the rubber match of their three-game season series Friday night at Nationwide Arena. It was the first game this season involving…
Pierre-Luc Dubois Proving Many Experts Wrong Mark Scheig | December 28, 2018 Ah yes, the Auston Matthews, Patrik Laine draft. Who could forget what happened after their names were called first and second in 2016? I never will. The Columbus Blue Jackets…
Sergei Bobrovsky Shining at Christmas Time Mark Scheig | December 23, 2018 Another year, another chance for Columbus Blue Jackets’ goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to show why he’s one of the best goalies in the world. At a time when the Blue Jackets…
Blue Jackets Showing Some Signs of Life Mark Scheig | December 16, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets had a real opportunity this week to bank some points against some weaker opponents. This was the perfect way to move on from an embarrassing 4-0…
Columbus Blue Jackets: Contender or Pretender? Mark Scheig | December 9, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets have had many inconsistent moments this season. But none were quite like what we saw Saturday night at Nationwide Arena. In front of a sold-out crowd…
Evaluating John Tortorella at 1,200 NHL Games Mark Scheig | November 29, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets and head coach John Tortorella have a funny thing in common. They each started in the year 2000. Of course the Blue Jackets began play at…
The Blue Jackets Real Problem With the Penguins Mark Scheig | November 25, 2018 Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena started well for the Columbus Blue Jackets. But as has been the norm in recent times, it didn’t end well. Pittsburgh Penguins’ newcomer Tanner…
Young Blue Jackets Conquer Another Important Lesson Mark Scheig | November 24, 2018 If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. The Columbus Blue Jackets did just that on Friday night at a sold-out Nationwide Arena. Josh Anderson scored twice, Cam Atkinson…
Tortorella Splitting the D Paying Off Mark Scheig | November 23, 2018 John Tortorella finally decided to try something different on defense. After two full seasons+ of pairing Zach Werenski with Seth Jones, Tortorella decided to break them up. In past seasons,…
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