2026-27 Blue Jackets Roster Projection 1.0: Life Without Their UFAs Mark Scheig | April 30, 2026 The 2025-26 season might be over for the Columbus Blue Jackets. But it is never too early to look ahead to 2026-27. Upon first glance, woah. How different might the…
Blue Jackets News & Rumors: Coaching Changes, Monsters Update & More Mark Scheig | April 28, 2026 Welcome to the end of April. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are well underway for some. For everyone else including the Columbus Blue Jackets, their offseason is underway. For GM Don…
From Penalty Box to Broadcast Booth: The Rise of Jody Shelley as a Top Analyst Mark Scheig | April 22, 2026 Jody Shelley has had one of the more interesting careers of any NHL player. His first game established what was to come in what turned into a 627-game NHL career…
Blue Jackets Need Real Plan to Escape From NHL’s Mediocre “Mushy Middle” Mark Scheig | April 20, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets ended the 2025-26 season with one of the worst finishes in franchise history. They went 3-9-1 in their last 13 games including 0-5-1 in their last…
Blue Jackets Fans Reach Breaking Point After Yet Another Failed Season Mark Scheig | April 19, 2026 The sweep against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The win in the bubble against the Toronto Maple Leafs. In a quarter century of Columbus Blue Jackets hockey, that is it when…
Rick Bowness Returns as Blue Jackets’ Head Coach: “I Want to Win Here” Mark Scheig | April 17, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets were fresh off their day of exit interviews. The reality of how the end of their season was still fresh in everyone’s minds. To a man,…
Blue Jackets’ Coach Rick Bowness Calls Out Team Culture in Postgame Tirade Mark Scheig | April 15, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets played their final game of the 2025-26 regular season. It was a meaningless game in the standings with the Washington Capitals after both teams were eliminated…
Blue Jackets’ PA Announcer Greg Murray Set to Call His Final Game Mark Scheig | April 14, 2026 If you’ve ever attended a Blue Jackets’ game at Nationwide Arena, there was always one familiar voice that greeted fans. Assuming the team got at least one power play that…
Blue Jackets Playoff Chances: How Columbus Can Still Make 2026 NHL Postseason Mark Scheig | April 12, 2026 And then there were two. Just two games separate the Columbus Blue Jackets from the end of their 2025-26 regular season. They hope there isn’t two games left to play…
Blue Jackets News & Rumors: Sabres Preview, Fantilli, Bowness & More Mark Scheig | April 9, 2026 We are down to the final four. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, they face four games in the next six nights to determine if they will be a participant in…
Blue Jackets’ Boone Jenner Nominated for 2026 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Mark Scheig | April 8, 2026 The Columbus Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writer’s Association has nominated Blue Jackets’ captain Boone Jenner as their nominee for the 2026 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The award is given…
Blue Jackets Make Sweeping Line Changes Looking For Offensive Spark Mark Scheig | April 7, 2026 Columbus Blue Jackets’ head coach Rick Bowness promised there would be sweeping changes to the forward lines in advance of Tuesday night’s game in Detroit. He was not kidding. All…
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