5 Costly Blue Jackets Mistakes That Burst Their Bubble Mark Scheig | August 22, 2020 Welcome to Part 1 of our season-ending column on the Columbus Blue Jackets. A weird and potentially explosive offseason awaits the team. We will address the future and what could…
Lightning Giving Blue Jackets Dose of Own Defensive Medicine Mark Scheig | August 19, 2020 The Tampa Bay Lightning have high-end offense. Everyone knows that. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a stout defense. Everyone knows that too. It’s the unstoppable force (Lightning offense) against the…
Blue Jackets’ Players Need to be Rested & Ready for Game 4 Mark Scheig | August 17, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets don’t make excuses for anything. That isn’t changing anytime soon just because they’re tired. You’ve seen the Blue Jackets insane schedule of late. They’ve played 31…
Erie Otters Trade Daniel Murphy To The Niagara Icedogs Mark Scheig | August 16, 2020 The first domino has fallen for the Erie Otters roster. On Friday, the Otters traded veteran goalie Daniel Murphy to the Niagara Icedogs for two draft picks. The picks are…
Blue Jackets Inconsistent Power Play Finally Powering Up Mark Scheig | August 15, 2020 Baby steps. When it comes to the Columbus Blue Jackets power play, any sort of breakthrough seems like a major accomplishment. It’s wild inconsistency has been a sore spot amongst…
Blue Jackets Are Business as Usual With Game 2 Preparations Mark Scheig | August 13, 2020 On to the next one. That might sound boring to you. But for the Columbus Blue Jackets, moving on to the next one after a loss is business as usual.…
Blue Jackets/Lightning: 5 Specific Things To Watch For Mark Scheig | August 11, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning will kick off their first-round playoff matchup on Tuesday afternoon in Toronto. It is an eagerly anticipated rematch from last season when…
Blue Jackets Identity Reveals Maple Leafs Identity Crisis Mark Scheig | August 10, 2020 Both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs thought they knew who they were coming into their best-of-five series. But after a decisive 3-0 win in Game 5 by…
5 Blue Jackets Things To Watch For In Game 5 Mark Scheig | August 9, 2020 It all comes down to this. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs will play Game 5 of their Stanley Cup Qualifer series Sunday night. This marks the first…
Blue Jackets Still Have Reason To Hold Heads High Mark Scheig | August 8, 2020 Did that just really happen? Or was this all a crazy dream? It’s the next day and I’m still not convinced this is real. Somehow, we will have a Game…
Blue Jackets’ Dubois Still Learning Playoff Hockey Mark Scheig | August 6, 2020 Pierre-Luc Dubois looks frustrated. Whether it’s on the bench in a heated exchange with head coach John Tortorella or it’s an unnecessary cross-check late in the game, Dubois has lost…
3 Takeaways From the Blue Jackets Game 1 Victory Mark Scheig | August 3, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets had a plan. They executed their plan to perfection in their 2-0 victory in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Qualifer series against the Toronto Maple…
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