Nicholas Arnold

Columbus Blue Jackets’ Trade Deadline History

Nicholas Arnold | March 13, 2022

Since the poor performance of last season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have been looked at as a key trader in this year’s marketplace as a major seller looking to add…

Blue Jackets Missed Their Chance To Maximize Return for Korpisalo

Nicholas Arnold | February 27, 2022

The saga continues. Joonas Korpisalo has made for what feels like one of the longest farewell tours in Columbus Blue Jackets history. Prior to this season, the writing was on…

Blue Jackets Fans Haven’t Seen the Last of Trey Fix-Wolansky

Nicholas Arnold | February 20, 2022

Saturday brought some news of a depth roster transaction for the Columbus Blue Jackets, with the return of top-12 forward Justin Danforth from the injured reserve. In return, Trey Fix-Wolansky…

3 Takeaways from the Blue Jackets’ 6-2 Loss to the Flames

Nicholas Arnold | February 16, 2022

The Columbus Blue Jackets were on a high heading into their match against the Calgary Flames on Feb. 15, riding a three-game win streak (on the road, to boot) and…

2022 Olympians From NHL Past

Nicholas Arnold | February 14, 2022

While current NHL players aren’t in Beijing for the Olympics, that doesn’t mean that the Olympic rosters are devoid of familiar names. Every roster has at least one player that…

What’s the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Connection to Pickleball?

Nicholas Arnold | February 6, 2022

In the last week, I and The Hockey Writers’ Columbus Blue Jackets insider Mark Scheig got a chance to interview Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen. Many topics were touched…

Blue Jackets Past & Future in the 2022 Winter Olympics

Nicholas Arnold | January 30, 2022

Once again, no current NHL players will be in action at the Winter Olympics. That doesn’t mean there won’t be any familiar names on the scoresheets. We’re going to do…

3 Destinations Where Max Domi Could Land at the Trade Deadline

Nicholas Arnold | January 23, 2022

The Columbus Blue Jackets season isn’t going quite as planned. In a vacuum, this record would be as predicted in preseason, but an extraordinary start was followed by the pendulum…

Blue Jackets’ Gregory Hofmann Experiment Failed, But it was Worth it

Nicholas Arnold | January 12, 2022

There was some excitement for the Columbus Blue Jackets headed into this season. An exodus of their old core created a vacuum that a swath of new players would have…

Blue Jackets Have Been Losing Lately and That’s Okay

Nicholas Arnold | January 10, 2022

For a moment there, I thought we were in trouble. The final words of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The two wild west outlaws being taken to task after…

3 Blue Jackets that Likely Won’t be Back Next Year

Nicholas Arnold | December 21, 2021

We’re getting to that time of year: The point when general managers across the league start to look at their team’s rosters and really evaluate what they consider to be…

8 Cool Things About the Columbus Blue Jackets

Nicholas Arnold | December 3, 2021

As a hockey fan, I love digging up nuggets about players who interest me. What makes them tick off the ice? What hobbies do they enjoy? It makes for great…