Analyzing Brandon Saad’s Potential Impact Joseph Aleong | July 29, 2015 On June 30th, the Chicago Blackhawks made arguably the biggest splash of the offseason and traded budding young star Brandon Saad to the Columbus Blue Jackets. In what could only…
3 Takes: Keys To Winning The Metropolitan Division Mark Scheig | July 29, 2015 Three Takes is a weekly feature that explores the world of the Columbus Blue Jackets and offers strong insights into the team and what to watch for. Have a strong…
Realistic Expectations for Blue Jackets Brandon Saad Greg Thornberry | July 27, 2015 When Brandon Saad came to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a shocking trade, he didn’t just bring an amazing skill set with him. Saad also brings huge expectations to the…
Blue Jackets Fans Always Kept Finding Reason For Hope Mark Scheig | July 25, 2015 Passion. No matter how bad things got for the Columbus Blue Jackets, passion always stood at the center of fans who have endured the worst of times. Unfortunately, the last 15 years…
Improving the Blue Jackets Defense May Have to Wait Greg Thornberry | July 24, 2015 When the 2014-15 NHL season ended, nearly every Blue Jackets fan had a top-four defenseman on their wish list. The city of Columbus then got an early Christmas present in…
Columbus Signs Michael Chaput Dustin Nelson | July 24, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets signed their final restricted free agent on Thursday when they locked in center Michael Chaput to a one-year, two-way contract. Chaput played 33 games for the…
Predicting the Unpredictable: Expected PDO, Metropolitan Division Kyle Morton | July 23, 2015 With the rise of the influence of the analytics community over the landscape of hockey, many new statistics have come to the forefront of forward-thinking analysis. One of those stats,…
3 Takes: The Draft, The Defense & The Division Mark Scheig | July 23, 2015 Three Takes is a weekly feature that explores the world of the Columbus Blue Jackets and offers strong insights into the team and what to watch for. Have a strong…
Blue Jackets Must Find Way To Sign Christian Ehrhoff Mark Scheig | July 20, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets are still looking for a defenseman, after all. Per Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch, the Blue Jackets have had discussions with free-agent defenseman Christian Ehrhoff.…
Ryan Johansen: What a Difference a Year Makes Mark Scheig | July 19, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets had all the momentum. After losing a hard-fought, tough series to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Blue Jackets went into the summer of 2014 hopeful of what…
Blue Jackets Summer Mailbag: Surprises & Roster Decisions Mark Scheig | July 17, 2015 Blue Jackets contributor Mark Scheig answers questions from fans periodically throughout the year. Tweet your question or comment anytime to @THWMark. Who do you think will be the biggest, positive…
Blue Jackets Kekalainen Helping Change Culture In Columbus Mark Scheig | July 12, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets are in unchartered territory. Never before in their franchise history have the Blue Jackets had three consecutive winning seasons or back-to-back 40-win seasons. They now have…
