Blue Jackets Transactions
3 Blue Jackets' Takeaways From Free Agency Day
July 1st, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets were expected to be relatively quiet as free agency frenzy began around the NHL. Thus far, that has held true to form. They did sign three players Sunday, including defenseman Tommy Cross, Adam Clendening and Dillon Simpson. (Update: Per TSN's...
Savvy Blue Jackets Ace Their Deadline Test
February 28th, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets needed to do something, anything at this past trade deadline. A golden opportunity presented itself for the Blue Jackets. The question was would they take advantage of it? How much would it cost them? After the dust settled on an interesting...
Panarin Will Upgrade Blue Jackets' Offense
July 15th, 2017 A couple of days before Free Agent Frenzy kicked off, the hockey world was hit with multiple trades. Probably the largest of them all was the one between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks in an essential swap of Artemi Panarin and Brandon Saad. The Jackets...
Blue Jackets Offseason Review & Analysis
July 8th, 2017 Welcome back to Blue Jackets Pressure Points. Last summer, we tackled hard questions facing the team in the offseason and tried offering answers. For our second season, we have nine questions we will attempt to answer. Before we jump into those questions which will come...
3 Takeaways from Jackets' Deadline Deals
March 3rd, 2017 The Columbus Blue Jackets did make moves at the trade deadline like I suggested. They didn't acquire Martin Hanzal or Brian Boyle as I offered. They simply traded for needed depth and I approve. Hanzal and Boyle sold for too much anyway. Columbus made two...
Blue Jackets' Tame Offseason Making Impact
February 3rd, 2017 Sometimes less is more, and the Columbus Blue Jackets are proving that saying can apply to offseason acquisitions. http://gty.im/639512328 Columbus finished 27th in the NHL in 2015-16, but the months following the campaign did not see a major roster shakeup. This is...
This Season's Best Acquisition: Columbus' Brad Shaw
December 26th, 2016 The summer is when teams make necessary moves to ready themselves for the upcoming season. Whether it's the decision to sign a key free-agent, or the hard decision to make a franchise-altering trade, teams make decisions with one thing in mind, to improve their future...
Blue Jackets Sign Marc-Andre Bergeron to PTO: Report
September 6th, 2016 Former NHL defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron is trying to make a comeback. The Columbus Blue Jackets have inked the 35-year-old blueliner to a professional tryout contract, TSN's James Mirtle reported on Tuesday. Marc-Andre Bergeron is attempting a return to the NHL....
Blue Jackets Sign Sam Gagner to One-Year Contract
August 2nd, 2016 The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed free agent forward Sam Gagner to a one-year contract, according to the team. The deal will pay Gagner $650,000 in 2016-17, according to Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch. Say hello to @89SGagner, #CBJ fans! ?? He's joined us...
Quiet Deadline Leads To New Contract For Boone Jenner
February 29th, 2016 Monday started with high hopes of potential moves getting done. Instead, it ended with a core member of the Blue Jackets receiving a new contract. The NHL trade deadline came and went for the Columbus Blue Jackets with no moves made. Given their place in the standings,...
Kerby Rychel Told To Expect Trade: Report
February 29th, 2016 The Columbus Blue Jackets have reportedly told Kerby Rychel to expect a trade at some point today. https://twitter.com/DamoSpin/status/704343767801860097 As reported by The Hockey Writers earlier this month, Rychel requested a trade to the organization after the...
Blue Jackets Guide To The Trade Deadline
February 8th, 2016 The Columbus Blue Jackets have returned home from their western Canada road trip. After securing a pair of 2-1 victories in Vancouver and Calgary, the Blue Jackets finally get a taste of some extended home cooking. They start a five-game home stand Tuesday night against the...
Reacting To Johansen-For-Jones
January 7th, 2016 The hockey world lit up on Wednesday, in many ways. The biggest of which involved a straight-up trade involving star players. The Columbus Blue Jackets sent star-center Ryan Johansen to the Nashville Predators in exchange for star-defenseman Seth Jones. In hindsight,...
