Adam Fantilli Signs 6-Year, $82.5 Million Deal with Blue Jackets After Missing Start of Camp Mark S. · Sep 24, 2026 · 4 min read
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3 NHL Draft Takeaways From Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell’s Press Conference Mark Scheig | June 26, 2026 Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell was grilled as expected on Thursday about the status of Norris Trophy winning defenseman Zach Werenski. That will sort itself out in time as…
Grading the Blue Jackets’ Trade for Avalanche’s Nichushkin Jesse Courville-Lynch | June 26, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets will look quite different next season, as they are expected to lose several pending unrestricted free agents (UFAs), and have been active on the trade front.…
Blue Jackets Acquire Valeri Nichushkin From Avalanche for Draft Picks Mark Scheig | June 25, 2026 Just hours after holding his pre-draft media availability, Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell went right back to work. He was able to land a top-6 winger the team was…
Blue Jackets’ GM Waddell to Meet With Werenski “In Near Future” Mark Scheig | June 25, 2026 The big story around the Columbus Blue Jackets is the future of Norris Trophy winner Zach Werenski. On Thursday afternoon in his pre-draft availability, GM Don Waddell gave some updates…
Outlining the Blue Jackets’ Perfect 2026 Offseason Ryan Womeldorf | June 24, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets were so, so close to securing a wild card berth in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. But once again, they fell just shy of that goal.…
Oilers Should Trade for Blue Jackets’ Kirill Marchenko Matt Parks | June 24, 2026 The Edmonton Oilers recently re-signed pending unrestricted free agents (UFAs) Jason Dickinson and Connor Murphy. This was a good piece of business as they locked down their third-line centre and…
2026 Columbus Blue Jackets Draft Guide Mark Scheig | June 22, 2026 Welcome to the 2026 NHL Draft. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, it marks a pivotal time in their franchise history. Starting with the draft and then going into the rest…
Blue Jackets Can Address Needs by Trading for Jake DeBrusk This Offseason Wesley Minke | June 19, 2026 The 2026 free agent market is not going to get the league-wide headlines that free agency so often brings, but the trade market holds all the value this summer. The…
Will Zach Werenski Be the Next Blue Jackets Star to Force His Way Out of Columbus? Wesley Minke | June 18, 2026 Following The Hockey Writers‘ Mark Scheig‘s recent conversation with Don Waddell, the Columbus Blue Jackets general manager, it seems Waddell understands how the NHL is beginning to adapt to the…
Blue Jackets’ GM Don Waddell Talks 2026 NHL Draft, Offseason Progress & More Mark Scheig | June 17, 2026 Don Waddell is no stranger to long days and nights. That is commonplace in the month of June when he and his staff spend the month getting ready for the…
Blue Jackets Could Address Big Need With a Jordan Kyrou Trade Wesley Minke | June 17, 2026 The NHL offseason has officially started, and one of the most critical of those offseasons belongs to the Columbus Blue Jackets. They have too many players currently banking on this…
3 Reasons the Blue Jackets Need to Prioritize Trading Merzlikins Ryan Womeldorf | June 15, 2026 The offseason has been underway for the Columbus Blue Jackets for a while now. They got some good news in the form of a Norris Trophy win for Zach Werenski,…
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