Columbus Blue jackets News & Opinion

One Question For Each Blue Jackets Player

Mark Scheig | October 3, 2019

Welcome to part two of our Columbus Blue Jackets’ regular season preview. In case you missed part one, we told you why the team was about to answer the ultimate…

Blue Jackets About to Answer the Ultimate Question

Mark Scheig | October 3, 2019

Welcome to the regular season. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, the beginning of the regular season comes with many questions. You know which ones I’m talking about. How will the…

Blue Jackets Look to Swedish Players for Scoring Punch

The Canadian Press | October 3, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to Sweden to help fill the scoring void left by departed star forward Artemi Panarin.
More specifically, the Blue Jackets are relying on a quartet of Swedes _ two of them rookies who haven’t played…

Blue Jackets’ Preseason Thoughts, Part Two

Mark Scheig | October 3, 2019

Training camp and the preseason are finally over for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Now it’s time to play the games for real starting Friday night. Welcome to part two of…

Panarin, Bobrovsky, Duchene Among Many on the Move in NHL

The Canadian Press | October 2, 2019

The St. Louis Blues will look a lot like the team that won the franchise’s first Stanley Cup when the puck drops for the NHL’s season-opening game against the 2018 champion Washington Capitals.
Ryan O’Reilly, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff M…

3 Ways the Blue Jackets Can Stay Strong this Season

Tony Mazziotti | September 30, 2019

After their final preseason game was cancelled, all focus is on the regular season for the Columbus Blue Jackets. As far as preseason predictions go, they have pretty much spanned…

Carving a Blue Jackets’ Path to the Playoffs

Mark Scheig | September 29, 2019

On Saturday, we started off our Columbus Blue Jackets’ season prediction by going all doom and gloom and giving you four reasons why I don’t think the team makes the…

4 Reasons to Worry About the Columbus Blue Jackets

Mark Scheig | September 28, 2019

Let’s just cut right to the chase. I am worried about the Columbus Blue Jackets’ chances in 2019-20. If you have followed me for any length of time, you know…

NHL Rumors: Penguins, Bergevin, Patrick, More

Kyle Gipe | September 27, 2019

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin makes a statement on the Jonathan Drouin trade rumors. Are the Pittsburgh Penguins willing to do what is necessary…

It’s Oliver Bjorkstrand’s Time to Shine for the Blue Jackets

Tony Mazziotti | September 27, 2019

Oliver Bjorkstrand has been waiting to emerge for the Columbus Blue Jackets for some time now. He’s grown to play a skilled and physical game after being coached by John…

The Domino Effect of the Brandon Dubinsky Injury

Mark Scheig | September 26, 2019

The Columbus Blue Jackets got some unexpected news this week on the injury front. One of their veterans could be out for an extended period of time. The team announced…

Blue Jackets’ Dubinsky Out with Wrist Injury

The Canadian Press | September 25, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets centre Brandon Dubinsky likely will miss the start of the season with a wrist injury.
General manager Jarmo Kekalainen said Wednesday the 33-year-old Dubinsky is out indefinitely. No other details were provided.
D…