Who is to Blame for the Blue Jackets Defensive Struggles? Douglas Cutler | November 11, 2013 Where for art thou, Tim Erixon? Despite a 5-2 win on Saturday night over the New York Islanders, the Columbus Blue Jackets are still a team that is struggling to…
Blue Jackets Notebook: By the Numbers (and they are not Good) Douglas Cutler | November 7, 2013 It’s funny what happens inside your head when your team goes from a 3-game winning streak directly into a 4-game losing streak. About 10 days ago, I kept thinking “what…
Penguins-Blue Jackets Rivalry? Not Yet Andrew Roman | November 4, 2013 The first two games of the newest “vaunted” rivalry in the NHL–between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets–have come and gone, and to say the least, the teams left…
Columbus Blue Jackets Report Card: October Douglas Cutler | November 1, 2013 We’ve now played a full month of the Blue Jackets season. The team stands at 5-6-0 and is tied for 10th in the Eastern Conference Standings, just 1 point out of the…
Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets Weekend Series vs Pittsburgh Penguins Matthew Souva | October 31, 2013 Friday and Saturday could mark the genesis of a new Metropolitan Division rivalry. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins meet in a back-to-back home-and-home series Friday in Pennsylvania and…
Dubinsky: No Suspension, Now is the Right Time for the “C” Douglas Cutler | October 29, 2013 Brandon Dubinsky is not a thug. After Sunday night’s game, some may have thought so, after he laid out Saku Koivu of the Anaheim Ducks. The play was one that…
The Promise of Today and Tomorrow on the Columbus Blueline Matthew Souva | October 28, 2013 We’re finally into double-digit games for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the results have trended toward positive. While the team’s record shows a bit of a mixed bag, the content…
4 Mini-Headlines to Define the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Season So Far Andrew Roman | October 26, 2013 The Columbus Blue Jackets are ten games in to their 2013-14 season and so far they look very much like an average team. They are 5-5-0, owners of a 4th…
Curtis McElhinney Steals One, Jackets Get a Much Needed Win Douglas Cutler | October 21, 2013 Coming off of a 3-game road trip and 4-game losing streak, the Blue Jackets needed a win in a bad way. Enter Curtis McElhinney for a spot start to relieve…
Blue Jackets Notebook: Plus and Minus Douglas Cutler | October 18, 2013 The Columbus Blue Jackets Notebook is back for another spin. The Jackets are 2-4-0 through their first 6 games. After a start of 2-5-1 last year, I hope we’re not…
Blue Jackets’ Early Season Losing Streak a Good Sign for Future Matthew Souva | October 18, 2013 The welcome to the Eastern Conference hasn’t seemed smooth for the Columbus Blue Jackets so far. On the surface, the current three-game losing streak is disconcerting. Inconsistency, lapses in judgement,…
Blue Jackets Play First Measuring Stick Game, Fall to Bruins Andrew Roman | October 14, 2013 The Columbus Blue Jackets played their first measuring stick game of the 2013-14 season at home, during the day, against the reigning Eastern Conference Champion Boston Bruins, and in a…