Fastest Two Goals in NHL History: Prospal and Letestu Make Their Mark Josh Smith | February 13, 2013 In Monday night’s game against the Sharks, Columbus forwards Vinny Prospal and Mark Letestu combined for the fastest goals scored in Blue Jackets history. The two scored just eight seconds…
Blue Jackets Beat: Justice Unserved Jeff Little | February 11, 2013 Hockey afficionados around the league are waking up this morning, reviewing the scores from Sunday’s action, and nodding their collectively heads knowlingly as they peruse the “Edmonton 3 Columbus 1”…
The Blue Jackets Struggle to Replace Rick Nash Roarke Boes | February 11, 2013 The Blue Jackets loss to the Oilers Sunday served as a painful reminder of the difference between potential and productivity. Both Columbus and Edmonton are loaded with prized prospects, but…
Blue Jackets Beat: Fitting the Pieces Jeff Little | February 3, 2013 On the heels of two losses — the first a “we woke up too late” 3 -2 road loss to the Minnesota Wild, and the second a listless 4-1 home…
Blue Jackets Beat : Good Things Happen . . . Jeff Little | January 29, 2013 . . . when you put the puck on the net. That’s the completion of the the sentence above, and a lesson that the Blue Jackets need to have drilled…
Blue Jackets Beat: A Thief in the Night Jeff Little | January 27, 2013 The Columbus Blue Jackets earned a hard-fought 3 – 3 tie with the Chicago Blackhawks last night at Nationwide Arena. They earned it . . .but did not receive it,…
Blue Jackets Beat: Have Gun . . . Need Ammo Jeff Little | January 26, 2013 The club returns home tonight after a forgettable early season road trip to Phoenix and Colorado — twin four-goal losses, in which the Blue Jackets managed but a single tally.…
Blue Jackets Beat: One Brick At A Time . . . Jeff Little | January 24, 2013 I resisted the significant temptation to post an exalted, praisworthy piece after the Blue Jackets’ opening win at Nashville. I wanted to see the club in person, up close —…
Blue Jackets Beat: Promise — Not Predictions Jeff Little | January 19, 2013 January 19th — the beginning of the 2013 NHL Season finally arrives. The Los Angeles Kings have just hoisted their Stanley Cup Championship banner, prior to engaging the Chicago Blackhawks,…
In Post-Nash Era, Who Should Captain the Columbus Blue Jackets? James Neveau | January 14, 2013 In the relatively short history of the Columbus Blue Jackets, there hasn’t really been a player that has captured the city’s attention quite like Rick Nash did. In his tenure…
Blue Jackets Beat: On The Ice, At Last Jeff Little | January 13, 2013 As this installment is written, the Blue Jackets’ training camp is thirty minutes old, with just 25 guys vying for 23 slots — a process that must be culminated in just six days.
Blue Jackets Beat: A New Era Begins! Jeff Little | January 6, 2013 While most were sleeping — and even I succumbed to the Sandman in the wee hours while the talks were ongoing — the NHL and NHLPA reached a tentative agreement…