Is Sergei Bobrovsky The Next Martin Brodeur? Mark Scheig | December 22, 2014 After an awful 6-15-2 start, the Columbus Blue Jackets are in the midst of an 8-0-1 stretch that has the team right back in the thick of the playoff race.…
Comparisons Know No Boundaries: The Blue Jackets of Other Leagues Brad Friedman | December 19, 2014 Yes, even sports teams can have doppelgangers. Every team has its role players and these roles can hold similarities across various sports. Hockey shares basketball’s schedule length, football’s physicality, soccer’s…
Columbus Blue Jackets: The Ultimate Roundtable Part 1 Mark Scheig | December 17, 2014 Who would have thought it? After an awful start to the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have now won 7 games in a row. Many even began to think how…
“Not Our Rival!” Or Are They? The Hockey Writers | December 15, 2014 During the 2003-04 NCAA basketball season the University of Maryland’s men’s basketball team played Duke University in three hard fought basketball games. Duke won the two regular season matchups, but…
Boone Jenner: Goal-scoring Machine and Stick Aficionado Brad Friedman | December 11, 2014 Boone Jenner has been on quite the tear lately. The 21-year old is currently riding a four-game goal-scoring streak and has fired off 12 shots during the stretch. His third…
The 2015 NHL All Star Game: Best In League History? Mark Scheig | December 9, 2014 An All Star Game Years In The Making From the moment that the Columbus Blue Jackets entered the league as an expansion franchise in 2000, they have had a goal…
Fighting the Riptide With (Three Straight) Wins Geoff Hammersley | December 8, 2014 After a historically bad November (where the Columbus Blue Jackets managed to go 2-9-2), December seems to be treating the Blue Jackets a lot better. So far this month, three…
Bobrovsky Ends Tampa Bay’s Winning Streak at Home William Gilbert | December 7, 2014 Sometimes, it’s difficult to score. While the Tampa Bay Lightning have no trouble putting pucks in the net game after game, last night’s matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets seemed…
The CBJ Artillery: Pioneering Social Media in Columbus Mark Scheig | December 3, 2014 In case you hadn’t heard, there is a movement in Columbus that has literally swept the NHL. It all started on social media. Remember back to when the Columbus Blue…
Finding Silver Linings in Blue Jackets Frustrating Season Mark Scheig | December 3, 2014 One look in the locker room after the game said everything. After suffering through another 3rd period meltdown against the Vancouver Canucks, there was 1 common theme that was shared…
Film Study: Jackets Reverse Third Period Struggles Brad Friedman | December 2, 2014 Columbus is no longer the worst team in the league. Well, last night’s 2-1 win over Florida put the Jackets in a tie with Edmonton, but misery enjoys company. That…
Kick Save and a Beauty: McElhinney Shines Brad Friedman | November 30, 2014 It was his best performance of the season and possibly the best of his Blue Jackets career. Curtis McElhinney has had a lot thrown at him the season because of…