Personal Reflections Of John Tortorella Mark Scheig | December 21, 2015 When the Columbus Blue Jackets dismissed Todd Richards after an 0-7-0 start and brought in John Tortorella to coach the team, I didn’t honestly know what to expect. Given the…
Should Ryan Johansen be Dealt to Vancouver? Colton Davies | December 21, 2015 The alleged rumblings continued in Columbus between star forward Ryan Johansen and head coach John Tortorella, when Johansen was a healthy scratch in the Blue Jackets’ 7-5 road win over Arizona…
Mock Trade: Johansen to Vancouver Noah Dolinajec | December 19, 2015 For whatever reason the Columbus Blue Jackets went ahead and hired John “Canuck Killer” Tortorella. Okay… that name is made up but it works right? After the Blue Jackets assembled…
Ryan Johansen Being Shopped, May Be Healthy Scratch Dustin L. Nelson | December 17, 2015 Things have been rumored to be rocky between Columbus’s star forward Ryan Johansen and new coach John Tortorella. He had been benched shortly after Tortorella’s arrival and was again benched…
Metro Division By the Numbers: December Edition The Hockey Writers | December 16, 2015 After some good reception on the November edition of Metro Division By the Numbers, I’m happy to bring December’s edition. Once again, I caution the numbers are light. Stay with…
Blue Jackets Need New Recipe For Home Cooking Mark Scheig | December 12, 2015 Home ice advantage for an NHL team is supposed to be just that, an advantage. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, home ice has been anything but an advantage. In fact,…
Can McElhinney Make Magic? Mark Scheig | December 10, 2015 Not much has gone right for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. The bad news continued Wednesday. It’s about the last thing the team needed at this point in the…
Sergei Bobrovsky is Out After Injury Dustin L. Nelson | December 9, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets have had two seasons of little but bad news. That continued on Tuesday night when the team lost starting goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to a lower-body injury.…
All Hail Bobrovsky Mark Scheig | December 7, 2015 What a difference a month makes. After enduring the most unthinkable of starts, Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky has turned his game around in a major way. It’s no surprise…
Report: Columbus to Give Jan Hejda AHL Tryout Dustin L. Nelson | December 4, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets will give former Blue Jacket defenseman Jan Hejda a professional tryout (PTO) with the club’s AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, according to Aaron Portzline of…
Blue Jackets Scratch Scott Hartnell Mark Scheig | December 4, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets need a wake-up call on offense. With just six goals for in their last four games, they need to shake things up. Scratching one of their…
Manny Malhotra Takes Tryout Dustin L. Nelson | December 3, 2015 Manny Malhotra, veteran of 991 games, isn’t ready to hang up the skates. The 35-year-old has taken a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Columbus Blue Jackets’ AHL affiliate Lake…