Are the Blue Jackets Better Off Without Rick Nash? Josh Smith | August 20, 2012 The Blue Jackets’ captain has left for the bright lights of Broadway. This is a good thing. Gone is Rick Nash. Gone are his 30 goals and his team-leading…
2012-13 NHL Regular Season Predictions: Western Conference Fred Poulin | August 14, 2012 August is the time of the year where things are very slow regarding NHL news, especially since the free agency “frenzy” has cooled down and that NHL training camps are…
Brandon Dubinsky: From Blueshirt to Blue Jacket Josh Smith | August 11, 2012 Brandon Dubinsky has spent his entire professional career with the New York Rangers. For the 2012-13 season, though, he’s trading in his Blueshirt for a Blue Jacket. His path to…
How the West Has Fared Post-Lockout Meesh Shanmugam | August 4, 2012 With the current CBA about to expire, it’s time to look at how the NHL’s Western Conference has fared since the 2004-2005 lockout…
Pre-Season NHL Rankings: The Western Conference Dave Champion | August 2, 2012 This off-season has been full of surprising twists and turns in the NHL world, from Shea Weber signing an offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Nashville Predators’ matching…
New York Rangers Go All In By Acquiring Rick Nash Michael Rappaport | July 23, 2012 Make no mistake about it, the New York Rangers are ‘all in’. The Rangers established their position by acquiring five-time all-star Rick Nash from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.…
Rick Nash Traded To Rangers: What Does It Mean For New York? David OConnor | July 23, 2012 The Columbus Blue Jackets have traded superstar Rick Nash to the New York Rangers. What does it all mean, and who wins this deal?
Columbus Blue Jackets: Five Games to Watch in 2012-13 Josh Smith | July 11, 2012 The NHL has released the full schedule for the upcoming 2012-13 season. Provided negotiations are successful on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement – or both sides reach an agreement to…
Audy-Marchessault Brings Speed, Skill to CBJ Josh Smith | July 6, 2012 One of the newest members of the Blue Jackets organization might be one of the best unheralded free agent signings of the offseason if he can continue his steady growth…
After a Busy Week, Columbus Still Has Work To Do Andrew Grimm | July 3, 2012 During the NHL off-season, players take part in exercise programs and hobbies such as golf while the upcoming season approaches. For teams and their management, the work never really stops.…
Are the Blue Jackets Set in Net? Josh Smith | July 1, 2012 During the offseason, the Blue Jackets bolstered their goaltending staff, but did they improve it? Unless GM Scott Howson has other moves up his sleeve, the duo of recently-acquired Sergei…
The Draft That Was For Columbus Andrew Grimm | June 30, 2012 The Columbus Blue Jackets went into the NHL Draft in Pittsburgh with several question marks surrounding their future. One of the biggest unknowns in the Buckeye State’s capital was goaltending,…