Blue Jackets – Lightning Game 2 Notes: 21 Periods Over 8 Days, No Problem Pete Bauer | August 14, 2020 Since last Thursday, the Columbus Blue Jackets have played over 21 periods worth of hockey, with three overtime games (including Tuesday’s 5 OT marathon). This Thursday afternoon they stuck to…
Blue Jackets Are Business as Usual With Game 2 Preparations Mark Scheig | August 13, 2020 On to the next one. That might sound boring to you. But for the Columbus Blue Jackets, moving on to the next one after a loss is business as usual.…
Blue Jackets – Lightning Game 1 Notes: Same Series, Different Teams Pete Bauer | August 12, 2020 It’s the same series as the first round of last year’s playoffs – the Columbus Blue Jackets against the Tampa Bay Lightning. But these are two substantially different teams from…
Blue Jackets/Lightning: 5 Specific Things To Watch For Mark Scheig | August 11, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning will kick off their first-round playoff matchup on Tuesday afternoon in Toronto. It is an eagerly anticipated rematch from last season when…
Blue Jackets Qualifying Round Stars – Atkinson, Dubois, Foudy & Korpisalo Cody Chalfan | August 10, 2020 On Oct. 21, 2019, after a 4-3 OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella told reporters: “We’re supposed to suck this year.” This…
Blue Jackets Game 5 Notes: Game 1 Repeat Leads to Round 1 Repeat Pete Bauer | August 10, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets are in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a team-record 4th consecutive season. They defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the deciding Game 5, 3-0. They also shut out the…
Blue Jackets Identity Reveals Maple Leafs Identity Crisis Mark Scheig | August 10, 2020 Both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs thought they knew who they were coming into their best-of-five series. But after a decisive 3-0 win in Game 5 by…
5 Blue Jackets Things To Watch For In Game 5 Mark Scheig | August 9, 2020 It all comes down to this. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs will play Game 5 of their Stanley Cup Qualifer series Sunday night. This marks the first…
Blue Jackets Game 4 Notes: 3 Empty-Net Misses and 3:33 Bring a Game 5 Pete Bauer | August 8, 2020 Is a 3-0 lead the new “most dangerous lead in hockey”? For the second straight night, a team lost a three-goal lead, then lost the game in OT. This time…
Blue Jackets Still Have Reason To Hold Heads High Mark Scheig | August 8, 2020 Did that just really happen? Or was this all a crazy dream? It’s the next day and I’m still not convinced this is real. Somehow, we will have a Game…
5 Takeaways From Maple Leafs’ Game 4 Comeback Win Andrew Forbes | August 8, 2020 Speechless. Whether you’re a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs or the Columbus Blue Jackets, my guess is that you’re speechless right now. Three goal leads are not safe in…
Blue Jackets Game 3 Notes: Great Comeback, Not So Great Special Teams Pete Bauer | August 7, 2020 Shades of last year’s Game 1 vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning! Last night the Columbus Blue Jackets were down 3-0 (to the Toronto Maple Leafs this time) and finished with four…