3 NHL Teams That Will Break Out in 2015-16 Devin Slawson | August 3, 2015 With the 2015 offseason nearly halfway over, the Draft and Free Agent Frenzy are all but a distant memory. Plenty of fans are already looking forward to the 2015-16 season,…
How The Blue Jackets Roster Came To Be Mark Scheig | August 2, 2015 It all started in 2002. The Columbus Blue Jackets held the third overall pick of that draft. Thanks to a trade with the Florida Panthers, the Blue Jackets got the…
Sonny Milano Undresses Team Finland for Shorthanded Goal Dustin Nelson | August 2, 2015 The US National Juniors Evaluation Camp is coming to an end on Monday, as the US takes a look at their top contenders for the 2016 World Juniors Championships. Starting…
In Search of Defensive Muscle The Hockey Writers | August 2, 2015 Despite Blue Jackets’ General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen’s boisterous optimism with the club’s current defensive line-up, make no mistake: Columbus’ defensive blue line will need to be revamped to…
3 Most Improved Metropolitan Division Teams Michael Pityk | August 1, 2015 The NHL’s western conference has been regarded as having the toughest competition in the league, but the eastern conference has gained ground in recent seasons. Given the underwhelming free agent…
Analyzing Brandon Saad’s Potential Impact Joseph Aleong | July 29, 2015 On June 30th, the Chicago Blackhawks made arguably the biggest splash of the offseason and traded budding young star Brandon Saad to the Columbus Blue Jackets. In what could only…
3 Takes: Keys To Winning The Metropolitan Division Mark Scheig | July 29, 2015 Three Takes is a weekly feature that explores the world of the Columbus Blue Jackets and offers strong insights into the team and what to watch for. Have a strong…
Realistic Expectations for Blue Jackets Brandon Saad Greg Thornberry | July 27, 2015 When Brandon Saad came to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a shocking trade, he didn’t just bring an amazing skill set with him. Saad also brings huge expectations to the…
Blue Jackets Fans Always Kept Finding Reason For Hope Mark Scheig | July 25, 2015 Passion. No matter how bad things got for the Columbus Blue Jackets, passion always stood at the center of fans who have endured the worst of times. Unfortunately, the last 15 years…
Improving the Blue Jackets Defense May Have to Wait Greg Thornberry | July 24, 2015 When the 2014-15 NHL season ended, nearly every Blue Jackets fan had a top-four defenseman on their wish list. The city of Columbus then got an early Christmas present in…
Columbus Signs Michael Chaput Dustin Nelson | July 24, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets signed their final restricted free agent on Thursday when they locked in center Michael Chaput to a one-year, two-way contract. Chaput played 33 games for the…
Predicting the Unpredictable: Expected PDO, Metropolitan Division Kyle Morton | July 23, 2015 With the rise of the influence of the analytics community over the landscape of hockey, many new statistics have come to the forefront of forward-thinking analysis. One of those stats,…
