Early Look at the Blue Jackets’ New Defense Corps Nicholas Arnold | June 14, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets have had an eventful week. After news broke that Mike Babcock is presumed to be their next head coach, they got down to making some changes…
Canucks’ 2023 Offseason Trade Targets: Columbus Blue Jackets Matthew Zator | June 13, 2023 The Vancouver Canucks need right-handed defencemen, both at the NHL level and in their prospect pool. While Filip Hronek was added from the Detroit Red Wings at the 2023 Trade…
Red Wings Have Other Defenseman Targets After Severson Trade Michael DeRosa | June 13, 2023 It is not a secret that one of the Detroit Red Wings’ biggest objectives for the 2023 NHL Offseason is to add a top-four, right-shot defenseman. This has been a…
Oilers Can Take Advantage of Blue Jackets’ Defensive Logjam Rob Couch | June 10, 2023 It was always a stretch to think that the Edmonton Oilers were going to go out and add another big-time defenceman after Mattias Ekholm was added at the trade deadline,…
Blue Jackets’ Boqvist Looking Forward to New Year Mark Scheig | December 31, 2022 Saturday afternoon when the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Chicago Blackhawks, it will feature a meeting of two defensemen who were traded for each other. For Seth Jones, it’s his…
Blue Jackets’ Immaturity on Display Early in 2022-23 Nicholas Arnold | October 26, 2022 The Columbus Blue Jackets are roughly a 10th of the way through the 2022-23 season, so it’s time to have a quick look at how things are going. If I…
3 Blue Jackets Primed for a Breakout in 2022-23 Nicholas Arnold | September 10, 2022 The new season is fast approaching and that means its time for some preview content here at The Hockey Writers. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, there is a lot to…
Blackhawks Should Target 3 Blue Jackets in Patrick Kane Trade Michael DeRosa | August 30, 2022 Last week, Sportsnet analyst Nick Alberga jokingly tweeted that he couldn’t wait for Patrick Kane to be traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Immediately after, he reported that someone “in the know” contacted him,…
Blue Jackets’ Reset Will Provide Blueprint For Others to Follow Mark Scheig | July 19, 2022 Dateline: May 2021. The Columbus Blue Jackets were putting the finishing touches on a disappointing season. Although it was the last game of the season against the Detroit Red Wings,…
Blue Jackets Clearly Winning the Jones Trade After Two Solid Drafts Mark Scheig | July 10, 2022 Now that the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft is over, we know all of the players involved in the trade involving Blackhawks star-defenseman Seth Jones. To say the Columbus Blue…
Blue Jackets Got a Bargain With Adam Boqvist Contract Extension William Espy | July 9, 2022 The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired defenseman Adam Boqvist last offseason in the blockbuster trade with the Chicago Blackhawks which sent Seth Jones the other way. In his debut season, Boqvist…
Blue Jackets’ 12-Step Plan For Perfect Offseason Mark Scheig | June 29, 2022 The Columbus Blue Jackets are facing a critical offseason. If they hope to continue the momentum they’ve started with their reset, then they need to make all the right moves…