5 Blue Jackets’ Prospects That Could Make NHL in 2023-24 Mark Scheig | August 12, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets boast one of the best prospect pools in the NHL heading into the 2023-24 season. The question now becomes how many of them can make the…
Blue Jackets Need a Breakout Season From Kent Johnson Don Helbig | August 10, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets are expecting newly acquired defensemen Damon Severson and Ivan Provorov to strengthen the blue line. They also believe new goalie coach Niklas Backstrom will help improve…
Blue Jackets 2023-24 Season Expectations: Damon Severson William Espy | August 6, 2023 Damon Severson was one of two big defensive acquisitions Jarmo Kekalainen made this offseason. Prior to his sign and trade to the Columbus Blue Jackets, he was set to be…
3 Blue Jackets Who Can Bounce Back in 2023-24 William Espy | August 5, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets had a disappointing 2022-23 season, that’s something that has been said consistently this offseason and many think that the pieces are in place to bounce back…
3 Blue Jackets Rookies That Can Make a Case for the Defense Don Helbig | August 5, 2023 The 2023-24 NHL season is just around the corner, and one of the top storylines for the Columbus Blue Jackets, when training camp commences next month, is on defense. It’s…
Blue Jackets Who May Struggle Under Mike Babcock William Espy | August 4, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets are making a massive change to the organization’s culture by bringing Mike Babcock into the mix as the team’s head coach. We’ve already discussed a few…
Blue Jackets’ Merzlikins Will Bounce Back in 2023-24 Mikhail Bryan | July 29, 2023 It’s no secret that Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins didn’t have the best season in 2022-23. The 29-year-old Latvian appeared in 30 games and started in 27. He posted a…
3 Blue Jackets Who Can Break Out in the 2023-24 Season William Espy | July 21, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets have an exciting young group and realistically any of the players in the organization under the age of 24 can break through at any moment. Potential…
Blue Jackets’ 2022-23 Rookies Give Some Hope for the Future Nicholas Arnold | July 17, 2023 Last season will go down as one of the worst in Columbus Blue Jackets’ history. The team was drastically worse than it looked on paper at the start of the…
3 Blue Jackets Who Should Have Bigger Role in 2023-24 William Espy | July 9, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets have far too many players for their own good at this point in time, and while that will lead to some difficult decisions, overall it’s a…
3 Blue Jackets Forwards Who Are Running Out of Opportunities William Espy | July 9, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets have a well-documented logjam with their defensemen; however, they have a very similar situation with their forwards as well. With the amount of young players looking…
Projecting 2023-24 Blue Jackets’ Roster 1.0: Options Aplenty Mark Scheig | July 5, 2023 Welcome to the Summer of 2023. The NHL Draft is over. The meat of free agency is done. Most folks now look ahead to the two or so months of…