Posts About "Cam Atkinson"
3 Takeaways From the Blue Jackets Game 1 Victory
August 3rd, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets had a plan. They executed their plan to perfection in their 2-0 victory in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Qualifer series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. What did we learn from this game? 1. Joonas Korpisalo Shined Brightly The night belonged to Joonas Korpisalo. Making his postseason debut for the...
Blue Jackets Need Atkinson, Murray, Texier & Anderson to Step Up
July 31st, 2020 It has been an odd season for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Between injuries, new faces, and even a suspension of the season due to COVID-19, consistency has been difficult for players to find. Many players that are usually a factor for the franchise have found themselves having quiet and inconsistent seasons. In this piece, some of...
Blue Jackets' Cam Atkinson Knows His Time Is Now
July 28th, 2020 Cam Atkinson knows he has a lot more in him. This season wasn't his best by any standards. Coming off of six straight 20-goal seasons, Atkinson played in just 44 games in 2019-20 scoring just 12 goals and 26 points while battling through injuries like most of his teammates. Atkinson hasn't played in a game since he suffered an...
Blue Jackets Eager to Get to Exhibition Game & Beyond
July 27th, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets are starting to settle into Toronto. The team arrived on Sunday into the bubble in advance of their first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. But before we get to that series, the Blue Jackets will make final preparations. They have multiple practice days upcoming. They also have one of the last...
Power Play Is Key for Blue Jackets' Postseason Success
July 22nd, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets pulled off the impossible during the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They swept the Presidents' Trophy-winning Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round. The key to the upset was their power play, which struggled during the regular season with a 15.4 percent success rate. In the Lightning series, however, the power...
Blue Jackets: The 5 Most Significant Injuries of 2019-20
June 27th, 2020 It was a tough season of injuries for the Columbus Blue Jackets. They had a league-leading 420 man-games lost and had up to 11 players missing from their roster. While the team was bogged down by injuries, some were more significant than others. This article will countdown the five most significant injuries of the 2019-20 season. The...
Blues Jackets' Difference-Makers in 2020 Playoffs
June 1st, 2020 With the NHL’s proposed plan to return to play, the Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves in the playoffs for the fourth season in a row. They will be included in the play-in series against the Toronto Maple Leafs to determine the top 16 teams. Considering the Blue Jackets' limited playoff success last season with a sweep of the...
Blue Jackets Can Expect Reinforcements When NHL Season Resumes
May 22nd, 2020 When the 2019-20 season kicked off in October, many across the NHL landscape didn’t think much of the Columbus Blue Jackets. In fact, some experts wrote them off as a potential playoff team. After shocking the hockey world last spring with their four-game sweep of the Presidents' Trophy-winning, Tampa Bay Lightning, the Jackets were...
Cam Atkinson Invites You To Virtual 5K For Amazing Cause
April 29th, 2020 Columbus Blue Jackets' star forward Cam Atkinson has done a lot of amazing work both on and off the ice in his time with the team. Most notably, the work he and his team do with the Force Network Fund has made a huge difference in the lives of military personnel and first responders. To date, the Fund has donated almost $400,000 to...
Top 10 Undersized NHL Players
April 18th, 2020 Often deemed too small by NHL scouts and executives, undersized players frequently have a harder time breaking into the National Hockey League. Many are overlooked and go undrafted since they do not fit the traditional mould of a professional hockey player. However, smaller players have found their way into the NHL and made history....
Resetting the Blue Jackets' Injured List
March 15th, 2020 What a crazy, insane season this has been for the Columbus Blue Jackets. It started with stars leaving. As such, the team got off to an awful start. Then add numerous, crushing injuries. And yet, the Blue Jackets currently sit in a wildcard spot on points thanks to several players stepping up at key times. And now, the entire...
Blue Jackets Have Reasons to Trade Josh Anderson
January 27th, 2020 We now continue with part two of our month-long series on the Columbus Blue Jackets and the NHL's Trade Deadline. In case you missed part one, we discussed why the Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs would make for perfect trading partners. We now turn our attention to a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets currently on injured reserved. We...
Blue Jackets' Doubters Were Right Not to Believe in Them
December 9th, 2019 It was the ultimate game of who was right and who was wrong. On one side, you have the Columbus Blue Jackets. Despite losing all that talent to unrestricted free agency in the offseason, GM Jarmo Kekalainen and crew maintained that not only would the team be ok, they'd be a playoff team. They were defiant in the face of scrutiny....
