Blue Jackets Enter a Whole New Goaltending World: Greaves on Top, Talbot Ready to Help Mark Scheig | September 30, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets will enter the 2026-27 season with an important change on their roster. A mainstay in their goaltending room has moved on. With Elvis Merzlikins included in…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Knies Leaves, Marchenko Arrives & Season Starts The Old Prof | September 29, 2026 The regular season finally arrives tonight, and somehow the Toronto Maple Leafs have given us a pretty good idea of what this new era will look like before the puck…
Blue Jackets Trade Kirill Marchenko to Maple Leafs for Matthew Knies in Six-Player Deal Mark Scheig | September 28, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets were only ever going to trade Kirill Marchenko if they got talent back. They found what they were looking for given the circumstances. On Monday, the…
Grading the Maple Leafs & Blue Jackets’ Trade Involving Marchenko & Knies Alex Chauvancy | September 28, 2026 The first regular-season games haven’t even taken place yet, and we already have our first whopper of a trade. Earlier today, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets linked…
Blue Jackets Designate Staffer Reid Robertson as Emergency Backup Goalie (EBUG) Mark Scheig | September 9, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets already had the services of Reid Robertson available to them. He is their Travel & Logistics Manager. We can now add another important role to Robertson’s…
Merzlikins Remains Out Indefinitely After Surgery; Blue Jackets Seeking Goalie, Update at Camp Mark Scheig | September 9, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets previously announced that goaltender Elvis Merzlikins had shoulder surgery. That took place back on Aug 17 after he reported feeling discomfort during offseason workouts. At this…
NHL Rumors: Podkolzin’s Future with Oilers, Merzlikin Injury, and a Larkin Update Jim Parsons | August 21, 2026 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers are counting on Vasily Podkolzin to take another step and provide some much-needed secondary offense. Meanwhile, the Columbus Blue Jackets have been…
Blue Jackets Goalie Elvis Merzlikins Undergoes Shoulder Surgery, No Timetable for Return Mark Scheig | August 20, 2026 With just under one month before the start of Training Camp, the Columbus Blue Jackets are already dealing with major injuries. This latest one required surgery to repair. On Thursday…
How Blue Jackets Can Become a Contender, Part 3: The Missing Pieces Mark Scheig | August 2, 2026 We have recapped how the Columbus Blue Jackets got to this point. We talked about the importance of why the team must maximize their current core in order to become…
Projecting Blue Jackets’ Goalie Stats for 2026-27 Wesley Minke | July 21, 2026 This offseason, the Columbus Blue Jackets have been focused on their young stars and squaring away contract details ahead of training camp in mid-September. With all three of their remaining…
3 Reasons the Columbus Blue Jackets Can Make the Playoffs in 2027 Ryan Womeldorf | July 16, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets are facing hard realities this offseason. After falling short of the playoffs thanks to a 2-7-1 stretch, the team already had questions. Then Kirill Marchenko made…
3 Reasons the Blue Jackets Need to Prioritize Trading Merzlikins Ryan Womeldorf | June 15, 2026 The offseason has been underway for the Columbus Blue Jackets for a while now. They got some good news in the form of a Norris Trophy win for Zach Werenski,…
