Posts tagged with "Jarmo Kekalainen"
Panarin Will Upgrade Blue Jackets' Offense
July 15th, 2017 A couple of days before Free Agent Frenzy kicked off, the hockey world was hit with multiple trades. Probably the largest of them all was the one between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks in an essential swap of Artemi Panarin and Brandon Saad. The Jackets got the sniper they wanted and the Hawks got their old friend...
Blue Jackets Winners With or Without Matt Duchene
July 2nd, 2017 The big question in the hockey world is, where will Matt Duchene end up? The rumors of Duchene's departure have swirled for over a year now. Many assumed that it was just a matter of time before GM Joe Sakic pulled the trigger on a trade. But as we know, nothing has happened as of yet. Reports suggest that the price to acquire Duchene...
Blue Jackets Buy Out Scott Hartnell
June 29th, 2017 Add yet another free agent to the list as July 1 creeps closer and closer. On Thursday the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that they bought out the remaining contract for left winger Scott Hartnell. https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/880478554177318913 Hartnell's Cannon Silenced The Blue Jackets will pay the 35-year-old over...
Blue Jackets Making Big Offseason Statement
June 26th, 2017 Who saw that trade coming? I sure didn't. The Columbus Blue Jackets made an enormous splash on Friday by acquiring Artemi Panarin from the Chicago Blackhawks. He along with Tyler Motte and a sixth-round pick came to Columbus in exchange for Brandon Saad, Anton Forsberg and a fifth-round pick in 2018. In a word, woah. Where did that...
2017 Columbus Blue Jackets' Draft Guides
June 18th, 2017 It is officially NHL Draft week. But this is no ordinary draft week. No, this week has an extra wrinkle to it thanks to the Vegas Golden Knights. They enter the league as the 31st team. As such, they get the opportunity to draft one player off the other 30 teams. When that's done, the Entry Draft takes center stage. All 31 teams...
Blue Jackets Offer First Clue in Expansion Draft Plans
June 12th, 2017 The first piece of the Columbus Blue Jackets' expansion-draft plans has been revealed according to a report. Per Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch, the Blue Jackets did not ask veteran-forward Scott Hartnell to waive his no-move clause. This comes as a bit of a surprise given that he must now be protected in the expansion...
