Posts About "Jarmo Kekalainen"
Making Sense of Recent Blue Jackets' Rumors
October 4th, 2020 The NHL Draft is coming quickly. As of this writing, there are just over 48 hours to go until the New York Rangers are on the clock. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, there seems to be a belief that they are looking to do something big. As multiple reporters have pointed out, they will be an interesting team to watch this week and...
2020 Columbus Blue Jackets Draft Preview
September 28th, 2020 What does this offseason have in store for the Columbus Blue Jackets? We will start to find out in about a week's time. GM Jarmo Kekalainen and his staff will embark on the 2020 NHL Draft. Then right after that, the window for free agency opens. It is widely expected that the Blue Jackets will make some moves. The question here...
Blue Jackets' Potential Trade Partners: Detroit Red Wings
September 24th, 2020 We have finally made it back to the United States! Welcome to part eight of our Columbus Blue Jackets September series where we look at different teams around the league and see if there's anything that could make them potential trading partners. In case you missed part seven, we discussed the Vancouver Canucks. Life as a Red...
3 Blue Jackets Trade Partners This Offseason
September 1st, 2020 With the 2019-20 NHL season firmly in the rearview mirror for the Columbus Blue Jackets, it’s time we turn our attention to the upcoming offseason. It will be a bit strange, since it’s in the fall and it’s shorter than usual, but the feel is that Columbus is ready to make a move to shake things up a bit. Columbus GM Jarmo...
Realistic Blue Jackets Expectations For the Offseason
August 24th, 2020 Welcome to Part 2 of our season-ending series on the Columbus Blue Jackets. In case you missed part one, we discussed five costly mistakes that sent the team out of the playoffs. We now turn our attention to the offseason. Seriously, who knows how this offseason is going to turn out? While the playoffs in the bubble are running...
5 Costly Blue Jackets Mistakes That Burst Their Bubble
August 22nd, 2020 Welcome to Part 1 of our season-ending column on the Columbus Blue Jackets. A weird and potentially explosive offseason awaits the team. We will address the future and what could be coming in Part 2. But for now, we will focus on the playoff series that just ended on Wednesday. The Blue Jackets may have lost in just five games,...
Blue Jackets Face New Johansen Situation with Dubois
June 25th, 2020 Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen raised some eyebrows when he selected center Pierre-Luc Dubois No. 3 overall at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. In retrospect, he shouldn’t have. It was the right decision. Dubois Over Puljujarvi It isn’t just that a winger, Finn Jesse Puljujarvi, who fell to the Edmonton Oilers...
Blue Jackets Happy With Return to Play Progress
May 28th, 2020 We have progress. Not only that, the Columbus Blue Jackets are happy with the current progress of the NHL's Return to Play plan. GM Jarmo Kekalainen and captain Nick Foligno took time on Wednesday to speak on a conference call to discuss their thoughts on the plan. While they are excited for things that could happen in the future,...
Blue Jackets: Jarmo Kekalainen's 3rd-Round Picks Ranked
May 28th, 2020 Ever since Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen was named Scott Howson's successor on Feb. 13, 2013, the franchise's fortunes have dramatically changed and they have slowly earned respect around the NHL. Kekalainen's focal point, among his many duties as GM, and what was missing from the early Blue Jackets' history,...
Columbus Blue Jackets: Put Some Respect on That Name
May 25th, 2020 Let's take a quick trip down memory lane, shall we? The date was May 6, 2019. Despite giving the Boston Bruins all they could handle in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Columbus Blue Jackets eventually lost Game 6 by a 3-0 score to send them into a whirlwind of an offseason. The question everyone wanted to know...
8 Potential Blue Jackets' First-Round Draft Targets
May 18th, 2020 For just the second time in the last four seasons, the Columbus Blue Jackets will make a selection in the first round of the NHL Draft. That will afford the team a chance to land one of the best players available in a loaded draft class. Take nothing away from the Blue Jackets though despite their lack of firsts in recent years. From...
Blue Jackets Have Assets but Lack Cap Space to Add Scoring Help
May 11th, 2020 NHL teams typically improve in two ways: through the draft and development of young players or trading for or acquiring through free agency experienced players who fill specific needs. The Columbus Blue Jackets are in a good position to promote from within and perhaps trade for scoring. The team’s depth in goal and on defense is...
Blue Jackets Goaltending in Luxurious Position
April 25th, 2020 What was once the biggest question for the Columbus Blue Jackets is suddenly now one of its biggest strengths. On Thursday, the Blue Jackets agreed to terms with goaltender Elvis Merzlikins on a two-year contract extension that will keep him in Columbus through the 2021-22 season. It's the same term that Joonas Korpisalo recently...
