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4 Reasons to Worry About the Columbus Blue Jackets
September 28th, 2019 Let's just cut right to the chase. I am worried about the Columbus Blue Jackets' chances in 2019-20. If you have followed me for any length of time, you know that I am one of the most optimistic people when it comes to the Blue Jackets. I've long been a believer in what plan the team has executed. I've always said it was a matter of...
Blue Jackets' Preseason Thoughts, Part One
September 22nd, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets have now completed half of their preseason games after losing in St. Louis Sunday afternoon 5-3. Now is the time to start talking real takeaways from the four games we have seen. As it stands, the Blue Jackets have 34 players remaining in camp as we approach the final week of preseason action. There's...
Blue Jackets' Training Camp: Lines, Roster Battles & Notes
September 15th, 2019 Training camp is finally underway. From a Columbus Blue Jackets' perspective, that means starting to get the answers to some important questions surrounding the team. Opportunity is available in a way that it hasn't been in recent seasons. As head coach John Tortorella put it on Wednesday at Media Day, this was the last time that he...
Blue Jackets Look to Move Past Drama of Departing Stars
September 13th, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio — The off-season drama churned up by the exodus of some of their top stars is now behind the Columbus Blue Jackets. Now they open training camp with some burning questions. Can veteran Joonas Korpisalo, rookie Elvis Merzlikins or someone...
Zach Werenski Contract Big Win for Blue Jackets
September 9th, 2019 The first of the big crop of RFA's has his new deal. It was a great day for both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Zach Werenski. Werenski agreed to a new three-year deal worth $15 million that will see the defenseman get $4 million in 2019-20, $4 million in 2020-21 and $7 million in 2021-22....
Making Sense of the Blue Jackets & Mitch Marner
July 15th, 2019 On the latest episode of "31 Thoughts the Podcast", Elliotte Friedman dropped a very interesting tidbit related to the ongoing Mitch Marner situation. While many around the hockey world have been wondering if an offer sheet was coming to the Toronto Maple Leafs' star winger, Friedman named a team that not many were thinking about...
