Posts About "John Tortorella"
Blue Jackets Hope Texier Can Handle Center Ice Now
January 16th, 2021 The long-term plan of the Columbus Blue Jackets is to slot Alex Texier in their lineup as a center. But thanks to some regulars out of the lineup, Texier is getting his shot now. There could be more to this than meets the eye. Setting the Scene During the offseason, both John Tortorella and management admitted that they'll look...
2020-21 Blue Jackets Preview & Bold Predictions
January 14th, 2021 Are you ready for this? At long last, the 2020-21 regular season gets underway Thursday night for the Columbus Blue Jackets in Nashville. They'll play 56 games in the next 116 days against their Central Division foes. How will this season play out? What are the biggest questions facing the Blue Jackets? How about a few bold...
Today in Hockey History: Jan 10
January 10th, 2021 Some of the greatest players in National Hockey League history have had plenty of reasons to celebrate on Jan. 10. In addition, fans in Montreal, Boston and Buffalo were treated to multiple big moments throughout the decades. It is time to fire up our hockey time machine to take a look at all the best this date has had to offer us. A...
Blue Jackets Hit Homerun With Bjorkstrand's New Contract
January 7th, 2021 The Columbus Blue Jackets locked up a key piece of their future on Wednesday. The team and right-winger Oliver Bjorkstrand agreed to a five-year contract extension on Wednesday making him the first Blue Jacket signed for the 2025-26 season. The AAV for the new contract is $5.4...
Blue Jackets Enter Camp With Several Questions
January 4th, 2021 The Columbus Blue Jackets opened Training Camp on Sunday with physicals and media availability. Here is a breakdown of some takeaways from that availability. Here We Go Again (Dubois) We thought we'd have a quiet start of camp this season for the Blue Jackets. And then an unexpected bomb was dropped. Despite indications that...
Blue Jackets' Potential Trade Partners: Arizona Coyotes
September 30th, 2020 Welcome to part nine of our Columbus Blue Jackets series on potential trading partners this offseason. We've reached the end of September but have some more teams to explore. Therefore this will carryover into October as there are plenty of viable candidates still worth investigating. In case you missed part eight, we looked at the...
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,...
From Sweep to Defeat: What Changed for the Blue Jackets?
August 20th, 2020 In the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Presidents' Trophy-winning Tampa Bay Lightning in a historic sweep. It was the first-ever franchise playoff series win for the Blue Jackets. Columbus Blue Jackets' Oliver Bjorkstrand scores the series-winning goal in 2019, securing the franchise's first-ever...
Blue Jackets' Players Need to be Rested & Ready for Game 4
August 17th, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets don't make excuses for anything. That isn't changing anytime soon just because they're tired. You've seen the Blue Jackets insane schedule of late. They've played 31 periods in the last two weeks which includes eight games where three of those have gone to overtime. One of those games of course was the...
Blue Jackets Inconsistent Power Play Finally Powering Up
August 15th, 2020 Baby steps. When it comes to the Columbus Blue Jackets power play, any sort of breakthrough seems like a major accomplishment. It's wild inconsistency has been a sore spot amongst fans and the team for several seasons now. But maybe, just maybe, we might finally have some tiny signs of life. After going through the qualifier...
Blue Jackets Are Business as Usual With Game 2 Preparations
August 13th, 2020 On to the next one. That might sound boring to you. But for the Columbus Blue Jackets, moving on to the next one after a loss is business as usual. Considering what they are moving on from, that seems very hard to do. Not for this team though. They'll be...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Tortorella, Keefe & Curious Coaching Calls
August 11th, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs' season didn’t end as it was supposed to. That leaves a lot of questions about the team's future. Outside of the small group of very expensive players who carried most of the offense during the regular season, but who seemed snake-bit around the net during their play-in series against the Columbus Blue Jackets...
