Blue Jackets Land Duchene, What’s Next? Mark Scheig | February 23, 2019 The first big domino of this trade season fell Friday thanks to the Columbus Blue Jackets. As a result, they’ve declared themselves all-in for this season’s playoffs. The Blue Jackets…
Blue Jackets Begin Big Three-Game Road Trip Mark Scheig | February 5, 2019 It’s not often that a regular season game in the dog days of February has a lot of meaning. But for these Columbus Blue Jackets, these aren’t ordinary times. Whether…
Emptying the Blue Jackets’ First Half Notebook Mark Scheig | January 20, 2019 We are almost to decision February. The Columbus Blue Jackets finished off game 48 Saturday night in Minnesota hoping to ride the momentum of a win going into their long…
Culture Check: Columbus Blue Jackets Stronger Than Ever Mark Scheig | January 12, 2019 In perhaps their toughest and most important stretch of the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets made national news with an announcement about one of their best players. Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky…
Blue Jackets Facing January Judgment Mark Scheig | January 5, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets ended 2018 on a high note. They started 2019 on a scary low note Friday night in Raleigh. The Hurricanes raced out to a 3-0 lead…
Sergei Bobrovsky Shining at Christmas Time Mark Scheig | December 23, 2018 Another year, another chance for Columbus Blue Jackets’ goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to show why he’s one of the best goalies in the world. At a time when the Blue Jackets…
Blue Jackets Showing Some Signs of Life Mark Scheig | December 16, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets had a real opportunity this week to bank some points against some weaker opponents. This was the perfect way to move on from an embarrassing 4-0…
Evaluating John Tortorella at 1,200 NHL Games Mark Scheig | November 29, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets and head coach John Tortorella have a funny thing in common. They each started in the year 2000. Of course the Blue Jackets began play at…
The Blue Jackets Real Problem With the Penguins Mark Scheig | November 25, 2018 Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena started well for the Columbus Blue Jackets. But as has been the norm in recent times, it didn’t end well. Pittsburgh Penguins’ newcomer Tanner…
Young Blue Jackets Conquer Another Important Lesson Mark Scheig | November 24, 2018 If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. The Columbus Blue Jackets did just that on Friday night at a sold-out Nationwide Arena. Josh Anderson scored twice, Cam Atkinson…
Tortorella Splitting the D Paying Off Mark Scheig | November 23, 2018 John Tortorella finally decided to try something different on defense. After two full seasons+ of pairing Zach Werenski with Seth Jones, Tortorella decided to break them up. In past seasons,…
Blue Jackets’ Fans Have Much To Be Thankful For Mark Scheig | November 22, 2018 Columbus Blue Jackets’ fans have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. If you consider where this franchise has been in its history, then it’s easy to see why…