Blue Jackets Week In Review Mark Scheig | July 3, 2016 What a memorable week this has been for the Columbus Blue Jackets. In the span of just seven days, the Blue Jackets participated in the NHL Draft, held their prospects’…
Columbus Must Learn the Tortorella Way The Hockey Writers | May 21, 2016 Last season was not the start of a new era. Hockey requires mental toughness and preparation, and Todd Richards was responsible for that going into the 2015-16 season. That season…
Plus/Minus: Wild 5, Stars 3 Matt Pryor | April 19, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella has a saying: “Don’t let it get good to you.” It’s Torts’ way of reminding his players not to become complacent when things…
Blue Jackets Future Outlook: Concerned Excitement Mark Scheig | April 11, 2016 For the 13th time in 15 seasons, the Columbus Blue Jackets will not taste the sweet taste of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Given the level of expectation that the team had…
Re-Examining the Ryan Johansen for Seth Jones Deal Dan Mount | March 31, 2016 Saturday night was the first night that Ryan Johansen and Seth Jones played each other since the big blockbuster trade involving them on Jan. 6. Johansen and the Nashville Predators…
Blue Jackets Slowly Gaining National Relevance Mark Scheig | March 6, 2016 Locally, the Columbus Blue Jackets have a loyal following that has endured some of the darkest of times in their brief history. Even with just two playoff appearances and no…
Penguins Solve Lundqvist, Provokes ‘Baby Stuff’ Mike Necciai | March 4, 2016 In a bit of a statement game, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the New York Rangers by a score of 4-1 on Thursday night. Aside from the obvious importance of this…
Blue Jackets Tanking The Tank Talk Mark Scheig | February 12, 2016 It’s truly amazing how many fans are upset that their team won. Trailing 3-1 in the third period, the Columbus Blue Jackets scored twice to force overtime against the Anaheim…
Jarmo Kekalainen Speaks Mark Scheig | January 23, 2016 Even he hasn’t seen anything like this before. Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen thought he had seen everything last season in the midst of a season that saw the team…
5 New Unconventional Ways That John Tortorella Can Motivate Columbus Derek Neumeier | December 30, 2015 John Tortorella isn’t afraid to do things a little bit differently. The infamous Tortorella already had a reputation for being notoriously outspoken before this season began, but has done plenty…
Mike Sullivan Bringing New Mindset to Penguins Mike Necciai | December 23, 2015 We’re five games into the Mike Sullivan era in Pittsburgh and while the Penguins still have a lot of work to do, it’s looking more and more like Sullivan is…
Hockey Headlines: News on Malkin, Talbot, Spurgeon and More Marcy Di Michele | December 22, 2015 A collection of the latest news from around the world of hockey: The Minnesota Wild have signed Jared Spurgeon to a new contract. [Puck Daddy] Interesting tidbit about the Predators…