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Todd Richards

Blue Jackets Changed Forever Thanks to John Tortorella

Mark Scheig | May 10, 2021

Dateline Oct 21, 2015. The Columbus Blue Jackets were in an awful place. The 2015-16 season quickly went off the rails thanks to an 0-7-0 start. Confidence was gone. The…

Predators Focusing on Special Teams With Acquisitions

Wray Perkin | October 28, 2020

It’s fair to say that one of the reasons the Nashville Predators finished sixth in the Western Conference and were eliminated by the Arizona Coyotes in the Qualifying Round of…

Lightning’s Penalty Kill Is ‘Killing It’

Eugene Helfrick | October 18, 2018

What may have been lost in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s eight goal shellacking of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 13 was the dominance of the teams often maligned penalty…

Lightning’s Potent Power Play

Eugene Helfrick | December 26, 2017

At the end of the 2015-16 regular season, Tampa Bay Lightning fans had one question keeping them up at night… How did a team that featured star offensive players like Steven…

Lightning Power Play Clicks in Season Opener

Steven DiOssi | October 14, 2016

The Tampa Bay Lightning opened the regular season with a 6-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in a game that picked up right where the teams left off in…

Todd Richards Named Assistant Coach of Tampa Bay Lightning

Dustin L. Nelson | June 7, 2016

The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced former Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild head coach Todd Richards as the team’s new assistant coach. He replaces the departing Steve Thomas on…

Blue Jackets Fans Deserve Better

Mark Scheig | November 12, 2015

The year that Blue Jackets fans were waiting for was finally here. After enduring a brutal 2014-15 season full of never-ending injuries and heartache, fans had much to cheer about during the…

Todd Richards Fired, John Tortorella Hired

Dustin L. Nelson | October 21, 2015

The Columbus Blue Jackets seventh straight loss to start the 2015-16 season was the straw that broke the camel’s back. The Blue Jackets have reportedly fired head coach Todd Richards…

Blue Jackets Trade Talk, and Todd Richards

Greg Thornberry | October 20, 2015

So let’s fire Todd Richards, and trade Kerby Rychel for P. K. Subban, Kris Letang, and Drew Doughty. No? If you follow the Blue Jackets talk on Twitter, this is…

Mistakes At All Levels Dooming Blue Jackets

Mark Scheig | October 18, 2015

When your team starts a season with the highest expectations they’ve ever had, an 0-6 record is completely unacceptable. Yet, that’s where the Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves after a…

What’s Really Going On In Columbus?

Mark Scheig | October 15, 2015

What a difference two weeks can make. The Columbus Blue Jackets finished the preseason on a high note. Their first team played lights out in handing the Nashville Predators a…

Could another slow start be a fatal blow for Todd Richards

Jon Rudder | October 7, 2015

A new season means a fresh start—a clean state with glimmering hope and endless possibilities. But as the records reset each October, the Columbus Blue Jackets once again find themselves…

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