In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news the San Jose Sharks have three pretty serious questions to answer. Meanwhile, there is talk Alex Pietrangelo might have eyes on a particular team in free agency and it’s not the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Edmonton Oilers have decided not to buy out anyone and a long-time
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We have finally made it back to the United States! Welcome to part eight of our Columbus Blue Jackets September series where we look at different teams around the league and see if there’s anything that could make them potential trading partners. In case you missed part seven, we discussed the Vancouver Canucks. Life as
Welcome to part six of our month-long series on Columbus Blue Jackets’ potential trading partners. In case you missed part five, we took a look at the Edmonton Oilers. Today, we look at a team on the polar opposite end of the scale in the Ottawa Senators. While the Oilers have aspirations of a deep
Welcome to the fourth part of our Columbus Blue Jackets Trading Partners mini-series. So far we’ve explored three interesting Canadian teams where there could be a potential match. In case you missed those, you can read about Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg. Today we stay in Canada but continue to head west and visit the great
Welcome to September. Seriously, that’s what month it is? It’s crazy what a worldwide pandemic will do to your sense of time. This would be the time of season we are watching the various prospects’ tournaments while gearing up for the start of training camp. Instead, we have the playoffs ongoing for some and the
With the 2019-20 NHL season firmly in the rearview mirror for the Columbus Blue Jackets, it’s time we turn our attention to the upcoming offseason. It will be a bit strange, since it’s in the fall and it’s shorter than usual, but the feel is that Columbus is ready to make a move to shake
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Edmonton Oilers have loaned a few players overseas while there’s no hockey to be played in North America. In Columbus, there’s news that Brandon Dubinsky is done his NHL career and what that means for the Blue Jackets salary cap. Toronto might be looking at an interesting assistant coach,
For the first time this postseason, the Columbus Blue Jackets have lost two games in a row. To win this series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, they’ll need to win three straight. Until Game 4 of this series, dating back to the qualifying-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Blue Jackets have alternated wins
Both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs thought they knew who they were coming into their best-of-five series. But after a decisive 3-0 win in Game 5 by the Blue Jackets, it’s clear that one team knew who they were and the other team thought they knew who they were. The Blue Jackets
It’s finally here. Gameday. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs open their postseason Sunday night in Toronto in what should be an outstanding matchup. But who has the upper hand? Who will come out victorious in this best-of-five series? While I’m not going to predict a winner, I will share five specific things
The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Thursday night in Toronto. Let’s discuss our five things we learned from this game. 1. Liam Foudy Didn’t Look Out of Place All eyes were on Liam Foudy. Coach John Tortorella said he was going to play, but wasn’t sure which line he’d start on.
Cam Atkinson knows he has a lot more in him. This season wasn’t his best by any standards. Coming off of six straight 20-goal seasons, Atkinson played in just 44 games in 2019-20 scoring just 12 goals and 26 points while battling through injuries like most of his teammates. Atkinson hasn’t played in a game
The Columbus Blue Jackets are starting to settle into Toronto. The team arrived on Sunday into the bubble in advance of their first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. But before we get to that series, the Blue Jackets will make final preparations. They have multiple practice days upcoming. They also have one of the
Reports out of Toronto say that Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe is preaching defense as he gets his players ready for the Qualifying Round. Say what? Isn’t that why former coach Mike Babcock was fired last November? Wasn’t Keefe hired as his replacement to install a more high-octane, attack-first approach? Reports at the time said Babcock
Generally speaking, you are as good on any given night as your starting goaltender. If your starting goalie pitches a shutout, you will win. If they give up four goals in the first period, chances are you can’t wait for the game to be over. That can’t come soon enough. The concept of good goaltending
The Columbus Blue Jackets face the Toronto Maple Leafs in a best-of-five Qualification Round Series starting Aug. 2 to determine which team advances to the NHL’s 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. (The loser of the series has a 1-in-8 chance of getting the top pick in the upcoming Entry Draft.) The Blue Jackets’ top job in the series will
Let’s start by addressing the big difference between the 2019 NHL Playoff Columbus Blue Jackets and the 2020 postseason Blue Jackets: Lots of talent left coach John Tortorella’s team as free agents last summer. Nonetheless, I think a deep look into the Blue Jackets’ playoff performance last summer bodes well for this postseason. (Note that
Yeah I can’t believe it either. In a major upset Friday night, “Team E” won the right to draft first overall at the 2020 NHL Draft. Because the draft lottery happened before the play-in round, special arrangements had to be made in the event a placeholder team won one of the three lotteries. Guess tanking