Blue Jackets Must Drown Out Offseason Distractions to Make Playoffs Mark S. · Aug 24, 2026 · 7 min read
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Blue Jackets News & Rumors: Monahan Wins Masterton, Marner Interest & More Mark Scheig | June 11, 2025 The Columbus Blue Jackets are about to kick their offseason into high gear. With the NHL Combine in Buffalo over, they can turn their attention to final preparations before the…
Blue Jackets’ Sean Monahan Wins 2024-25 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Nicholas Arnold | June 5, 2025 As the Stanley Cup Final rolls on, so does the NHL’s award season. The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded “to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of…
Blue Jackets’ Defensive Options If Provorov & Fabbro Walk in Free Agency Mark Scheig | May 30, 2025 The Columbus Blue Jackets hope they are able to re-sign defensemen Ivan Provorov and Dante Fabbro. According to GM Don Waddell, both players made it clear in their exit interviews…
Reflecting on Don Waddell’s First Year as Blue Jackets GM William Espy | May 29, 2025 General manager Don Waddell’s first season as general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets is in the books. From a coaching hire, his first draft selections, trade deadline moves, and…
Columbus Blue Jackets Mock Draft 3.0: Two Late-Round Targets Matthew Buhrmann | May 29, 2025 In my third Columbus Blue Jackets Mock Draft for The Hockey Writers, we’ll take a look at two later-round prospects who could fit well with the team. With picks at…
2025-26 Blue Jackets Roster Projection 1.0: Significant Questions Persist Mark Scheig | May 27, 2025 It’s now been over a month since the Columbus Blue Jackets have played a game. They won’t see the ice again for a regular-season game for another 4 1/2 months…
Blue Jackets’ Werenski Shines Again on World Stage Mark Scheig | May 25, 2025 For the second time in the span of just over three months, Zach Werenski put on a show for everyone to see at the Men’s World Championships. As it turned…
CBJ Union Junction Podcast: Blue Jackets’ Draft Picks Available for Trade, Contract Extensions Update & More Nicholas Arnold | May 22, 2025 A quick-hitting news update of The Hockey Writers’ Union Junction Podcast. Mark Scheig and Nicholas Arnold talk about everything Columbus Blue Jackets related and how things are panning out this offseason. Mark…
Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell Talks 2025 NHL Combine & Offseason Updates Mark Scheig | May 22, 2025 The Columbus Blue Jackets are in full offseason mode. For GM Don Waddell, it means early mornings and some potentially late nights. Given what all the team wants to do…
Blue Jackets Signing Mitch Marner Wouldn’t Be the Best Use of Cap Space William Espy | May 21, 2025 As one of the top pending free agents on the market, eyes are certainly going to gravitate toward Mitch Marner this summer. One team that he’ll seemingly fit on paper…
Blue Jackets Have Potential Late-Round Gem in Oiva Keskinen Mark Scheig | May 20, 2025 The 2023 NHL Draft will be remembered as the Adam Fantilli draft for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Once former GM Jarmo Kekalainen announced the pick from the stage in Nashville,…
Blue Jackets’ Analyst Jody Shelley Showing Well on National Stage Mark Scheig | May 19, 2025 Columbus Blue Jackets’ fans have long known how good color analyst Jody Shelley has been in the broadcast booth. Whether it’s been with radio voice Bob McElligott, former TV voice…
