The Columbus Blue Jackets are in a pickle. The end result could see them saying goodbye to one of their veteran defensemen. Vladislav Gavrikov’s name has been all over the rumor mill. It started with the Blue Jackets hoping to sign him to an extension. It then turned into no new deal being found. Instead,
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Let the chaos begin. With the NHL’s Trade Deadline starting to creep closer, teams are taking their time formulating their plans for what moves they hope to make by the Mar 3 deadline. It seems the Edmonton Oilers have identified a target and are now following that player and their team around. Oilers Following Blue
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the NHL will kick back into trade talk gear right away and among the teams that are expected to be sellers, the Columbus Blue Jackets are likely to move a defenseman, while the Vegas Golden Knights are expected to move a goaltender. Finally, the staff at The Athletic made a
The Columbus Blue Jackets have one more game to play before Christmas against the Chicago Blackhawks. We thought this would be a good time to gather around one last time before the holidays. But this time, it’s the fan’s turn to ask the questions. We know you have a lot on your mind when it
The NHL’s Christmas break means it’s unofficially time to start looking at the trade deadline as the next major milestone in the season. March 3 seems like a long way away, but when it comes to making massive trades, two months is not a ton of time. Make no mistake, general managers across the league
The Columbus Blue Jackets ended their three-game road trip with an afternoon affair in Boston. Despite hanging in the game until later in the third period, the result was the same as recent results. Bruins 4, Blue Jackets 2. The loss capped an 0-3-0 road trip that saw the Blue Jackets outscored 12-3 by the
It is never too early to talk about the NHL Draft. That’s especially true of the 2023 NHL Draft given the amount of top-end talent available. Anytime 4-5 players could go number-one overall in other years, you know it’s loaded. We are far enough into the season where we are starting to get an idea
The Columbus Blue Jackets have played better recently. However they are not seeing the results where it matters most. That’s in their win column. After winning three of their four games upon returning from Finland, the Blue Jackets have lost four of their last five. This includes a 3-2 shootout loss to the Vegas Golden
Despite that the Nashville Predators look better defensively on paper this season, they haven’t had the start they wanted from their group. They added Ryan McDonagh and have Jeremy Lauzon on their roster from the start of the season. The team also expected Dante Fabbro and Alexandre Carrier to be better than last season while
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Columbus Blue Jackets might be one of the teams looking at Bo Horvat. Meanwhile, the Washington Capitals are a team that some are seeing as potentially active on the trade market. Finally, are the Toronto Maple Leafs looking at Tyler Myers of the Vancouver Canucks? Is this a good
The Columbus Blue Jackets have had a tough start to the season. Fifteen games in, they’ve only got five wins and are tied for last in the NHL standings. Despite coming off of a pretty decent 2021-22 season and making some pretty big free-agent signings in the offseason, the Jackets have taken a gigantic step
The Columbus Blue Jackets have had many rough weeks throughout their history. But perhaps it was this past week that might go down as one of the darkest for them in recent memory. Winning in the NHL can come at a great cost. The Blue Jackets saw firsthand how true that statement was. They defeated
As per a number of insiders, the Edmonton Oilers are unlikely to make a trade following news that Evander Kane is out for three to four months. The salary cap situation and Kane’s potential return in February means adding salary and then having room to bring Kane back on the roster creates complications for general
As you might have heard, John Tortorella is back in Columbus. He wasted no time talking about the Blue Jackets and their poor start to their season. Tortorella held court at Nationwide Arena on Thursday morning before the Flyers’ morning skate. Towards the end of the availability, the topic of the Blue Jackets’ poor start
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Philadelphia Flyers got more bad news when it comes to Sean Couturier. Meanwhile, the Chicago Blackhawks have confirmed that their long-term plans don’t change regardless of short-term success. The Columbus Blue Jackets might be interested in Jakob Chychrun and there is an update from the Boston Bruins when it
The Columbus Blue Jackets have reached their home opener for the 2022-23 season. It marks the first home opener in a Blue Jackets’ uniform for both newly-signed free-agent Johnny Gaudreau and top prospect Kent Johnson. There is plenty of reason as a fan to be fired up for this team. The home debuts of Gaudreau
The highly anticipated on-ice pairing of wingers Johnny Gaudreau and Patrik Laine will have to wait a few more weeks. The duo played roughly a period and a half together against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday before Laine left with an upper-body injury, which was later classified as an elbow sprain. The Finnish forward is
Prior to the start of the 2021-22 season, there were plenty of rumblings that the Arizona Coyotes were looking to move Jakob Chychrun. After all, it was clear that management had decided to head for a full rebuild, and the now 24-year-old defenseman could have gotten them a significant return given the fact he was