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Adam Fantilli News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 21
Blue Jackets Held Back By Adam Fantilli Contract Negotiations
Adam Fantilli is holding back the Columbus Blue Jackets from making other roster decisions, according to Elliotte Friedman on the 32 Thoughts Podcast. Columbus wants to know what number Fantilli is looking for in terms of annual value on his next deal, but the overall number Fantilli is asking for doesn’t help the Jackets’ payroll.
Columbus Blue Jackets News / Union and Blue / September 21
What can we learn from the first preseason game roster for the Blue Jackets?
The long summer is finally coming to an end. Tonight, the Blue Jackets will take the ice for the first time since April 14, with their first game of the preseason coming at home against the Detroit Red Wings.
Kirill Marchenko News / Trade Talk Sports / September 19
Kirill Marchenko Doesn’t Sound Set on Staying in Columbus
There was a ton of noise around the Columbus Blue Jackets’ two best players, Zach Werenski and Kirill Marchenko, this offseason, and that will continue to be the case until either or both sign extensions to stick around.
The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz
How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"
Columbus Blue Jackets News / Inside The Rink / September 19
Columbus Blue Jackets Training Camp News and Notes
The Columbus Blue Jackets opened training camp on Thursday in what the organization hoped would quietly calm a tumultuous offseason. While things were said to bring order from the chaos, some things have lingered.
The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
Kirill Marchenko News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 18
Kirill Marchenko noncommittal about future with Blue Jackets
Earlier this summer, Dan Millstein of Gold Star Hockey shared with ESPN’s Kevin Weekes that Kirill Marchenko wasn’t interested in extending with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Columbus Blue Jackets News / NHL on ClutchPoints / September 18
3 burning Blue Jackets questions entering 2026-27 NHL season
The Columbus Blue Jackets had a publicly dramatic ending to the 2025-26 NHL season. The Blue Jackets were close to making the Stanley Cup Playoffs last year.
Adam Fantilli News / NHL Trade Talk / September 18
Oilers Trade Package for Adam Fantilli — Would You Accept?
The Columbus Blue Jackets have spent the entire offseason in the headlines — and not for the right reasons. Kirill Marchenko’s situation has been loud, messy, and increasingly public.
Columbus Blue Jackets News / NHL Trade Talk / September 18
Marchenko Dodges Questions on His Future With Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko kept things vague when the media pressed him on his long-term future with the team, repeatedly steering the conversation back to hockey.
Columbus Blue Jackets News / The Hockey Writers / September 18
Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko Non-Committal About Future in Columbus
Kirill Marchenko was at the center of the hockey news cycle at the 2026 NHL Draft when a report from ESPN’s Kevin Weekes came out indicating the forward was not willing to sign an extension with the Blue Jackets.
The defining figure for every NHL franchise
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Columbus Blue Jackets News / Union and Blue / September 18
Blue Jackets lines in early camp are really interesting
With just two weeks to prepare, and only four preseason games to sort out their roster; the Blue Jackets have not wasted any time at training camp. If their day one lines are any indication, the roster is mostly set, and it gives us some insight into their strategy this year.
Columbus Blue Jackets News / Daily Faceoff / September 18
What will it take for the Blue Jackets to get back into the playoffs?
To say last season ended in disastrous fashion for the Columbus Blue Jackets would be putting it moderately. After being in the thick of the playoff race
Denton Mateychuk News / The Hockey Writers / September 18
Blue Jackets’ Denton Mateychuk Preparing to Take on Elevated Role Amidst Growing Expectations
One of the strongest parts of the Columbus Blue Jackets roster last season was the defense, and the top four of the defense was one solidified unit. Until the end of the season where injuries, specifically to Damon Severson, caused a shake up, and one the team struggled to come back from.
Adam Fantilli News / Union and Blue / September 17
Starting training camp without Adam Fantilli is another colossal failure by the Blue Jackets
Training camp is well under way in Columbus, with the Blue Jackets holding their first on-ice sessions today. There is one glaring omission from the team's roster groups, however.
Columbus Blue Jackets News / The Hockey Writers / September 17
Carson Soucy’s Blue Jackets Roster Push Gets Harder With Shortened NHL Preseason
Carson Soucy is coming off a down season for his standards. After playing for both New York teams in 2025-26, he chose a PTO with the Blue Jackets hoping to bounce back.
Adam Fantilli News / NHL Rumors / September 17
The Columbus Blue Jackets and Adam Fantilli still working to find common ground
TSN: The Columbus Blue Jackets and Adam Fantilli weren’t looking at eight-year deals, so the Tuesday deadline didn’t really apply to them, according to Pierre LeBrun.
Columbus Blue Jackets News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 16
Blue Jackets President Mike Priest to Retire
Mike Priest, president and alternate governor of the Columbus Blue Jackets since 2007, will retire effective September 30, the team announced. Priest has spent the past 30 years with JMAC, Inc., the private family holding company of John P.
Adam Fantilli News / Daily Faceoff / September 16
Blue Jackets confident Adam Fantilli contract resolution will come ‘in the near future’
Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell thinks forward Adam Fantilli and the team will resolve their contract negotiation soon. According to
Elvis Merzlikins News / Daily Faceoff / September 16
Blue Jackets’ Merzlikins to miss start of 2026-27 after failing physical
As expected, one of the masked men in Ohio is going to be out for the foreseeable future. When speaking to the media on Wednesday, Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell revealed that goaltender Elvis Merzlikins failed his preseason physical, meaning he will miss the start of the 2026-27 regular season.
Zach Werenski News / Trade Talk Sports / September 10
Zach Werenski Knows Trade Noise Will Pick Up Again
After a summer full of trade speculation, Zach Werenski is still a Columbus Blue Jacket, for now at least. Many around the hockey world believe the Werenski trade talk will reemerge sooner rather than later, especially if the Columbus Blue Jackets aren’t competing for a playoff spot.
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