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Matthew Knies News / Professor Press Box / October 7
Matthew Knies and the Very Human Side of Being Traded
Matthew Knies has been pretty classy about being traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Columbus Blue Jackets. But classy doesn't mean it didn't hurt.
Columbus Blue Jackets News / The Hockey Writers / October 7
Blue Jackets Trends: Knies Rolls While Werenski, Mateychuk Log Heavy Minutes
We are debuting a new column for this season. Welcome to Blue Jackets Trends. It has always been our goal to take you, the fan, beyond the box score as much as possible.
Damon Severson News / Inside The Rink / October 7
The Columbus Blue Jackets Expect Damon Severson Back Friday
The Columbus Blue Jackets are currently without three starting defenders: Dante Fabbro, Ivan Provorov, and Damon Severson, with Fabbro and Provorov on IR.
The 'Most goals in NHL history' quiz
How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
Mikael Pyyhtia News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 6
Blue Jackets Place Mikael Pyyhtia On Waivers
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Mikael Pyyhtia is ready to begin his season. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the Blue Jackets have placed Pyyhtia on waivers, indicating that he has recovered from the lower-body injury he suffered during preseason.
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.
Conor Garland News / Union and Blue / October 6
The Blue Jackets need to get Conor Garland going offensively
As General Manager Don Waddell has worked to acquire players with term, the Blue Jackets have taken shape as a mostly veteran-heavy lineup built around size and two-way prowess.
Damon Severson News / Union and Blue / October 5
Damon Severson appears close to returning, and that's great news for the Blue Jackets
At practice this morning, the Blue Jackets gave us a pleasant update. Defenseman Damon Severson was taking full part, skating on the top pairing alongside Zach Werenski.
Miles Wood News / Professor Press Box / October 5
Miles Wood Is Money in the Bank for the Maple Leafs
What do the Maple Leafs do with a useful player who doesn't quite fit? That's a more human hockey question, and it also feels more realistic. Right now, I wouldn't rush to move Wood, even though that was a recent suggestion.
Denton Mateychuk News / Union and Blue / October 5
Denton Mateychuk is driving play at a high level for the Blue Jackets
Through the first two games of the season, the defense corps for the Blue Jackets have left a little bit to be desired. The team has given up 7 goals, which isn't going to help them tread water over the full season.
NHL News / Union and Blue / October 4
Blue Jackets come out flat, get walked over by the Mammoth
Game #2 at Nationwide Arena was not nearly as fun as game #1. The Blue Jackets were picked apart by the Utah Mammoth, who skated them into the ground en-route to a 4-1 win.
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 / October 3
Blue Jackets inaugural captain Lyle Odelein passes away at 58
Lyle Odelein, the captain of the Blue Jackets for their inaugural season in Columbus, has passed away at age 58. According to reports from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the long-time NHL defenseman suffered a heart attack overnight.
Matthew Knies News / Inside The Rink / October 3
Matthew Knies Sets A Columbus Blue Jackets Record
Fresh off a blockbuster trade that sent Kirill Marchenko to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Matthew Knies to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the deal’s main pieces, Knies quickly endeared himself to Blue Jackets fans.
Adam Fantilli News / Union and Blue / October 2
Adam Fantilli did all the little things right in the Blue Jackets' season opener
The first game of the season is now under the belt of the Blue Jackets. It wasn't perfect, and it got sloppy at times, but a win is a win at the end of the day, and there were some standout performances that made it happen.
Jake Christiansen News / Union and Blue / October 2
It is time for the Blue Jackets to end the Jake Christiansen experiment
For all of the good that came from the opening night win by the Blue Jackets, there is a glaring elephant in the room. Defenseman Jake Christiansen was benched once again, and for a team that is shorthanded on the blue line, that is very concerning.
Columbus Blue Jackets News / The Hockey Writers / October 1
Blue Jackets Open Season Without 3 Top Defensemen
The Columbus Blue Jackets got some tough news in advance of their 2026-27 season opener. They will be without three of their top defensemen not only Thursday night, but for the foreseeable future.
Columbus Blue Jackets News / Daily Faceoff / October 1
Blue Jackets’ Provorov, Fabbro, Severson out week-to-week; Lundestrom month-to-month
The Columbus Blue Jackets are going to be missing a few notable names when they drop the puck on the new season. When speaking to the media on Thursday, Blue Jackets head coach Rick Bowness revealed that defensemen Ivan Provorov Dante Fabbro and Damon Severson are week-to-week due to injury.
Kirill Marchenko News / Daily Faceoff / October 1
How the Blue Jackets, Leafs pulled off the Kirill Marchenko trade at the last possible second
People are still amazed that the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets came together right before the start of the 2026-27 regular season and made a deal that might go down as one of the biggest trades of the year.
Columbus Blue Jackets News / The Hockey Writers / October 1
Blue Jackets Open 2026-27 Season With a Locked Up Core After a Chaotic Offseason
The Columbus Blue Jackets made themselves a permanent residence in the rumor mill during the 2026 offseason. Just about every other headline involved them and not for the right reasons.
Kirill Marchenko News / Yardbarker / September 29
Kirill Marchenko to make his Maple Leafs debut vs. Canadiens
Kirill Marchenko will make his Toronto Maple Leafs debut on Tuesday night against the Montreal Canadiens in the season opener in Toronto.
Kirill Marchenko News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 28
Blue Jackets Open To Trading Kirill Marchenko
Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell has “made it known to his fellow general managers across the NHL” that star winger Kirill Marchenko is available to be acquired in a trade, “but only if the Blue Jackets get immediate scoring help in return,” reports Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.
Adam Fantilli News / Field Level Media / September 25
Jackets sign F Adam Fantilli to 6-year, $82.5M extension
The Columbus Blue Jackets signed restricted free-agent forward Adam Fantilli to a six-year, $82.5 million extension through the 2031-32 season. The contract's $13.75 million average annual value is the largest in franchise history.
Adam Fantilli News / NHL Trade Talk / September 24
Deal Done: Adam Fantilli Signs Long-Term Extension with Blue Jackets
Elliotte Friedman is the first to report that Adam Fantilli has signed his extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The deal is six years and comes with an AAV of $13.75 million.
Edmonton Oilers News / Yardbarker / September 23
Mark Messier torches Oilers for controversial Mike Babcock hiring
As part of their desperate desire to win a Stanley Cup with Connor McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers have made a lot of controversial decisions over the past few years.
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