http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/108 Recent articles about the Columbus Blue Jackets en-us COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled forward Alexandre Picard from the Syracuse Crunch, Columbus’ American Hockey League affiliate, General Manager Scott Howson announced today. Picard, 24, has tallied 8-7-15 with 26 pen... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:28:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Columbus_Recalls_Left_Wing_Alexandre_Picard_from_AHLs_Syracuse_Crunch/1641800 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Columbus_Recalls_Left_Wing_Alexandre_Picard_from_AHLs_Syracuse_Crunch/1641800 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Columbus_Recalls_Left_Wing_Alexandre_Picard_from_AHLs_Syracuse_Crunch/1641800 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/1/41145381e1da122b5b79033860174e6be8e90b2c/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f55846024.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193268B03E3DD5E0E091D61F19CC00C1615.jpg COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned left wing Tom Sestito to the Syracuse Crunch, Columbus’ American Hockey League affiliate, General Manager Scott Howson announced today. Sestito, 22, appeared in one game for the Blue ... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:25:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Blue_Jackets_Assign_Forward_Tom_Sestito_to_Syracuse_AHL/1641801 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Blue_Jackets_Assign_Forward_Tom_Sestito_to_Syracuse_AHL/1641801 From NFL betting to college football, Thursday has a plethora of exciting sports action on tap. Non-football fans have something to enjoy too: the NHL. Let's try a parlay.Columbus Blue Jackets @ Ottawa SenatorsThursday, November 25, 7:30 p.m. ETThe Blue Jackets have picked up where they left off last season, playing competitive hockey and slowly building an offensive support system for Rick Nash. However, the Jackets are sagging at the sportsbook right now. They're 0-3 on their curren... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:50:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/NHL_Betting_Thursday_Hockey_Picks/1632497 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/NHL_Betting_Thursday_Hockey_Picks/1632497 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/NHL_Betting_Thursday_Hockey_Picks/1632497 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/8/e8a923ad2fca2b052948e9eda27834f16d1d1917/small/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_79de.jpg Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Montreal Canadiens, 7 p.m. Huge night in the NHL ... for anyone that has Blue Jackets or Canadiens players on their fantasy team. The lone contest on the schedule pits Carey Price(notes) (4-2-1 in his last seven) against Mathieu Garon(notes), starting in place o... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Puck_Previews_Jackets_seek_rebound_Briere_suspended/1626943 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Puck_Previews_Jackets_seek_rebound_Briere_suspended/1626943 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Puck_Previews_Jackets_seek_rebound_Briere_suspended/1626943 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/1/e19b487504127901d230f045c3662d857feaa827/small/Boston_Bruins_v_97ba.jpg COLUMBUS, OHIO — Columbus Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash and the Dispatch Media Group are partnering again in support of the 3rd annual "Jackets for Jackets" coat drive to help keep local families warm this winter. Fans are encoura... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:43:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/The_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_Present_3rd_Annual_Jackets_for_Jackets_Coat_Drive_for_Local_Families_in_Need/1623860 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/The_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_Present_3rd_Annual_Jackets_for_Jackets_Coat_Drive_for_Local_Families_in_Need/1623860 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/The_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_Present_3rd_Annual_Jackets_for_Jackets_Coat_Drive_for_Local_Families_in_Need/1623860 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/3/93adbc17213e15c4338740156ee66c77c352aaa7/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92599557.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0087891EA325BEBDE8C1F4683A8FB563A79BD8DB2A6A3A3DD.jpg The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed forward Derek Dorsett on injured reserve retroactive to Thursday. General manager Scott Howson made the announcement Monday. Dorsett was injured Thursday in a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars when he was hit from behind by Stars forward James Neal. Dorsett was dazed after striking his head on the boards, and Neal was assessed a major penalty for boarding and a game misconduct. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:08:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Blue_Jackets_39_Dorsett_on_IR_after_boarding_by_Neal/1619788 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Blue_Jackets_39_Dorsett_on_IR_after_boarding_by_Neal/1619788 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Blue_Jackets_39_Dorsett_on_IR_after_boarding_by_Neal/1619788 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/4/e4500d9ae9832e730d4029550b73a8528d3222fe/small/PicImg_NHL_FEB_16_4355.jpg The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed forward Derek Dorsett on injured reserve retroactive to Thursday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:02:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_Derek_Dorsett_put_on_injured_reserve/1618009 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_Derek_Dorsett_put_on_injured_reserve/1618009 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_Derek_Dorsett_put_on_injured_reserve/1618009 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/7/5737a9ea29bd2a88a01a27be61910783067481e8/small/PicImg_NHL_FEB_16_e333.jpg COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed forward Derek Dorsett on Injured Reserve retroactive to November 19, General Manager Scott Howson announced November 23. Dorsett was injured against Dallas on November 19. He has regist... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:09:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_Place_Right_Wing_Derek_Dorsett_on_Injured_Reserve/1617844 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_Place_Right_Wing_Derek_Dorsett_on_Injured_Reserve/1617844 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_Place_Right_Wing_Derek_Dorsett_on_Injured_Reserve/1617844 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/7/5737a9ea29bd2a88a01a27be61910783067481e8/small/PicImg_NHL_FEB_16_e333.jpg Once more, with feeling: You're never going to convince us that a skills competition, which doesn't feature a pass attempt or a defenseman on the ice, is an equitable manner by which to determine the victor of a professional hockey game; or, indirectly, the teams that eventually make or miss the postseason. But our therapist keeps asking us to learn to live with the shootout, so we've offered some suggestions here and there to improve it. Sometimes it's about increasing the fu... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:15:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Why_the_overtime_shootout_stinks_and_how_to_fix_it_Vol_61/1617548 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Why_the_overtime_shootout_stinks_and_how_to_fix_it_Vol_61/1617548 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Why_the_overtime_shootout_stinks_and_how_to_fix_it_Vol_61/1617548 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/a/6a7a14604b2cd5369d5dcf43c4a6364ecdabd304/small/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_8d94.jpg No. 1 star, Kristian Huselius(notes), Columbus Blue JacketsHuselius used special teams to his advantage in Columbus' 4-1 win over Dallas. His shorthanded goal with one second left in the first period and power-play tally midway through the second sunk the Stars. He helped open the scoring by assisting on Rick Nash's(notes) 14th goal of the season in the first. Steve Mason(notes) made 25 saves as the Blue Jackets extended their winning streak to three and have now won five of their las... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:17:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Thursdays_Three_Stars_Huselius_Phillips_pair_up_in_victories/1599560 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Thursdays_Three_Stars_Huselius_Phillips_pair_up_in_victories/1599560 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Thursdays_Three_Stars_Huselius_Phillips_pair_up_in_victories/1599560 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/6/060434cac5f135320c1cde8cd366cc625a0f3985/small/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_f75a.jpg Columbus Blue Jackets (11-6-2, 24pts)vs.  Dallas Stars (9-5-6, 24pts)American Airlines Center, Dallas, TXThursday, November 19, 20098:30 PM ESTFSOhio TV/WWCD(fm)/WBNS(am) (Dispatch Preview / SportsDirect Preview) The Jackets bounced back from the 9-1 drubbing at the hands of Detroit by finishing their home stand with two shoot-out wins. In those wins they did not play up to their full [...] Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Preview_Blue_Jackets_vs_Stars_Game_20/1594877 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Preview_Blue_Jackets_vs_Stars_Game_20/1594877 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated forward Raffi Torres off injured reserve, and he is expected to play in the club's game on Thursday night in Dallas. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:54:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Torres_taken_off_injured_reserve_by_Blue_Jackets/1594966 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Torres_taken_off_injured_reserve_by_Blue_Jackets/1594966 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Torres_taken_off_injured_reserve_by_Blue_Jackets/1594966 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/4/a4a64c2d566c73c2dccfe144a43502f110d7f55d/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91629532.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0B8A639B112F11DC9B8D50E493CED7904CF5EFAB86D45A95A.jpg The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated forward Raffi Torres off injured reserve, and he is expected to play in the club's game on Thursday night in Dallas. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:34:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Raffi_Torres_of_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_activated_off_injured_reserve/1594812 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Raffi_Torres_of_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_activated_off_injured_reserve/1594812 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Raffi_Torres_of_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_activated_off_injured_reserve/1594812 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/9/d9f4abd82165da364a3e7852478722eb3b584a41/small/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_6e7b.jpg by Christopher BottaFiled under: Blue Jackets, NHL RumorsThe Columbus Blue Jackets drafted a super-skilled freelancing forward and are now wondering why he's not developing into Jere Lehtinen. So on Tuesday, Nikita Filatov took his sticks and went home to Russia and the KHL -- as the Blue Jackets always knew he could. Now the big question is, where do the Blue Jackets and their "prized" prospect go from here?Nikita Filatov Trade Could Bring Bounty For Blue Jackets originally app... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:25:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Nikita_Filatov_Trade_Could_Bring_Bounty_For_Blue_Jackets/1583567 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Nikita_Filatov_Trade_Could_Bring_Bounty_For_Blue_Jackets/1583567 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Nikita_Filatov_Trade_Could_Bring_Bounty_For_Blue_Jackets/1583567 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/5/b576d7270f0e8af3c0b793b82d4f046fa943c8a1/small/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_468c.jpg COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Columbus Blue Jackets have loaned promising forward Nikita Filatov to CSKA of the Kontinental Hockey League for the remainder of the 2009-10 season. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:21:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Jackets_loaning_Filatov_to_KHL_for_rest_of_season/1582721 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Jackets_loaning_Filatov_to_KHL_for_rest_of_season/1582721 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Jackets_loaning_Filatov_to_KHL_for_rest_of_season/1582721 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/2/d2b94256c82e0480a92ae63c7f029530e04a1215/small/31.jpg Nikita Filatov's(notes) days of misery with the Columbus Blue Jackets are over -- for now. His Russian agent said the following this morning to SovSport:"[Blue Jackets Coach Ken] Hitchcock sticks to defensive hockey, and Nikita prefers more of an offensive game. It is a conflict of interest. Filatov is unhappy that he gets very little ice time."I reached Nikita this afternoon asking for comments on the story that he was leaving for CSKA Moscow of the KHL, which has since been co... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:31:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Filatov_Why_Im_leaving_Columbus_for_Russia/1582164 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Filatov_Why_Im_leaving_Columbus_for_Russia/1582164 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Filatov_Why_Im_leaving_Columbus_for_Russia/1582164 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/2/d2b94256c82e0480a92ae63c7f029530e04a1215/small/31.jpg The Columbus Blue Jackets have loaned promising forward Nikita Filatov (FIHL'-uh-tawf) to CSKA (CHESH'-kuh) of the Kontinental Hockey League for the remainder of the 2009-10 season. General manager Scott Howson announced the move Tuesday. He said it was made so Filatov could develop his game in his hometown of Moscow. Filatov has been unhappy with his spare minutes since making the club to start the season. He appeared in 13 games with the Blue Jackets this season, scoring two g... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:27:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Blue_Jackets_39_Filatov_loaned_to_team_in_Moscow/1582225 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Blue_Jackets_39_Filatov_loaned_to_team_in_Moscow/1582225 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Blue_Jackets_39_Filatov_loaned_to_team_in_Moscow/1582225 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/8/28eed1cb6072caa3e0bac6978a4367fadfece009/small/37.jpg Last night, Rick Nash needed to score a shootout goal to give Columbus a much-needed win after a 9-1 waxing at the hands of the Red Wings. So he did the above to Anaheim's Jean-Sebastien Giguere, got that goal, and propelled the Blue Jackets to a 3-2 shootout win. "I'm sure he didn't know what to do," Nash said. "He thought I was going to fall. Luckily enough I put it in."We should all be so lucky.Even casual NHL observers will remember this is not the on... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:39:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/All_Rick_Nash_Needs_is_One_Skate_One_Stick/1563738 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/All_Rick_Nash_Needs_is_One_Skate_One_Stick/1563738 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/All_Rick_Nash_Needs_is_One_Skate_One_Stick/1563738 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/9/d98f180accc35c299dab3dcc71f8a6162d1d730d/small/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_b0cd.jpg I haven't seen a hockey player make a move that fabulous since D.B. Sweeney's one-footed salchow in The Cutting Edge. Columbus Blue Jackets forward (and NHL2K9 coverboy) Rick Nash went with an unorthodox move in last night's 3-2 shootout victory over the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. As he approached Franco-Canadianophile goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Nash lifted up his left leg and apparently that was enough to completely baffle Giguère since Nash easily snuck the puck in the corner... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:35:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Rick_Nash_Is_A_Fancy_Boy/1563283 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Rick_Nash_Is_A_Fancy_Boy/1563283 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Rick_Nash_Is_A_Fancy_Boy/1563283 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/3/93adbc17213e15c4338740156ee66c77c352aaa7/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92599557.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0087891EA325BEBDE8C1F4683A8FB563A79BD8DB2A6A3A3DD.jpg When the headline is "Saving the Jackets" in the Columbus Dispatch, panic sets in for Columbus Blue Jackets fans. When the team president tells that newspaper that "time is of the essence" and that "the current ownership group is not in a position to continue to deal with the arena's structural (financial) problem," there's a natural inclination to place the Jackets on the same rack as the Phoenix Coyotes as endangered franchises. This isn't meant to ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:24:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Calming_nerves_in_the_Blue_Jackets_rsquo_financial_panic/1512631 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Calming_nerves_in_the_Blue_Jackets_rsquo_financial_panic/1512631 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Calming_nerves_in_the_Blue_Jackets_rsquo_financial_panic/1512631 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/d/8d7bb8a2da078097ea71b87bdc36d037cb89bb9d/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92600825.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0D2EC40092CDB8E21934074DD4D206B29D6D7ADA9D9CEEBA3.jpg