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The Columbus Blue Jackets open the start of their Metropolitan Division play tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and they are rolling with their newest goaltender, as veteran Cam Talbot gets the start in net tonight.

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Blue Jackets’ Damon Severson to make season debut against Penguins

The Columbus Blue Jackets are welcoming a veteran blueliner back into the fold. The Blue Jackets announced that they have activated defenseman Damon Severson off the injured/non-roster list, which will allow him to make his season debut in Friday’s home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

NHL News / Union and Blue / October 9

Well rested Blue Jackets get a lineup boost tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins

The Blue Jackets are finally back in action tonight, after what seems like an eternity. It's been six days since their last game, as the team oddly has their second longest break of the season after playing just twice.

Columbus Blue Jackets News / Inside The Rink / October 8

After An Ugly Loss, Here Is What The Blue Jackets Need To Clean Up

Saturday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Utah Mammoth; the one-sided game left the Blue Jackets with things they must clean up. Columbus looked slow and confused at times.

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Dmitri Voronkov News / Union and Blue / October 8

Unlocking Dmitri Voronkov would be huge for the Blue Jackets

The Blue Jackets are in the middle of a long break, which gives them what essentially becomes a second training camp. After a lackadaisical performance against the Utah Mammoth last Saturday, there was plenty for the team to work on.

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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.

Alessandro Di Iorio News / Union and Blue / October 7

Blue Jackets prospect watch, Alessandro Di Iorio is off to a hot start

We're only two games into the Blue Jackets' season so far, but some of the team's prospects are already showing great signs of improvement, and it never hurts to continue to have solid pieces for the future.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.