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John Tortorella Is Ready For Day One of Camp, And Is Anxious To See How the NHL Handles Its Pandemic Return To Play 
Training camp is just about 24 hours away. It's getting real (again). After the NHL and NHLPA ratified their Return To Play agreement on Friday, and with it, a four-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement, the restarted season is only a few weeks away.
Liam Foudy Finds Himself in Mix As Blue Jackets' Training Camp Group Gets Announced
When better to truly announce yourself to the hockey world than the playoffs? Just ask Alexandre Texier - he knows the feeling. On Friday night, following
Here's The Full Schedule For Blue Jackets vs. Maple Leafs In the NHL's 2020 Qualifying Round Series
Are you ready to lock in some dates? Here we go. The NHL and NHLPA formally ratified the Return To Play agreement (and four-year CBA extension) on Friday night.
Training Camp: Who will get the start in net in game one against the Toronto Maple Leafs?
Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Will it be the All Star in the net in game one, or the one with the bigger contract who was on an absolute heater when he got hurt?
Why Zach Werenski and Seth Jones Should Not Be Separated for the Stanley Cup Playoffs
When Seth Jones went down with an ankle injury on February 9th, many thought we'd seen the last of him this season. The circumstances have changed, and Jones returning for the Stanley Cup Playoffs is a huge positive for the Blue Jackets.
Blue Jackets 2019 Playoffs Bode Well for 2020 Postseason
Let’s start by addressing the big difference between the 2019 NHL Playoff Columbus Blue Jackets and the 2020 postseason Blue Jackets: Lots of talent left coach John Tortorella’s team as free agents last summer.
Training Camp: Looking at the Blue Jackets forwards ahead of matchup with Toronto
Photo by Derek Cain/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images HOCKEY IS ALMOST BACK!!! We look over the Blue Jackets forwards. It feels so good to talk — speculate?
The Blueprint For The Columbus Blue Jackets To Beat The Toronto Maple Leafs Is To Score First
Last week, I debated whether the Toronto Maple Leafs have a legitimate home-ice advantage in the qualifying round against the Columbus Blue Jackets. I wasn't sure there was much of one, to begin with, and the more I've thought about it, the more convinced I am that I posed the wrong question.
Training Camp: Defensemen gear up for battle against Toronto
Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images The bread and butter of the CBJ franchise. We’re less than a week away from the July 13 start date of training camps.
Blue Jackets Must Rely on Defense to Get Past Maple Leafs in Qualifying Round
Fighting fire with fire won't be necessary here. Or possible. The Toronto Maple Leafs have one of the best scoring offenses in the NHL, ranking second in goals for and sixth in power play percentage.
John Tortorella's Focus Has Narrowed As The NHL's Return To Play, Training Camps Are On The Horizon
It's about time for things to get going. The Blue Jackets have had players in town – with more arriving each week – for Phase 2 group skates leading up to Phase 3, which is the schedule opening of training camps (now July 13).
How Will Toronto's Home Ice Advantage Be Nullified With No Fans In The Stands?
Barring (another) change, it appears the Columbus Blue Jackets will be heading to Toronto for the qualifying round (and beyond, if applicable) later this month. Naturally, then, the question becomes: does Toronto hold any sort of inherent advantage by playing in their home building without fans?
For a rivalry to exist between the Blue Jackets and Red Wings, Detroit would have to become rivals
Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports Detroit can’t catch a break lately, and we know what that’s like. For those of us who feel like the Columbus Blue Jackets get the short end of every stick, it’s a small comfort to remember this: the Detroit Red Wings exist.
Go home, Yinzers: the fledgling rivalry between Columbus and Pittsburgh
Lots of exciting moments and lots of hate, despite recent Pittsburgh dominance Over the first two decades of the franchise, the Columbus Blue Jackets have struggled to establish one clear rival.
The Jackets and Predators didn’t like each other for a long time, but by record, it wasn’t much of a rivalry
Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images In the early 2000s, the Blue Jackets had an animated rivalry with the Predators. Let’s take a look back on those early Central Division clashes.
Columbus Blue Jackets activate Alexandre Texier from injured reserve
Texier, 20, had his season cut short due to a lumbar stress fracture suffered in a December game against the Panthers.
Jakob Lilja Heading to KHL After Agreeing to Terms on One-Year Contract with Barys Nur-Sultan
Per multiple reports, Jakob Lilja will be heading to the KHL to continue his playing career for the 2020-21 season. The news was first reported by his new club, Barys Nur-Sultan. Lilja, who came to Columbus as a free agent from Djurgårdens of the SHL last offseason, had 2-3-5 in 37 games this season with the Blue Jackets.
Blue Jackets among play-in round teams still in mix for top pick in NHL Draft
The No. 1 pick is still up for grabs in a second lottery drawing among the eight teams that lose in the qualifying round of the playoffs — if play resumes.
Point-Counterpoint: Should the Columbus Blue Jackets tank their play-in series against the Toronto Maple Leafs for a shot at the #1 overall pick?
Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images Today, we take a look at whether or not the Columbus Blue Jackets should tank against the Toronto Maple Leafs now that a placeholder has won the draft lottery.
The Blue Jackets Will Need to Embrace Their Strengths in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
The differences between last year's Blue Jackets squad and this year's are night and day. The 2018-19 team won with skill and offensive onslaughts in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the 19-20 version won't be able to solely rely on their offensive capabilities.
2020 NHL Draft Lottery Provides Chaos; Blue Jackets Could Lose To Maple Leafs And Secure First Overall Pick
The First Phase of the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery was held on Friday evening, as the NHL staged its first major public appearance since NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced return-to-play plans.
What I’d ask ‘Torts’ & Jarmo
Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images I would love to have the opportunity to ask these question (most of them anyway). As you know, we’ve been producing The Cannon Cast for nearly a year and a half and I’ve hosted my fair share.
The Unheralded David Savard and Vladislav Gavrikov Could Prove To Be Key Against Loaded Maple Leafs
David Savard and Vladislav Gavrikov are the quintessential defense pairing that was all the rage yester-year. As the game has evolved, so too have defensemen.
2000 Expansion Draft retrospective: How Columbus, Minnesota fared (poorly) vs. Vegas
The vast differences between these two drafts, both in format and outside factors, help to explain why the infant Golden Knights already seem to be more established in Year 3 than the Blue Jackets and Wild, facing down their 20th seasons in 2020-21.
One trade the Blue Jackets would like to have back
The pick that became Jakub Voracek was dealt to Philly for Jeff Carter, whose underwhelming tenure in Columbus is a lingering source of regret.
Columbus, St. Paul/Minneapolis no longer considered for NHL hub cities
Las Vegas, home of the Golden Knights, has been rumored to be a front-runner to host half of the teams returning to action, but there's also a strong interest in having a Canadian hub city as well.
Where the Blue Jackets stand heading into postseason play
The Blue Jackets face the Maple Leafs when the season resumes after the COVID-19 suspension, and there are plenty of plot lines to follow for Columbus.
Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella changes stance, will allow anthem protests
Back in 2016 — when Kaepernick first began his silent protests ahead of San Francisco 49ers games — Tortorella, who was Team USA coach at the World Cup of Hockey, threatened to bench any players who knelt as "The Star-Spangled Banner" played before the opening faceoff.
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