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Confidence is low in the Edmonton Oilers front office, according to a public and fan-base-driven poll by The Athletic. How low? The Oilers ranked 27th in the NHL, falling six spots from 2025. The only teams below them were the Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, Seattle Kraken, and the New York…
Merzlikins started to experience discomfort during offseason training, and puts his status for the start of the season in jeopardy.
The Columbus Blue Jackets will be without backup netminder Elvis Merzlikins for the foreseeable future, after he underwent shoulder surgery this week. There is no timetable for his return. Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins has undergone successful surgery for a shoulder injury, and there is no timetable for his return 🤕 Merzlikins began experiencing discomfort during offseason workouts, and following an MRI, surgery was determined to be the best course of… pic.twitter.com/wFbeSNUq...
With just under one month before the start of Training Camp, the Columbus Blue Jackets are already dealing with major injuries. This latest one required surgery to repair. On Thursday…
If the Columbus Blue Jackets are going to truly compete in 2026-27, they are going to need some unexpected performances from some prominent players. They are going to need an…
The final part of my summer series prediction article lands on the bottom six forward group, also known as the third and fourth lines for the Columbus Blue Jackets in…
You know how the Columbus Blue Jackets got to this point. You know what they have to do with their group and what their limitations are. You know what they’re…
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko has just one season remaining on his three-year, $3.85 million AAV deal. He is reportedly unlikely to sign an extension. With that, trade rumors have been circulating all summer, though the Jackets insist they don't want to move him. But until we hear some news that the two sides can work together on a new contract, those rumors won't be going away anytime soon. Lyle Richardson of Bleacher Report has posited five trade landing spots f...
Towering defenceman Logan Stanley is coming off a career season, and still sits without a contract. Stanley's an unrestricted free agent and many felt he'd land a four-year deal around $4 million AAV, and approaching the end of August, the former first-round pick is still looking for work next season. Stanley split time between the Buffalo Sabres and Winnipeg Jets last season, and while he battled some consistency issues, still finished with statistically his best season. The Sabres seemingly...
Michael Traikos, Ryan Kennedy, and Michael Augello discuss the Buffalo Sabres' goal-scoring dilemma, the Columbus Blue Jackets' off-season, Nikita Kucherov's next contract, and more.
Welcome back to another offseason edition of around the NHL. There’s plenty happening throughout the league, despite it being the middle of August, as trade talks continues, free agents are still waiting on contract offers for next season, and several players are trying to recover from offseason surgery. There’s plenty to get to this week,…
What is the Blue Jackets’ goalie doing to build upon his .908 SV% effort in 2025-26 next season?
There are still a couple of massive contracts that could drop this offseason, and one of them belongs to Columbus Blue Jackets center Adam Fantilli. While the 21-year-old has watched his contemporaries like Leo Carlsson and Connor Bedard sign massive breakthrough extensions this summer, the Jackets' restricted free agent is still without a deal. Carlsson pulled in an $18 million AAV after the Philadelphia Flyers offer sheeted him that amount, and the Anaheim Ducks matched it. On the heel...
Jet Greaves and the Columbus Blue Jackets agreed to terms on a three-year deal worth $15 million on July 23.
NHL.com is providing in-depth prospect analysis for each of its 32 teams from Aug. 1-Sept. 1. Today, the top five prospects for the Columbus Blue Jackets, according to NHL.com.
Greaves has played his way into the picture of future Canadian goaltending stars while with the Blue Jackets.
It has been a rough couple of weeks for fans of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Based on the reaction to some of the recent news, that is a big understatement.…
The Columbus Blue Jackets haven't had a relationship with an ECHL team since 2023, when their affiliation extended with the Kalamazoo Wings for the 2022-203 season . That relationship with the K-Wings would be torched quickly, as the following season the team would sign a deal with the Vancouver Canucks. Today, the team announced their partnership with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers , with whom they signed a two-year deal through the 2027-28 season. The Club released a statement today detai...
It really says something that the Columbus Blue Jackets are going through arguably their most troublesome stretch with their fanbase in franchise history. The same team that Bill Simmons called the most irrelevant in sports has enjoyed immense local support from dedicated fans for over a quarter-century, despite never putting a real contender on the…
Jet Greaves and the Columbus Blue Jackets signed a three-year contract in July that would pay the goalie $5 million per season.
Madeline Gaudreau is remembering her late husband, Matthew Gaudreau. Almost two years ago, the AHL player and his brother, Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau, were killed by an alleged drunk driver as they were biking in New Jersey. The brothers were in their home state ahead of their sister’s wedding on Aug. 29, 2024. […] The post Madeline Gaudreau posts heartfelt message to husband Matthew ahead of 2nd anniversary of his death appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets are eliminating their standalone radio broadcast. Could some NBA teams eventually do the same? The answer is yes. And perhaps in the not-so-distant future. As Max Littman of Awful Announcing relayed, the Blue Jackets did not renew the contract of longtime radio play-by-play announcer Bob McElligott after 17 years. Columbus […] The post Blue Jackets eliminate radio crew; could NBA teams be next? appeared first on Hoops Wire .
After a season of turmoil, including a mid-season head coaching departure and a sixth consecutive season missing the post-season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have continued that turmoil off the ice with two high-profile departures within the last week. Longtime radio play-by-play announcer Bob McElligott was informed on July 29th that after 17 years in the…
Jeff Svoboda departs the Blue Jackets after eight seasons as Jackets Insider.
We have recapped how the Columbus Blue Jackets got to this point. We talked about the importance of why the team must maximize their current core in order to become…