The Jackets have dealt all three unrestricted free agents on the active roster. Raffi Torres to Buffalo, Milan Jurcina back to Washington and Modin to LA.
March 3rd, 2010 | Bart Logan | 0 comments | ContinuedTeam News
Trade Deadline Preview
The Blue Jackets are nine points out of eighth place in the West with only 19 games remaining in the season. That’s a pretty big margin to make up in the final month and a half of the season, and General Manager Scott Howson is not expected to do anything to make it easier. The Blue Jackets will be sellers on Wednesday’s trade deadline.
March 1st, 2010 | Bart Logan | 0 comments | Continued
Mason stones opposition
The Columbus Blue Jackets have won three straight behind the play of their goaltender Steve Mason who has allowed only one goal in the last 180 minutes of play.
February 10th, 2010 | Rob Ogden | 0 comments | Continued
Post-Hitchcock era begins with win.
Anton Stralman’s goal stood as the game’s lone goal for more than two periods before R.J. Umberger added some soon-to-be-needed insurance on an empty-net goal with just over a minute remaining.
February 4th, 2010 | Rob Ogden | 0 comments | Continued
Hitchcock Fired
The Ken Hitchcock era is over in Columbus. Blue Jackets General Manager Scott Howson announced today that the club has relieved Hitchcock of his coaching duties. Howson also announced that Assistant Coach Claude Noel will fill in as an interim head coach for the the remainder of the season.
February 3rd, 2010 | Bart Logan | 2 comments | Continued
Twice as nice
One Hundred was a big number for the Columbus Blue Jackets Friday night. With Antoine Vermette’s 100th career goal, goaltender Mathieu Garon was able to secure his 100th career win as Columbus won for the second time in three nights
January 9th, 2010 | Rob Ogden | 0 comments | Continued
Game Review: Vancouver (1/5/2010)
Columbus could not hold an early lead in Vancouver.
After taking a 2-0 lead in the first period, the Blue Jackets allowed three straight goals and trailed 3-2 heading into the first intermission.
January 6th, 2010 | Rob Ogden | 0 comments | Continued
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
The Columbus Blue Jackets are reeling, having lost 15 of their last 17, and seeing themselves slide closer to last place in the Western Conference than the last seed of the playoffs.
Here is a look at what the team is doing well, what needs work, and what is just downright awful.
December 23rd, 2009 | Rob Ogden | 0 comments | Continued
Jackets Still Searching for a Spark
After weeks of players’ meetings, intense practices, line jumbles and just about everything short of a trade, Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock has played about the last card in his hand to try to spark this team. Steve Mason is no longer the starter in goal for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Starting with tonight’s game [...]
December 21st, 2009 | Bart Logan | 2 comments | Continued
Same Old Jackets?
It’s a phrase that dominated post game conversations for the better part of eight seasons in Columbus, one that I’ve tried to refrain from as long as possible: “Same old Jackets.” But yet, after another gut-wrenching loss, it has forced its way back into common vernacular. The Jackets fell to the Minnesota Wild last night [...]
December 16th, 2009 | Bart Logan | 2 comments | Continued
