Category: Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets Could Now Be Landing Spot For Cap Dump After Laine Trade
Columbus Blue JacketsBy the Columbus Blue Jackets trading Patrick Laine and not retaining any salary, the team has opened up a lot of cap space this season to work with. Nobody anticipates the Blue Jackets competing, but the expectation is that they do improve overall.With the extra cap space to work with, Aaron Portzl...
Read moreLaine Trade Could Make Blue Jackets A Cap-Clearing Broker
Blue JacketsWith more than $7MM in newly created cap space, the Columbus Blue Jackets are already receiving inquiries about being a cap-clearing broker.
Read moreNHL trade grades: Laine deal a low-risk, high-reward move for the Canadiens
Blue JacketsThe change of scenery for the Finnish forward could result in a major upgrade to Montreal's offense. We grade both GMs on the swap.
Read moreBlue Jackets Notes: Laine, Sillinger, Lindstrom, Tryouts
Patrik LaineBlue Jackets GM Don Waddell provided updates on Patrik Laine and Cole Sillinger while acknowledging they might do a PTO or two.
Read moreBlue Jackets’ Tarasov Enters Third Training Camp Fully Healthy
Columbus Blue JacketsThe Columbus Blue Jackets will enter the 2024-25 season with a lot of questions surrounding their team. Perhaps at the top of the list is how the goaltending situation will…
Read moreBlue Jackets Nearing Deal With Cole Sillinger
Blue JacketsThe Blue Jackets are close to handling business with RFA forward Cole Sillinger. Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports Columbus and Sillinger are within “striking distance” on a two-year contract. Sillinger has been a staple on Columbus’ roster for the past three seasons after going 12th overall i...
Read moreReport: "Only One Team" Has Expressed Interest in Patrik Laine
Brian HedgerThe Patrik Laine trade drama in Columbus has seemingly come to a grinding halt as we enter August. While there are plenty of rumors about where he could be heading, the actual machinations to get something done are practically non-existent right now. Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell told Brian Hedger of...
Read moreBlue Jackets Already Feel Different Under Don Waddell
John TortorellaThe Columbus Blue Jackets needed a new direction and a fresh perspective. Given the way things have gone since the departure of John Tortorella, stability was something not linked to…
Read moreMarlies sign Alex Nylander to AHL contract
Alex NylanderThe Toronto Marlies have signed forward Alex Nylander to a one-year American Hockey League contract.Photo: Jason Mowry/Getty Images Nylander, whose brother William is a forward with the Maple Leafs, began the 2023-24 season with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, recording 17 … Continue readi...
Read morePatrik Laine Cleared To Return; Trade Talks Pick Up
Patrik LainePatrik Laine had a very troublesome season, on all fronts, this past year. From an early-season healthy scratch which he called "the most embarrassing moment" of his career, to asking for a trade, to winding up in the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program for a six-month stint. The good news is that...
Read moreBlue Jackets' Laine cleared after broken clavicle
Patrik LaineColumbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine was cleared to return from the NHL/NHLPA Players Assistance Program on Friday.
Read morePatrik Laine Exits NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program
SportsnetBlue Jackets forward Patrik Laine has been released from the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program after being cleared by its doctors today, reports Brian Hedger of the Columbus Dispatch. The news comes amid a trade request from Laine that’s stood since at least June, TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reported at t...
Read moreBlue Jackets’ Evason Wants to Bring Passion & Structure
Dean EvasonColumbus Blue Jackets’ GM Don Waddell set out on a mission in his search for a head coach. The team was missing some key elements. In the hiring of Dean…
Read moreMorning Notes: Blue Jackets, Laatsch, Canadiens
Scott WheelerThe Athletic’s Jesse Granger, Sean McIndoe and Scott Wheeler are taking a deep dive into each team’s goaltending situation league-wide, ranking clubs’ “current and future goaltending outlooks” via a combination of current aptitude, prospect strength, and the effectiveness of their NHL tandem’s contr...
Read morePascal Vincent Finds New Job Behind The Bench
Blue JacketsHe was thrown into the fire last season in what many called an unfair situation for him with the Columbus Blue Jackets, before being fired at season's end. Now, Pascal Vincent has found a new head coaching gig, being named the bench boss for the Laval Rocket of the AHL.Former Blue Jackets head coac...
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