Category: Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets Already Feel Different Under Don Waddell
Blue JacketsThe 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
Toronto MarliesThe 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
Blue JacketsPatrik 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
Don WaddellColumbus 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
Pierre LeBrunBlue 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
ColumbusThe 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
Columbus 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...
Read moreCanadiens Hire Pascal Vincent As AHL Head Coach
ColumbusAccording to a club announcement, the Canadiens have named Pascal Vincent as the next head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket. Vincent’s appointment comes nearly a month after he was fired as head coach of the Blue Jackets. Vincent, 52, returns to a minor-league head coaching role after...
Read moreEast Notes: Marchenko, Johnson, Mangiapane
Columbus Blue JacketsThe Columbus Blue Jackets have reportedly talked with restricted free agent forward Kirill Marchenko about both a short-term and long-term contract (as per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic). Marchenko is pushing for a longer-term deal, but with Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell only in his se...
Read moreSnapshots: Blue Jackets, Tavares, Parise
Minnesota WildAaron Portzline of The Athletic reports that the Columbus Blue Jackets management will meet in person this week with two potential candidates for their head coaching vacancy. Portzline believes that the two candidates are former Minnesota Wild bench boss Dean Evason and Jay Woodcroft, who was fired...
Read moreColumbus Blue Jackets, Jet Greaves Avoid Arbitration
Blue JacketsSaturday: The Blue Jackets have officially announced the contract. Friday: The Columbus Blue Jackets and goaltender Jet Greaves have avoided arbitration according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Friedman reports it will be a two-year contract for Greaves and he will earn $800K on a two-way agreeme...
Read moreColumbus Blue Jackets, Jet Greaves Avoid Arbitration
OHLThe Columbus Blue Jackets and goaltender Jet Greaves have avoided arbitration according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Friedman reports it will be a two-year contract for Greaves and he will earn $800K on a two-way agreement in 2024-25, and the contract will become a one-way deal in 2025-26 with...
Read moreBlue Jackets Sign Jake Christiansen To Two-Way Deal
Elliotte FriedmanThe Blue Jackets have signed RFA defenseman Jake Christiansen to a one-year, two-way deal, a team announcement states. It’s worth $775K NHL/$350K AHL with a $400K guarantee, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. Christiansen was among the 14 players who filed for salary arbitration last week. Christia...
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