Category: Don Waddell
Snapshots: Tarasov, Dumba, Vanecek, Miller, Nugent-Hopkins
Aaron PortzlineNotes from around the NHL including Columbus not planning to waive Daniil Tarasov, Matt Dumba resumes skating, and more.
Read moreBlue Jackets’ Dante Fabbro Playing His Way Into An Extension
Don WaddellThe Columbus Blue Jackets’ season continues and there has been no shortage of news from Ohio’s team. New head coach Dean Evason has been making an impact. The goaltending situation…
Read moreBlue Jackets GM Waddell Provides Updates on Lindstrom & Jiricek
Don WaddellWhat started as a seemingly business as usual Wednesday turned into an action-packed day in news for the Columbus Blue Jackets. One part was expected. The other part not as…
Read moreEastern Conference Injuries: Sabres, Blue Jackets, Red Wings, Devils, Islanders, Sens, Flyers, Pens and Lightning
Bill HoppeKent Johnson out of the sling and on to the ice. Artem Zub could play tonight. Bryan Rust traveling with the Penguins. No update on Brayden Point.
Read moreNHL Injuries: Sabres, Flames, Blue Jackets, Red Wings, Oilers, Wild, Maple Leafs, and Utah
Yegor SharangovichKent Johnson won't need surgery. Evander Kane on track for early next year. Max Pacioretty back on the ice.
Read moreUtah Inquiring On Ivan Provorov, Other Teams Interested
Columbus Blue Jackets’In today’s rendition of Early Trading with TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, the insider shares that the Utah Hockey Club general manager, Bill Armstrong, has been working the phones to fill the void left by Sean Durzi and John Marino’s injuries. Specifically, LeBrun reports Armstrong has checked in on Columbus...
Read moreNHL Injuries: Blackhawks, Blue Jackets, Stars, Panthers, Wild, Canadiens, Rangers, Sens, Blues, Leafs, and Canucks
Dallas StarMatthew Tkachuk returns to the Panthers lineup. The Stars get three players back. Juraj Slafkovsky will be out a week. Linus Ullmark remains day-to-day.
Read moreJackets' Jenner may miss 6 months after surgery
Don WaddellBlue Jackets forward Boone Jenner might miss six months after shoulder surgery.
Read moreBoone Jenner Undergoes Shoulder Surgery, May Not Return This Season
Boone JennerBlue Jackets general manager Don Waddell announced today that captain Boone Jenner is out indefinitely after undergoing shoulder surgery. “Our hope is he can return before the end of the season,” Waddell said, but there’s no guarantee he’ll suit up at all in 2024-25. Waddell later added Jenner would...
Read moreBlue Jackets’ Injuries Leave Opening-Night Roster in Flux
Don WaddellThe Columbus Blue Jackets finished off a .500 preseason with a 7-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night. While it’s time to look ahead to the start of…
Read moreBlue Jackets Recall Three, Make Other Roster Moves
Columbus’The Blue Jackets have recalled defensemen Cole Clayton, Stanislav Svozil, and goaltender Zachary Sawchenko from AHL Cleveland, general manager Don Waddell announced Tuesday. They’ve also signed forward Jake Gaudet, who is under contract with Cleveland for this season, to a PTO and assigned forward H...
Read moreBlue Jackets’ Elvis Merzlikins Used Offseason to Mentally Reset
Don WaddellThings have not gone according to plan ever since goaltender Elvis Merzlikins signed an extension to stay with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Although his 2023-24 season was better statistically than…
Read moreBlue Jackets Promote Rick Nash To Director Of Hockey Operations
Don WaddellThe Blue Jackets have named Rick Nash their director of hockey operations, general manager Don Waddell announced Friday. They’ve also brought in former Hurricanes manager of hockey operations Zach Abdou in the same role and named Basil McRae their director of professional scouting. For the 40-year-o...
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