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The market for defensemen is on the rise: Wednesday afternoon notes
A trade & sign transaction today has observers wondering just how high some of the contracts might climb when free agency opens on Sunday, as defenseman Dennis Wideman, set to become a UFA,...
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Columbus Prospects Go High in CHL Import Draft
The CHL Import Draft took place this morning, and two of the Jackets' recent NHL draft choices had their rights claimed. Goaltender and second round pick Oscar Dansk was tabbed third overall by the...
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NHL Free Agency 2012: Recipe for a Diva - Justin Schultz and the Broken System
Back in April, Chuck Schwartz of our Wisconsin Badgers site, Bucky's Fifth Quarter, told us all about Justin Schultz, he made it clear that Schultz is an elite prospect. An elite prospect that used a...
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Nikita Nikitin, Blue Jackets Agree To 2-Year, $4.3 Million Deal
The Blue Jackets' off-season continued today, as they announced the re-signing of restricted free agent defenseman Nikita Nikitin for two years and $4.3 million. This allows them to avoid arbitration...
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Where Do NHL Head Coaches Come From?
Yesterday afternoon Jason Gregor tweeted the rather interesting fact that nine of the 11 men who have coached the Oilers got their first chance to be a NHL head coach with the Oilers; only Quinn and...
View ArticleShrapnel - 6/28/12
A late evening Shrapnel? Well, if you insist... The Blue Jackets' Hockey School is taking registrations, and that adult class in early August looks tempting... Meanwhile, the NHL and NHLPA agreed to...
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LBC's All-Time Florida Panthers Roster Countdown: 111-109
It's Friday again, and time for our last countdown entry of the week. If you want to know how the list was put together, or have questions why certain players seem too low or too high, click here....
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Rooting Through The Free Agency Bargain Bin
With free agency just around the corner on Sunday afternoon, it's worth taking a look at the market to see if there might be some help for the Blue Jackets. While the team is obviously counting on a...
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Filling Goaltending Holes with Free Agency
The goaltending in the Columbus organization was given a huge facelift over the past week or so, but the results of said facelift are in some cases years away from being revealed. Shortly before the...
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Columbus Acquires Nick Foligno From Senators For Marc Methot
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun is reporting that the Blue Jackets have traded defenseman Marc Methot to Ottawa for C Nick Foligno. Foligno, 24, was a first round pick of the Senators in the 2006 NHL...
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Senators trade Nick Foligno to Columbus for Marc Methot
The Ottawa Senators have continued to rework their defensive corps for the upcoming season by trading forward Nick Foligno to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenseman Marc Methot. Foligno...
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Zach Parise, Ryan Suter reportedly offered massive contracts by Flyers; Out...
Just as you'd expect from them, Paul Holmgren and the Philadelphia Flyers have made giant contract offers to the two biggest names on the free agent market. Devils forward Zach Parise and Predators...
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Jackets Signs Adrian Aucoin To One Year Deal
Well, some of the questions about how the Jackets would handle Marc Methot's defensive minutes have been answered. The Jackets have agreed to a one year, two million dollar deal with veteran D Adrian...
View ArticleJackets Add JAM To The Lineup
In one of those "Who, wait, what??" moves, the Jackets have signed Left Wing Jonathan Audy-Marchessault to a three year entry level deal. At 21, "JAM" went undrafted and was signed by the AHL's...
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All Quiet On The Nash Front
With no movement to this point on the Rick Nash front, some fans are beginning to get impatient despite some excellent moves today by Scott Howson to improve the Blue Jackets' defense and scoring...
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Howson, Rick Nash, & Detroit - An Unholy Bargain?
After months of the Rick Nash saga dragging on and on, Aaron Portzline offered perhaps the darkest twist yet. The Red Wings making a play for the Columbus captain? Could there be a greater insult to...
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More Thoughts On Nick Foligno
As we continue to watch the Rick Nash Trade Watch drag on, I reached out to fellow SBNation blogger Peter Raaymakers over at Silver Seven to get his thoughts on one of the newest Blue Jackets. Here's...
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NHL Free Agent Frenzy Day 3
It's Day 3 of the NHL free agent period, and still the two biggest fish remain available. Zach Parise and Ryan Suter are still unsigned, but the Canes appear to be out of the running for both. What's...
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Silver Nuggets: Options on the Left
With the trade this weekend that sent Nick Foligno to hell the Columbus Blue Jackets for steady blueliner Marc Methot, many fans are asking what the new line up will look like. Of course training camp...
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Blue Jackets Roundtable Podcast: Episode V
It's been more than awhile since we last convened the Blue Jackets Roundtable (Podcast edition!), and for that we offer our apologies. But, with everything that's happened this week, it seemed as good...
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