Clik here to view.
Getting to know your enemy: The Columbus Blue Jackets
Happy terrific Tuesday Wilderness! The players are in town, and tomorrow officially starts training camp. The end of a mostly hockey-less summer is near.Today we continue our NHL preview with a team...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Media Day 2013
The 2013-2014 NHL season will "officially" get under way with the team's media day press conference. We'll have reactions from the event and quotes / audio from Team President John Davidson, GM Jarmo...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Defense Is The New Offense
It's no secret that the one biggest area for improvement this coming season will be putting the puck into the net. The Blue Jackets will have a full season of Marian Gaborik, and also added Nathan...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Captaincy: When Will We Know?
With as impressive as the turnaround on the ice was last season, perhaps more impressive was the complete turnaround in the dressing room. With the Rick Nash trade, there was a vacancy at Captain, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blue Jackets Training Camp Tracker
TRAINING CAMP STARTS TODAY!All caps, exclamation point...cheesy, yes, but I am damned excited.This post will be pinned to the cover of the site for the duration of camp. I'll update it as cuts are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fans, Never Fear - The Fu-Mac-Chu Will Return!
There aren't many Blue Jackets who are more enjoyable to talk to than Derek MacKenzie. At 32, he's now the oldest player on the training camp roster, and along with Jared Boll he's the longest-tenured...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RJ Umberger: Coming Into Camp Lighter and Quicker
Much has been made about the slow starts for R.J. Umberger the past couple of seasons. The dead horse about his decision during the lockout NOT to play hockey has been beaten. Many fans wondered if...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jared Boll agrees to 3-year contract extension with Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets have come to terms on a three-year contract extension with forward Jared Boll, the team announced on Friday afternoon. The financial terms of the contract were not made public...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jared Boll gets 3 years, $5.1 Million. Was it the right call?
As the Jackets prepare to open their exhibition schedule, the last bit of news we expected to hear was that Jared Boll was inking a new contract. To say that reactions to the news were quite mixed is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Training Camp Battles: The Defense
The blueline for the 2013/2014 Blue Jackets will look very much like the group that almost made the playoffs last season, with six of the seven regulars returning. Adrian Aucoin departed via free...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shrapnel - Preseason Game 1 Edition
Our sincere apologies for not really getting our usual game day coverage off the ground. It's pre-season for us, too.What we have instead is a nice little throwback, giving you some quick news hits and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Preseason Game 1 Recap: Fresh Start
The first preseason game got off to a rough start in Columbus. After Brandon Dubinsky hammered Beau Bennett at the top of the Blue Jackets' zone, the puck squirted back towards the Columbus net, past a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pens drop preseason opener 5-4 in Columbus
The Pittsburgh Penguins kicked off their 2013-14 NHL preseason schedule on the road in Columbus, losing a 5-4 game in overtime. As always for a game early in the preseason, both rosters were mixes of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VIDEO: Joe Vitale vs. James Wisniewski fight
Hockey is back and Joe Vitale and James Wisniewski dropped the gloves in a brutal, brutal fight in last night's preseason game.Vitale took a couple of big bombs there and may be worse for wear.Penguins...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ryan Murray Looking to Make Up For Lost Time
Going into last season, the expectations were pretty low for the new-look Blue Jackets. With the lockout stealing away all of the 2012 portion of the schedule, including training camp, Columbus would...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Game Day: Preseason Game 1 - CBJ vs. Penguins
We kinda whiffed on a proper game preview for tonight's exhibition, so here's a little apertif to tide you over until hockey.Our sincere apologies for not really getting our usual game day coverage off...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Game Preview #2(x) - Blue Jackets vs. Sabres
Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue JacketsSeptember 17, 2013 - 7:00pm EDTNationwide Arena - Columbus, OhioRadio - WBNS 1460 AM - TV - NoneOpponents Blog: Die By The BladeSBNation Game PageTicketsThe...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Game Day: Preseason Game 2 - CBJ vs. Sabres
The Jackets play a split-squad tonight, with Buffalo coming to Nationwide.Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue JacketsSeptember 17, 2013 - 7:00pm EDTNationwide Arena - Columbus, OhioRadio - WBNS 1460 AM -...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Game Preview #3(x): Blue Jackets vs. Wild
Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota WildSeptember 17, 2013 - 8:00pm EDTXcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MinnesotaRadio - None - TV - NoneOpponents Blog: Hockey WildernessSBNation Game PageThe Jackets...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Game Day: Preseason Game 3 - CBJ vs. Wild
In part 2 of tonight's split-squad matchup, the Jackets send a contingent to Minnesota to face the Wild.Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota WildSeptember 17, 2013 - 8:00pm EDTXcel Energy Center - St....
View Article