Some assumed it would be before the New Year, others before Christmas. Unfortunately for Jim Montgomery, it came before Thanksgiving as the Boston Bruins relieved him of his head coaching duties. The decision to fire Montgomery was not unexpected as the early issues plaguing Boston this season have only been getting worse. Prior to the
Dean Evason
What 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 much. Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell spoke to the media on Wednesday morning at Nationwide Arena. Usually when the team calls for a press conference
Training camp has come and gone for the Columbus Blue Jackets. They now turn their attention to the regular season which starts on Thursday night in Minnesota. The time has come for us to empty out our Blue Jackets’ Training Camp notebook. From storylines to questions answered, from quotes to other tidbits, you will see
Things 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 the previous year, his performance is not meeting the value of his contract. GM Don Waddell said over the summer that “nobody’s taking that contract”
The Columbus Blue Jackets have officially kicked off Training Camp. Two groups of players practiced at the Ice Haus Thursday for a little over an hour each. This marked the first organized on-ice activity for the team since the passing of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. While emotions are still very high, just being able to
Let’s start our 2024 Columbus Blue Jackets’ Summer Series with a question. Which is hotter? The heat that has gripped Central Ohio in recent days or the heat surrounding the team’s goaltending going into 2024-25? If you said the former, that’s a good answer. It’s felt like over 100 degrees with the humidity. Even the
Columbus 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 Evason, Waddell believes those missing pieces will fall into place. Both Waddell and Evason spoke to the media on Tuesday for the first time since
We are almost to August and there is still a lot to be settled for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Believe it or not, Training Camp will open in less than two months. Welcome to a mid-summer edition of Blue Jackets News and Rumors. We normally don’t have this much to talk about at this part
The Columbus Blue Jackets appeared close to ready to name their new head coach. Thanks to some reports that have surfaced, perhaps a decision is further than we think. On Wednesday, according to Aaron Portzline of the Athletic first and then later confirmed by Brian Hedger of the Columbus Dispatch, Todd McLellan, who was thought