Welcome to February. Didn’t January feel like it lasted for two months? They call that the dogs days of the NHL season for a reason. As usual for the Columbus Blue Jackets, there is a lot to talk about. The Blue Jackets will host the Utah Hockey Club for the first time on Thursday night.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets were in control of things for over 40 minutes on Saturday night. Then all heck broke loose in the third period. The end result was a familiar one in overtime for the Blue Jackets. Owen Tippett scored the game-winning goal in the extra session to lift the Flyers to a comeback
The Columbus Blue Jackets and Calgary Flames met on Black Friday afternoon for the first time since the passing of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. The game itself will be remembered for how physical it was. Adam Fantilli scored twice to help the Blue Jackets improve to 10-9-3 and over hockey .500 with a 5-2 win.
Rick Nash has made it no secret. It is his desire to eventually become a general manager in the National Hockey League. On Friday morning, the Blue Jackets helped Nash take one step closer to that reality. Nash was announced as the Director of Hockey Operations. In addition, Zach Abdou was hired as Senior Manager