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Matt Ford Traded to Columbus Blue Jackets

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Matt Ford Traded to Columbus Blue Jackets

On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Flyers made a minor trade involving their AHL affiliate. The Adirondack Phantoms announced via their website that they traded forward Matt Ford to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The deal is for future considerations. Ford was acquired on February 2nd, 2012, from the Washington Capitals in exchange for Flyers former 2nd round pick Kevin Marshall. Ford had spent just half a season [...]

Sergei Bobrovsky Perfect, Columbus Blue Jackets Win Fourth Straight

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Sergei Bobrovsky Perfect, Columbus Blue Jackets Win Fourth Straight

By Tim Lucarelli (@tlucarelli) Despite having lingered in the bottom of the standings for most of the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets lead the NHL in fewest giveaways this season.  They are actually the only team to still have only double-digit totals (97). That kind of discipline has paid off lately, as Columbus is now [...]

Columbus Blue Jackets Recall Johansen, Place Johnson on IR

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Columbus Blue Jackets Recall Johansen, Place Johnson on IR

By Tim Lucarelli (@tlucarelli) In Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Blues, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson took a hard hit in the first that sent him to the dressing room. Johnson returned to action in the second, but it was only temporary, as another hit took him out of the lineup for the [...]

Columbus Blue Jackets Fire GM Scott Howson

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Columbus Blue Jackets Fire GM Scott Howson

By Tim Lucarelli (@tlucarelli) Just one day after the team’s biggest win of the season – a 6-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks – the Columbus Blue Jackets have announced the firing of general manager Scott Howson. Howson took over Columbus GM duties on June 15, 2007, replacing Doug MacLean.  Despite some aggressive moves [...]

Scott Howson Out as GM of the Columbus Blue Jackets

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Scott Howson Out as GM of the Columbus Blue Jackets

By Joe Depto (@JoeDepto) Following the team’s most complete game of the season to date, a 6-2 win over the San Jose Sharks at Nationwide arena, there were plenty of reasons to expect a status quo kind of day in Columbus, Ohio. Instead, the Columbus Blue Jackets made one of the most significant moves a [...]

Anisimov Powers Columbus Blue Jackets to Victory

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Anisimov Powers Columbus Blue Jackets to Victory

By Tim Lucarelli (@tlucarelli) Entering last night’s matchup, the Columbus Blue Jackets were 1-3-1 all time on Groundhog Day, and more specifically, 0-3-0 when Buckeye Chuck predicted an early spring. Although Buckeye Chuck once again predicted an early spring, the Blue Jackets put forth what was likely their strongest 60 minutes of hockey thus far [...]

Columbus Blue Jackets Open Training Camp

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Columbus Blue Jackets Open Training Camp

By Tim Lucarelli (@tlucarelli) On a warm and rainy day in Columbus, Ohio, NHL hockey finally returned. For an organization that finished in last place by nine points last season and then subsequently lost out on the draft lottery for the first overall selection, there were certainly some question marks surrounding the level of fan [...]

Columbus Blue Jackets’ Post-Lockout Outlook

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Columbus Blue Jackets’ Post-Lockout Outlook

By Tim Lucarelli (@tlucarelli) On January 6th, hockey fans woke up to what felt like Christmas morning. It was the moment everyone had been waiting for – Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr had finally announced that the NHL and NHLPA had come to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. Hockey fans and players [...]

Five Ontario Hockey League Players to Watch in 2012

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Five Ontario Hockey League Players to Watch in 2012

By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) Every year there are several players in the Ontario Hockey League that rise above all expectations in terms of production and on ice success. Some breakouts, so to speak, are easier to predict — while others come from out of the blue. In this article I take a closer look at [...]

Dissecting the Columbus Blue Jackets Blue Line

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Dissecting the Columbus Blue Jackets Blue Line

By Tim Lucarelli (@tlucarelli) At the heart of each successful hockey team lies a strong defense. While the position is much less glamorous than forward – a position which carries most of the spotlight in terms of goal production – or goaltending – just ask Sergei Bobrovsky how much spotlight a goaltender can receive in [...]

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