The two newcomers to the Eastern conference have had their fair share of injuries this season. Detroit has been without the services of key players such as Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Danny Keyser, and Jimmy Howard this season. Columbus has…
After being shafted the 2013 NHL All-Star Game due to the lockout last season, Columbus will be redeemed as the league announced Saturday that Nationwide Arena will be the site of the 2015 NHL All-Star Game. There will not be…
With golf legend Jack Nicklaus returning to his hometown for the President’s Cup this week, the Columbus Blue Jackets gave him the honor of dropping the ceremonial first puck at Friday night’s game against Calgary. He designed Muf He was…
The following is a guest post from Matt Wagner, who has been covering the Blue Jackets since 2007, and joined the team at The Cannon in 2009. He’s one of the co-founders of Cannonfest, the annual summer Blue Jackets fan gathering,…
It’s about two months before hockey fans start plotting out their fantasy draft lists, but before you figure out who to draft in the middle rounds be advised of players who won’t be ready to start the season. One such…
Despite making some critical trade deadline acquisitions to help their cause, the Columbus Blue Jackets barely missed out on making the playoffs this season after losing out to Minnesota in a tiebreaker. But things look good for the future of…
With teams having either six or seven games remaining, this week we look at those teams who need to make the most out of their remaining schedules to make the playoffs. The New York Rangers are currently sitting 8th seed…
In a battle of the Central Division last night, St. Louis Blues captain David Backes channeled his inner Alexander Ovechkin and scored an awesome goal from on his back to help propel the Blues to a 3-1 victory. Backes, who…
For a while there, it certainly looked like the 2013 NHL trade deadline might come and go without much fanfare, with teams opting to hold onto assets in hopes of making deep playoff runs. But as the day crept closer,…
Sidney Crosby received the honors of first star for the month of March. He tallied 6 goals and 19 assist for 25 points. He had a point in 12 of the 15 games, and posted a remarkable +19 rating. Sadly,…