Columbus Blue Jackets

Michigan Alums Reunite In Columbus

The Michigan Wolverines continue to put the “Blue” in Columbus Blue Jackets, with two more former players going to the Ohio-based team with the close of the draft. Teammates Adam Fantilli and Gavin Brindley were both taken by the organization at the 3rd and 34th pick, respectively. Fantilli was projected to go as the […]

Who Was Selected on Day One of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft

The 2023 NHL Entry Draft has all of the hype surrounding it, here at Inside The Rink, a group of multiple writers wrote prospect profiles throughout a set period of time. Day one of the draft is upon us and the first 32 selections have arrived. 1st overall – Chicago Blackhawks With the first overall […]

Stars Should Re-Sign Max Domi

The Dallas Stars’ magical playoff run ended on May 29th. The Stars ran out of gas and came out flat against the Vegas Golden Knights in a win-or-go-home Game 6 in front of a home crowd at the American Airlines Center. But the Stars’ offseason is just getting started. Let’s start with the Stars center […]

Each Team’s Last Draft Lottery Win

Get your popcorn. Take a break from golf. The teams outside the playoffs are anxiously waiting to see where their ping pong balls will drop Monday night as their team’s future will be determined. Let’s look at each team’s last lottery win and who they drafted with the 1st overall pick. The teams are listed […]

Columbus Blue Jackets sign D-Corson Ceulemans to a three-year Entry Level Contract

Drafted in the first round of the 2021 NHL Draft, the Columbus Blue Jackets selected D- Corson Ceulemans. Ceulemans elected to attend the University of Wisconsin, where he played for the past two years. At that time, Ceulemans was the Blue Jackets top-ranked prospect before Kent Johnson, David Jiricek, and Denton Mateychuk were drafted by […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois in a Winnipeg Jets uniform doing the Superman Celly after a goal.

Pierre-Luc Dubois Injury Update

After not playing in the Winnipeg Jets’ 4-2 loss Wednesday night to their division rival, Minnesota Wild, the Jets announced that forward Pierre-Luc Dubois wouldn’t join the team at the start of their upcoming three-game road trip, which starts on Saturday night in Sunrise, Florida against the Florida Panthers. He suffered an upper-body injury in […]

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) makes a glove save

Report: Kings send Quick To Columbus in Blockbuster Deal

Per multiple sources, the Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets made a late-night trade Tuesday night involving a two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender. The Kings are sending goalie Jonathan Quick, a conditional first-round draft pick in 2023, and a third-round draft pick in 2024 to the Blue Jackets for defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goaltender Joonas […]

Maple Leafs: Back With A Bang!

The puck drops at Nationwide Centre in Columbus to officially commence the home and home, a back-to-back matchup between the Maple Leafs and the Blue Jackets. With Columbus being ranked worst in the league, one would guess that the team would use this opportunity to break their losing streak. The Maple Leafs, however, would be […]

Assessing the Columbus Blue Jackets struggles

Columbus Blue Jackets fans in July, “We got Johnny Hockey!!! Stanley Cup, here we come!!!!!” Columbus Blue Jackets fans in December, “Fire Brad Larsen!!!” In what is nothing short of a disappointment in Columbus, the Blue Jackets struggles have been glaring. From defensive woes to offensive and power play woes, a lot has gone wrong […]

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Brad Larsen’s perplexing decisions are hampering young players’ development

It is not that the Columbus Blue Jackets are 9-15-2 and sitting in dead last place in the Metro. The Blue Jackets were never going to be a playoff team this soon in the organizations reset. What was supposed to happen, though, is not. Blue Jackets head coach Brad Larsen who was touted by the […]