Pascal Vincent

Luca Del Bel Belluz scoring his first goal in his first shift of his first NHL game

Columbus Blue Jacket’s Season Finale

It was an action-packed night for this season’s final game for the Blue Jackets at home against the Carolina Hurricanes. Luca Del Belluz and Gavin Brindley both made their NHL debuts. Longtime play-by-play announcer Jeff Rimer called his last game after 20 years of calling games for the Jackets. Zach Werenski tied the Blue Jackets […]

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Blue Jackets Johnny Gaudreau, Boone Jenner, and Erik Gudbranson

Columbus Blue Jackets Win Two In A Row Despite Depleted Roster

The Blue Jackets have just won two home games on Saturday, March 31, against the Pittsburgh Penguins and on Monday, April 1, against the Colorado Avalanche. The 2023-24 season is nearing an end, and many of the usual rostered players have been out of the lineup due to injury or other matters. As of their […]

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Johnny Gaudreau races down the ice towards the Buffalo Sabres goal.

Blue Jackets Showing Frustration Near End of Season, Look To Finish Strong

The Columbus Blue Jackets are in the tail end of their season and it seems nothing is going their way. They lost their sixth consecutive game and are sitting in last place in the Metropolitan Division. The Jackets were also mathematically eliminated from playoff contention earlier this week. In a recent loss, some players showed […]

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New Columbus Blue Jacket Alexander Nylander

The Meteoric Rise of Alexander Nylander

During a season, many NHL records will be broken, and new ones will be set. Some are personal, franchise, or league-wide records. The Columbus Blue Jackets have broken several previous records this year, although the records have not been very positive. They currently lead the league in having the most games lost where they were […]

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Daniil Tarasov, Ivan Provorov, and Damon Severson fight for the puck

Alex Nylander Gets First Points And First Goal As A Columbus Blue Jacket

Thursday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets faced the Carolina Hurricanes at Nationwide Arena. They faced former teammate Spencer Martin, who was in the net for the Hurricanes. Martin had been picked up off of waivers by Carolina this past January. There were a few changes in the Blue Jackets lineup from the previous night’s game […]

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Johnny Gaudreau races down the ice towards the Buffalo Sabres goal.

Johnny Gaudreau’s Second-Half Surge

In the NHL, many players often experience ups and downs in their performance throughout a season. Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau is no exception, but recently it’s his surge in point production during the second half of this season has been noteworthy. With 10 points so far in February and being the Jacket’s current […]

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Where Will Elvis Merzlikins Land?

Setting the Scene Goaltender Elvis Merzlikins has been making headlines with his recent comments that he and the Columbus Blue Jackets have agreed to “Find a new scenario.” These quotes come after the goaltender has had to sit for the past six games in a row as either a backup on the bench or a […]

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The Pascal Vincent Era Begins

There’s no limit to the number of reasons why the Pascal Vincent era should have begun in Columbus much sooner than September 17; however, as we all know, the irresponsible hiring of Mike Babcock by the Blue Jackets front office ultimately delayed the first-time NHL head coach from being named the tenth – if you […]

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Mike Babcock Resigns as Columbus Blue Jackets Head Coach

Mike Babcock has resigned as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, pending an official announcement from the club. After being hired on July 1st, 2023, by Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen, Babcock would last just over two months in his latest NHL stint. Mike Babcock would be put on blast by the Spittin’ […]

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Jets: Coaching Update – Trotz Watch

Okay. Apparently, we still don’t have a coach. After several of my last posts, many comments sound like, “I don’t care about draft picks. We need to hire a F$%#ing coach!”  I get it. You are frustrated. Me too. This is what I do know. Two people are holding things up. Barry and Gary. As […]

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