04 Oct 17
Blue Jackets 04 Oct 17
Replacing Scott Hartnell: Fourth Line Questions
After a too short playoff run and a summer of some consequence, the quest for clarity finally begins in earnest on Friday at Nationwide (…)
14 Apr 17
Blue Jackets 14 Apr 17
Playoff Preview: Using Brandon Saad
Wednesday night in Pittsburgh didn’t end well for the Columbus Blue Jackets. A 3-1 loss put the home team in control of the opening round (…)
11 Apr 17
Blue Jackets 11 Apr 17
Playoff Preview: Sergei Bobrovsky vs Matt Murray
Goalies are playoff trouble. A hot goalie can steal a series from a clearly superior opponent (see: Halak vs the 2010 Capitals, Rask vs (…)
11 Apr 17
Blue Jackets 11 Apr 17
Playoff Preview: Brandon Dubinsky vs Sidney Crosby
One of the highlighted matchups in most Columbus-Pittsburgh playoff previews: Brandon Dubinsky versus Sidney Crosby. It’s now a (…)
08 Apr 17
Blue Jackets 08 Apr 17
The Aftermath Game #81: Blue Jackets @ Flyers
Allow me to make a hockey generalization: we, as a hockey-viewing public, don’t much care about the NHL regular season. We can have a (…)
03 Apr 17
Blue Jackets 03 Apr 17
Perspective and the End of the Regular Season
The Washington Capitals are approaching the tail-end of another magnificent regular season. This is well-worn territory for the (…)
24 Mar 17
Blue Jackets 24 Mar 17
The David Savard Puzzle
This has been a season of change for the Columbus Blue Jackets. The bird’s eye view lets us see an incredible year-over-year (…)
22 Mar 17
Blue Jackets 22 Mar 17
Recap and Thoughts from the 2017 Women's Frozen Four
Friday and Sunday, St. Charles, Missouri played host to the 2017 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four. The weekend was the culmination of a season of (…)
16 Mar 17
Blue Jackets 16 Mar 17
Blue Jackets Sign UFA Sam Vigneault from Clarkson
The Columbus Blue Jackets made UFA news Wednesday night. TSN’s Bob McKenzie reported that Columbus were on the verge of signing forward (…)
13 Mar 17
Blue Jackets 13 Mar 17
The Aftermath Game #68: Blue Jackets @ Flyers
Things never seem to come easy for the Blue Jackets. Columbus was primed to set a new franchise record in wins and points on Saturday in (…)
11 Mar 17
Blue Jackets 11 Mar 17
The Aftermath Game #67: Blue Jackets @ Sabres
If you survived tonight’s hockey game without serious injury or significant penalty: congrats! You’re lucky! For no apparent reason, (…)
09 Mar 17
Blue Jackets 09 Mar 17
Blue Jackets Depth in the Stretch Run
It’s weird to be a Columbus fan and feel disappointed in a lack of action at the trade deadline. For too many years, the Blue Jackets (…)
05 Mar 17
02 Mar 17
Blue Jackets 02 Mar 17
Union Blue Radio Episode 72: The Appreciation Stick
Wednesday evening, Sam, Alison, and Matt gathered to record their first podcast of 2017! They had two month of Columbus hockey catch-up (…)
01 Mar 17
Blue Jackets 01 Mar 17
Trade: Blue Jackets Acquire Kyle Quincey from New Jersey
The Columbus Blue Jackets made their first deadline trade about an hour out from the 3:00 pm cutoff. It’s not a splashy event, but the (…)
24 Feb 17
Blue Jackets 24 Feb 17
Preview: Ohio State vs Michigan Men's Hockey February 24-25
Let’s get to the important part right away: if you enjoy the thrill of high-scoring hockey games, you ought to consider attending the Ohio (…)
15 Feb 17
Blue Jackets 15 Feb 17
The Ups and Downs of Sam Gagner
Wins have not come so easily to the Blue Jackets in the days since the end of their 16-game streak. In a way, this was to be expected. Teams (…)
13 Feb 17
Blue Jackets 13 Feb 17
The Aftermath Game #55: Rangers @ Blue Jackets
Sometimes watching hockey is a frustrating experience. Monday night’s game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers (…)
03 Feb 17
Blue Jackets 03 Feb 17
The Aftermath Game #50: Blue Jackets @ Penguins
A Friday night game in Pittsburgh is a big deal for any team. It’s a chance to face off against the reigning Cup champs, against the best (…)
17 Jan 17
Blue Jackets 17 Jan 17
The Aftermath Game #43: Blue Jackets vs Hurricanes
Since the end of The Streak, the Columbus Blue Jackets have been mired in The Slump. A 2-4-0 record (starting with the loss in Washington) (…)
10 Jan 17
Blue Jackets 10 Jan 17
The Aftermath Game #40: Blue Jackets @ Hurricanes
By now, you already know the goalie mayhem in the leadup to the Blue Jackets-Hurricanes game. Curtis McElhinney? Waived by Columbus and (…)
05 Jan 17
Blue Jackets 05 Jan 17
The Aftermath Game #37: Blue Jackets @ Capitals
The Columbus Blue Jackets have spent just shy of twenty percent of an entire National Hockey League schedule on a win streak. All in a row. (…)
22 Dec 16
Blue Jackets 22 Dec 16
Union Blue Radio Episode 71: Wave of Positive Emotion
Monday evening, Sam, Alison, and Matt sat down to record a podcast in the midst of a Blue Jackets winning streak! They also welcomed Bill (…)
22 Dec 16
Blue Jackets 22 Dec 16
The Truly Unexpected with the Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets are on fire, and everything seems to be in order as to why. The team’s record has been solid all season, and (…)
14 Dec 16
Blue Jackets 14 Dec 16
The Aftermath Game 27: Blue Jackets @ Oilers
A slow start and a matchup against Connor McDavid doesn’t seem like a recipe for success. And yet, 60 minutes later, the Columbus Blue (…)
