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Things just have not worked out for goaltender Elviz Merzlikins with the Blue Jackets, and it's time for a change of scenery.
What used to be a small gathering, with informal chats, has developed into a big event on the hockey calendar.
Waddell and the Blue Jackets have two first-round picks to work with at the 2025 NHL Draft. However, there is a chance they don’t use one or both of those selections. The Columbus general manager said ...
General manager Don Waddell’s first season as general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets is in the books. From a coaching hire, his first draft selections, trade deadline moves, and overall ...
Spencer Lazary and I will continue our series with more potential free agent targets that could be on the market on July 1st.
His surgically repaired back has healed and is continuing to strengthen. That much was proven by Lindstrom’s late-season return to action with the Western Hockey League’s Medicine Hat Tigers, first in ...
Columbus is a team on the rise, though, and general manager Don Waddell is looking to make some major moves. Waddell and the Blue Jackets have two first-round picks to work with at the 2025 NHL Draft.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are in full offseason mode. For GM Don Waddell, it means early mornings and some potentially late nights. Given what all the team wants to do between the upcoming NHL ...
In recent drafts, Canadiens fans were eager to see which player would be selected by Montreal. This year, the situation is a little different. The Canadiens have the 16th and 17th picks in the 2025 ...
Don Waddell and his executive staff are going through a virtual stack of resumes before the Blue Jackets’ offseason picks up steam. “I’ve probably got 300 resumes on my computer right now ...
These two picks don’t come close to bringing you an Ivan Demidov, but they still have value. Talk to Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell, who has openly announced he’s willing to trade his two first-round ...