The CBJ Writer

It's really fun watching Rick Nash announce that the 4th Pick in the 2024 NHL Draft is Caydon Lindstrom. Who doesn't love the idea of a 6'3 Center with 210 pounds of firepower behind him? I certainly do, especially with his numbers last season! He spent it with the Medicine Hat Tigers and ensured he'd be picked early in this draft with 27 goals and 19 assists in just 32 games. The man is talented and ready to learn and play with the best in the National Hockey League.  Congratulations, Lindstrom, and welcome to Columbus!    

Trades are common around and on Draft Night, and I knew today would be no different. That said, I didn't expect to be talking about this player. Alexander Texier (number 42) has been through and achieved a lot recently. He spent the 2022-23 season away from the Columbus Blue Jackets, playing in France to stay close to family after an unexpected death in his family. In the 2023-24 NHL Season, Alexander Texier returned, much to the delight of fans. The Center played in 78 of the 82 regular season games last season. In that time, he had 12 goals and 18 assists for a 30-point regular season. In addition, he gave the team multiple short-handed goals last seas, too. He has only ever been a Columbus Blue Jacket in the NHL. He appeared in 201 games and gave us 34 goals and 45 assists for a grand total of 79 points. The St. Louis Blues have a fantastic player coming their way for a 4th Round Pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, and based on social media reaction, their fans are well aware. I'm s

Yes, 5th Line, you read that right; The Columbus Blue Jackets announced this evening via X through Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) that the team has once again relieved another Head Coach of their position within the team. After a 27-43-12 2023-24 NHL Season, the decision by new General Manager Don Waddell is not surprising. Personally, his lack of excitement at seeing his team win or even score a goal was confusing; also, comments made about players to the media, which, in my mind, should've been private conversations, was where I lost belief in him being our long-term solution at Head Coach. That said, taking over right before training camp after the selected Head Coach, Mike Babcock, stepped down before coaching a game wasn't easy; I always give him credit for that.  Via Jeff Svoboda on X (@JacketsInsider) at 5:04 p.m. on June 17, 2024- “As I spent time with Pascal over the past few weeks, I found him to be an outstanding person and smart hockey coach who worked very hard las

It's been an interesting 2024 NHL Playoffs already. This was captivating by watching the divide among the 5th Line fans who chose to watch the playoffs and cheer on former Blue Jackets. As the Eastern Conference Final was set, we saw Sergei Bobrovsky on one end of the ice as a Florida Panther. On the other end of the ice, representing the New York Rangers, stood three former Jackets, Artemi Panarin, Alexander Wennberg, and Jack Roslovic. Due to the final player I listed with the New York Rangers end of the ice, this playoff series had implications for the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Trade the organization did, sending Jack Roslovic to the New York Rangers, was for a conditional Fourth Round Draft Pick in the future 2026 NHL Draft. The condition to this pick was that if the Rangers advanced all the way to the Stanley Cup Final 2024, the Draft pick would increase to the third round. With the Florida Panthers eliminating the New York Rangers tonight in Game 6 (the final was 2-1), The B