Everything you may have missed this week from The Hockey News: Columbus Blue Jackets.
It was the final week of training camp and preseason games before the regular season. Follow the links below for all the news and stories from this week,
The Blue Jackets took on the Blues for the second time in a week. Patrik Laine played center yet again and did so very well. Jet Greaves guided the CBJ to a win against the Blues at Nationwide.
With 9 days until opening night, we talk about CBJ original David Vyborny. Everyone still loves David Vyborny.
Zach Werenski has a chance to break some CBJ records very soon. Is he the best defenseman in CBJ history already?
Jake Bean is back for the Jackets after suffering a minor injury before camp. He helped the Jackets take down the Sabres.
Alex Ovechkin and the Caps came to Nationwide on Thursday and took down the Jackets. The Jackets played a roster of mainly guys who were trying to make the team though, and it didn't end well on the scoreboard.
97.1 The Fan hosted GM Jarmo Kekalainen, HC Pascal Vincent, and Johnny Gaudreau for interviews at Nationwide Arena. Each one had some interesting things to say to Rothman & Ice.
The Jackets trimmed the roster by 11 on Friday, paving the way for those guys to return to Cleveland if they cleared waivers. They did clear, so now the Monsters can focus on their training camp.
Former Jacket Ryan Dzingel appeared on a podcast and told a story about former coach John Tortorella, and it makes it sound like he had disdain for Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky.
The Jackets traveled to D.C. to take on the Capitals on Saturday night for the last preseason game before the 2023-24 season kicks off. The Jackets fell behind 2-1 before scoring three unanswered to finish off the Caps.
Join Jason Newland's Columbus Blue Jacket page on Bunches, a new app that connects sports fans. Also, you can watch a new YouTube game show about the Blue Jackets, Around the Fifth Line.