#CBJ  confirm that F Sean Monahan left Saturday’s win in St. Louis due to illness, not as a result of the first-period hit by #StlBlues  Brayden Schenn. Apparently, a sickness has been creeping about the room lately. Mathieu Olivier was able to play through it on Friday in Chicago.

The Athletic: Blue Jackets’ Jet Greaves “absolutely huge” as #CBJ hold on, barely, for 5-3 win over #stlblues #CBJ, winners of 9 of 10, have jumped to ninth in East, only four points out of a playoff spot. www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...

The Athletic: Blue Jackets’ Jet Greaves “absolutely huge” as #CBJ hold on, barely, for 5-3 win over #stlblues #CBJ, winners of 9 of 10, have jumped to ninth in East, only four points out of a playoff spot. www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...

The Athletic: Sean Monahan’s clutch goal, with just 3:28 remaining and only 1:18 after #CBJ surrendered a two-goal lead, helps the Blue Jackets pull away from #LetsGoFlyers Jackets jump 3 teams in standings, improve to 6-1 under Rick Bowness with 5-3 win. www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...

The Athletic: Mason Marchment’s third career hat trick, and big nights from Adam Fantilli and Charlie Coyle buoy Blue Jackets in 8-5 win over #GoBolts. #CBJ have won six of their last seven, now 5-1-0 under coach Rick Bowness www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...

The Athletic: Jet Greaves’ 28-save shutout makes Zach Werenski’s early goal stand, and #CBJ cap Charlie Coyle’s 1,000th-game celebration with a 1-0 win over #TexasHockey “It’s a big night for Charlie. We love that we won the game for him.” - Rick Bowness www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...

The Athletic: Rick Bowness trying to light a fire under #CBJ players after costly slow starts “Listen, no one forced them to sign these contracts. They signed a pro contract to be a pro hockey player. All right, there’s responsibility that comes with it.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...

The Athletic: Elvis Merzlikins, quirky as ever, back in good graces under new #CBJ coach Rick Bowness Merzlikins’ puck-in-play water break vs. #LetsGoPens might be a first. “I told the guys, I’ve been around the league 50 years and I’ve never seen that.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...

The Athletic: Blue Jackets Monday Gathering 1. Rick Bowness exudes contagious confidence - what you need to know 2. Charlie Coyle on milestone watch this week 3. Snacks: 14 coaches, (not quite) 25 seasons; Kirill Marchenko finally stopped; #CBJ trivia, etc www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...

The Athletic: Veterans Boone Jenner (Gordie Howe hat trick) and Charlie Coyle (two goals) lead #CBJ to 5-3 win over #Flames in coach Rick Bowness’ debut Bowness: “Their job is to come and compete. And my eyes told me tonight that we competed very hard.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...

The Athletic: Blue Jackets Monday Gathering 1. GM Don Waddell’s “most frustrating year” 2. Mathieu Olivier v. Ryan Reaves fight steeped in mutual respect 3. Snacks: Erik Gudbranson update, Dmitri Voronkov’s OT winner, Egor Zamula’s decision, trivia, etc. #CBJ www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...

The Athletic: Dmitri Voronkov scores game-winning, power-play goal in OT as #CBJ  end rough road trip with 3-2 win over #TusksUp  #CBJ  played almost the entire game with five defensemen after Denton Mateychuk was injured early www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...

The Athletic: Can a shutout loss be a moral victory? For the slumping Blue Jackets against the scorching #GoAvsGo  on Saturday, it sure sounded like it #CBJ  lost 4-0 in Bell Arena, now need a win Sunday in Salt Lake City to avoid a dreadful 4-game road trip www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...

The Athletic: #CBJ seem powerless to stop #VegasBorn once they awakened after a slow start, fall 5-3 in T-Mobile “It comes down to how hard you’re going to compete and how bad you want it, and I think that’s the biggest thing,” veteran center Sean Monahan www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...

The Athletic: Everyone could feel it coming - the Blue Jackets, the Penguins, a sold out crowd in Nationwide Arena But this #CBJ choke job actually started in the second period, when they fell to pieces against Sidney Crosby and #LetsGoPens Final: 5-4, OT www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...

The Athletic: #CBJ dial up checking, lean on Jet Greaves’ sterling goaltending to snap #Sabrehood 10-game win streak with 5-1 victory “A team like that has a lot of confidence. You just have to meet it head-on, and we did that today.” - #CBJ Zach Werenski www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...

The Athletic: Back In Action | Jarmo Kekäläinen has been in Nationwide Arena many times since he was fired by the Blue Jackets in February ‘24. He returns today, however, as GM of the Buffalo #Sabrehood , the NHL’s hottest club with 10 straight wins. #CBJ  www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...

Doesn’t sound as if #CBJ  Zach Werenski will return to the lineup on Wednesday vs. #NJDevils . Close, but not quite there. No update yet on Brendan Smith, who was injured late in Monday’s win in Ottawa. He might be out a while.

The Athletic: #CBJ  defy a multitude of ready-made excuses ... no Werenski, no Monahan, brutal travel delays, back-to-back, etc. Instead, the Jackets played one of their most impressive games all season, rolling #GoSensGo  4-1 thanks to another strong third. www.nytimes.com/athletic/692...

#CBJ  set to depart C’bus for Ottawa around 10 am ET on Monday. No morning skate, obv, but as of now, tonight’s game vs #GoSensGo  is, well, a go. Also, #CBJ  scheduled flight on Sunday was canceled due to mechanical issues, not weather, although weather could have bagged it anyway.

#CBJ  were to fly to Ottawa post-game tonight for Monday game vs. #GoSensGo , but told they're grounded for the night. Reason unclear. This could get interesting. Cbus is expecting gusty winds (up to 50 mph) and falling temps during the day Monday, not an ideal day to fly. 1/2

The Athletic: Blue Jackets Monday Gathering 1. Zach Werenski’s 48 hours: whoa and whew 2. Marchment keeping options open 3. AGM Josh Flynn to Buffalo … who else? 4. Snacks: An ignominious franchise mark, head games w Jet, Olivier nears, #CBJ trivia, etc. www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...

www.nytimes.com/athletic/690... Blue Jackets get good news after Zach Werenski injury

Per @PuckPedia, #CBJ  Mason Marchment carries a $4.5M salary cap hit, but the 4-year, $18M deal he signed w #TexasHockey  in 2022 was front loaded. He makes $3.6M this season, of which $1M was paid by #SeaKraken  as a signing bonus. #CBJ  will pay approx. $1.5M of his $2.6M base.

#CBJ  trade details: - the 2027 2nd-round pick is originally a #mnwild  pick, acquired by #CBJ  in November 2024 as part of David Jiricek trade - the 2026 4th-round pick originally belonged to #NYR , was acquired by #CBJ  as part of a deadline deal for Jack Roslovic in March 2024.

#CBJ  Mason Marchment, 30, has 80-122-202 in 331 games with Toronto, Florida, Dallas and Seattle, with 284 PIMs and a +60 rating. He had 4-9-13 in 29 games w #SeaKraken  this season, playing 16:57 per game. He’s an unrestricted free agent this July 1.

#CBJ  GM Don Waddell, via club release, on Marchment: “Mason is a player I know very well, and I think he will add a great deal to our team. He is a physical, hard-nosed competitor with proven offensive ability and we are very excited to have him join the Blue Jackets.”

The Athletic: #CBJ  land F Mason Marchment in trade with Seattle just before NHL holiday roster freeze goes into effect Blue Jackets send a 2027 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick to #SeaKraken  www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...

www.nytimes.com/athletic/690... ‘Enough is enough’: Zach Werenski vents after Blue Jackets’ latest frustrating loss

The Athletic: It’s easy to take #CBJ Zach Werenski’s consistently dazzling play for granted. But he’s having another “career” year and is keeping the Blue Jackets in the battle while others are struggling #mnwild w Quinn Hughes play in Nationwide tonight www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

The Athletic: Nobody is going to out-Carolina Hurricane the Carolina Hurricanes. #CBJ let one of the NHL’s stingiest clubs dictate pace, and they eventually cracked with Dante Fabbro’s third-period turnover fueling a 4-1 Columbus loss in Raleigh www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...

The Athletic: Blue Jackets Monday Gathering 1. Marchand's antics should have sparked a riot 2. Chinakhov for #Canucks  Sherwood: who says no? 3. Take 5, #CBJ  AGM Chris Clark 4. Snacks: CBJ stuck overnight in DC, Corson Ceulemans is comin', #CBJ  trivia, etc. www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...

The Athletic: Scary thought | Where would #CBJ be without Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood? The impact of the veteran forwards has been evident all season. It was emphasized in Monday’s wild 5-3 win in New Jersey. www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...

The Athletic: #CBJ  needed this one in many ways. Blue Jackets overcome an early deficit before beating up (Dmitri Voronkov, wow) and beating #NJDevils  5-3 in Prudential Center And, yes, the Jackets can lock down a third-period lead www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...

The Athletic: #CBJ  needed this one in many ways. Blue Jackets overcome an early deficit before beating up (Dmitri Voronkov, wow) and beating #NJDevils  5-3 in Prudential Center And, yes, the Jackets can lock down a third-period lead www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...

The Athletic: Blue Jackets Monday Gathering 1. 3 veteran coaches - Boudreau, Hitchcock, Richards - on how they’d lead #CBJ  out of funk 2. Take 5, Charlie Coyle 3. Snacks: #CBJ  among suitors for #Canucks  Sherwood, Monahan playing hurt, Jenner close, etc www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...

The Athletic: Unbelievable, and yet almost predictable | #CBJ blow 3-1 third-period lead, lose 4-3 in overtime to #LetsGoPens in Nationwide Arena “We’re in the driver’s seat. It shouldn’t be that big of a deal, you know?” - veteran center Charlie Coyle www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...

Happy Thanksgiving to those in the U.S. or those celebrating wherever you may be. This day and every day, so many reasons to say thanks.

The Athletic: In a tight game with #LeafsForever , Blue Jackets lose late lead and fall in OT, 2-1. #CBJ  drop in scoring this season - oh so many chances, not so many goals - has left them no margin for error and only one regulation win since Nov. 1. www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...

The Athletic: It wasn’t an early Thanksgiving celebration, but certainly a moment of gratefulness with family. Veteran Brendan Smith, after two rough months on an AHL PTO, is back in the NHL. He’ll make his #CBJ debut tonight vs. #LeafsForever INCLUDES injury updates www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...

www.nytimes.com/athletic/683... Blue Jackets’ brutal injury wave makes ugly loss to Capitals seem secondary

The Athletic: Blue Jackets Monday Gathering 1. Oh, it’s a thing. #CBJ  are giving away points with late collapses 2. No. 2 line has gone missing 3. Take 5, Jet Greaves 4. Penalty kill improves, Charlie Coyle’s milestones, #CBJ  close calls, trivia, & more www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...

The Athletic: Familiar script | Blue Jackets blow another third-period lead, lose in 4-3 overtime to Red Wings “You know, it’s been a few games now, and we don’t want it to snowball into something larger than what it already is.” - Miles Wood #CBJ   #LGRW  www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...

#CBJ  D Zach Werenski, asked this morning in Toronto #LeafsForever  about this: “Yeah, it doesn't matter. It is what it is, I guess, right? I’m not going to lose sleep over it. I like Columbus, I like playing there, and I don’t care what Bill Simmons has to say.”

The Athletic: 4 As, 9 Bs, 6 Cs, and 2 Ds | We graded the Blue Jackets after the first 20 games (10-8-2) of the season. Overall GPA: 2.7 Kirill Marchenko and Zach Werenski get high marks - no surprises there - but others are lagging #CBJ  www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...

www.nytimes.com/athletic/681... Travel-weary Blue Jackets don’t have the jam to hang with Jets in 5-2 loss Zach Werenski hits 400 career points with third-period goal, but Kirill Marchenko has his career long 12-game point streak snapped