The reasons for optimism are real. The Blue Jackets very nearly made the playoffs despite missing Boone Jenner, their captain ...

While there may still be some more tweaks to come, now seems like a good time to take a look at how the Blue Jackets lineup ...

Yegor Chinakhov asked for a trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets, a request shared by his agent, Shumi Babaev. After it ...

Blue Jackets' Waddell listening to offers for 14th and 20th overall picks, but nothing has met his criteria heading into the ...

Agent Shumi Babaev said Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason did not communicate with Chinakhov at any point during last season.

Injuries kept Yegor Chinakhov from fully displaying his talent for the Blue Jackets, so now he wants a trade. Here's why and ...

The superstar placed a phone call to endorse Paul DeFazio, who was hired by Columbus after 25-plus years in the Penguins ...

Another summer, another trade request from a Columbus Blue Jacket. Young Russian forward Yegor Chinakhov has asked for a new ...

There’s a little less talk about the trade market, and Don Waddell knows why it’s like that right now. The deal… is that many teams are looking to trade players for players. And the Blue ...

Three times since the 2024-25 season ended, The Dispatch has asked Waddell about utilizing buyouts this summer. His answers haven't wavered.  “No, not at all,” Waddell said most recently ...

The NHL trade and free agent markets were not kind to Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell, who stayed relatively quiet with an eye toward the future.

Yegor Chinakhov's agent doubled down on the notion that the Columbus Blue Jackets' coach, Dean Evason, is the reason the ...