Ottawa Senators Deadline: Grading The Matt Duchene Trade

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It finally happened. The Matt Duchene trade has happened. The dam has been broken and the Ottawa Senators have finally moved one of their UFA’s. In what started as a relatively quiet morning, things picked up rather quickly. The Ottawa Senators traded forward Duchene to the Columbus Blue Jackets along with AHL defender Julius Bergman. […] READ MORE


TSP: Top Affiliated NHL Prospects: Part 1 (100-81)

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Welcome to the 2018 Top Shelf Prospects series.  As we go through the Summer of 2018 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. We will be following the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) and you can find […] READ MORE


TSP: Top Columbus Blue Jackets Prospects

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Welcome to the 2018 Top Shelf Prospects series.  As we go through the Summer of 2018 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. We will be following the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) and you can find […] READ MORE


QMJHL Regular Season Ends; Three Teams in CHL Top 10

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The QMJHL regular season ended on a particularly high note for three teams who made the final CHL Top 10 Rankings: The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (#3), Acadie-Bathurst Titan (#6) and Halifax Mooseheads (#9). Accordingly, all three teams have qualified for playoffs, which get underway March 22 with a first-round match-up between this year’s West Division Champions the […] READ MORE


2018 World Junior Championships Pool B: Players To Watch

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The 2018 World Junior Hockey Championships start on Boxing Day in Buffalo, New York. Over the next two days, we will give a short preview of the tournament, looking at the top few players to watch on each of the tournaments squads. Today, a look at Pool B. 2018 World Junior Championships Pool B: Players […] READ MORE


TSP: Columbus Blue Jackets Prospects

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Welcome to the 2017 edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. During the summer, I will feature a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will follow the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no trades). You can find all the articles here. Since we had an extensive NHL […] READ MORE


Vitali Abramov Pushing to Make Columbus Blue Jackets Roster

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Reports have come out that Vitali Abramov will not be returning to the Gatineau Olympiques of the QMJHL next season. While it’s hard to argue that he has anything left to prove there, it’s equally as difficult to see him breaking into the Columbus Blue Jackets roster for the 2017-18 season. Vitali Abramov Pushing to […] READ MORE


The Columbus Blue Jackets Prospect Pool

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Much of the talk about the young Columbus Blue Jackets’ prospects has centered around those in Columbus or in Cleveland. Despite the obvious fact that these are some of the top prospects in the organization, there are a good deal of players throughout Canada and Europe with promising futures. The Columbus Blue Jackets Prospect Pool […] READ MORE


Traverse City Takeaways: Columbus Blue Jackets

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With the on-ice portion of training camp set to begin on Friday, followed by the first preseason game on September 25th, the Columbus Blue Jackets are inching ever closer to the home opener against the Eastern Conference rival Boston Bruins on October 13th. As the beginning of another potentially tumultuous season approaches, Columbus management and fans alike spent […] READ MORE