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John Tortorella was at it again on Tuesday night, but this time the outspoken coach's antics may have gone a bit too far. With Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin sitting out last night's game against the Canadiens with an illness, Anthony Duclair drew back into the lineup — he was a healthy scratch the previous night when Columbus faced off against Tampa Bay. Tortorella, who was questioned on why Duclair was a healthy scratch against the Lightning, offered few words with his explanation. Continue to Article

February 20, 2019 10:37:am EST

Nobody can deny that Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella is a straight shooter. Ahead of his team's clash with the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Tuesday, the two-time Jack Adams Award winner was asked why his star point producer wouldn't be in the lineup. The Blue Jackets are currently hanging onto a playoff spot by the thinest of margins. Continue to Article

February 19, 2019 7:07:pm EST

The Columbus Blue Jackets face the sort of conundrums that would stump “Good Will Hunting,” and that messy blackboard isn't just filled with equations about Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky. Although, come to think of it, maybe the Blue Jackets might find a solution for this Panarin proof in an indirect way. In discussing Columbus possibly going after Matt Duchene in the latest edition of 31 Thoughts, Elliotte Friedman brought up a name many of us haven't really pondered in a while: Alexander Wennberg. Continue to Article

February 19, 2019 2:01:pm EST

Hockey commentator Pierre McGuire was on the job at the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning NHL game at Ohio's Nationwide Arena on Monday night when he encountered a game puck launched at full speed in closer proximity than, perhaps, ever before. As caught on camera by the film crew, McGuire's head was inches from a puck that went cruising through his reporting area at the edge of the ice. The NBC sports analyst was posted up between the two teams' benches, just off the rink and — terrifyingly — within shooting distance for the players. Continue to Article

February 19, 2019 11:18:am EST