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Former Leafs forward Matthew Knies enjoying new home in Columbus ahead of 1st matchup vs. Toronto

The Toronto Maple Leafs shook up their roster on the eve of the regular season, a move that caught many people off guard as they prepared for the 2026-27 campaign. Toronto sent a package centred around Matthew Knies to the Columbus Blue Jackets with the return headlined by Kirill Marchenko.  With five years remaining on the…

Canadiens Explored Adding Penguins Forward To Marchenko Offer

Montreal’s push for Kirill Marchenko reportedly included a name from Pittsburgh , and according to Elliotte Friedman, that name was Rickard Rakell. Friedman said on Monday’s 32 Thoughts Podcast that he heard the Canadiens looked at Rakell while trying to build a deal that would appeal to Columbus . “I had some people tell me that they thought that when Montreal was trying to add to a Marchenko deal in Columbus, they think that Rakell was one of the guys they were seeing if they could deliver...

Report: 2 Major Changes Could Be Coming For Blue Jackets

The Columbus Blue Jackets had to put out fire after fire this past offseason, and after the Kirill Marchenko trade on the eve of the regular season, it felt like things were finally going to settle down. Adam Fantilli was finally signed, the Zach Werenski rumors went away, and then Matthew Knies scored two goals in the season opener and all looked right with the world in Columbus. But things haven't quite gone so well since then. They have one win in their last four games, Fantilli has just th...

Blue Jackets trying hard to trade Voronkov

Amid a slow start, Dmitri Voronkov's days in Columbus appear numbered. He was a healthy scratch twice over the weekend, and reports indicate that the Blue Jackets are continuing to actively listen to trade offers for the 26-year-old Russian. He's a pending unrestricted free agent, in the final year of a two-year contract. The Fourth Period reports that GM Don Waddell is looking to use the former 23-goal scorer as trade bait, and is having conversations with a number of clubs.   It i...

Mike Sullivan dodges responsibility for NY Rangers’ Alberts Smits limited development

Mike Sullivan made it clear that he wasn't the one who decided to limit Alberts Smits' shifts in the New York Rangers' recent games during the 2026-27 NHL season. Alberts Smits had a rough night as the New York Rangers fell 1-0 to the Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime during the 2026-27 NHL season. Not only was Smits on the ice when the Blue Jackets scored the game-winning goal, but his limited ice time during the crucial stages of the game also raised questions throughout the night. Af...

Wild Beat Out Boredom To Put Away the Blue Jackets

[Sportsnet]That's Wild The Minnesota Wild were one of just four teams playing on Sunday and the hockey world was privy to watching them yawn their way to a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The narrow score does not reflect the story at all, as Minnesota outshot their 2000 expansion co...

Panthers’ Brady Tkachuk on verge of insane NHL history ahead of Kraken tilt

Brady Tkachuk has been the hero for the Florida Panthers on back-to-back occasions, shaking off a slow start to the season by joining an exclusive club and recording two consecutive natural hat tricks this week. He scored three goals and added an assist in a 7-3 drubbing of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, then […] The post Panthers’ Brady Tkachuk on verge of insane NHL history ahead of Kraken tilt appeared first on ClutchPoints .