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Maple Leafs Lineup Shuffle As Miles Wood Recalled From Marlies

The Toronto Maple Leafs have made their first roster move of the season, calling up Miles Wood from the Marlies in time to face one of his former teams, the Colorado Avalanche, in Denver on Saturday. The Leafs have called up Miles Wood from the Marlies https://t.co/oqYHYAksrF — Daily Faceoff Toronto (@dfotoronto) October 9, 2026 Toronto acquired Wood as part of the Kirill Marchenko trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He spent last season there and chalked up eight goals and 14 points in 54 g...

Season Preview: Is BC Men’s Hockey a Contender?

Hockey season is finally here! What gets you most excited for another year at Conte Forum and beyond? Steve: I’ve been going to these games for most of my life and I just have so many great memories from watching all the different iterations of this team and I can’t wait to make some new […]

Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Columbus Blue Jackets 10/9/2026

Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (2-2-0, 4 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) @ Columbus Blue Jackets (1-1-0, 2 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally televised game on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and CBJNHL, streaming for out of market at ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens head home to play Dallas tomorrow night, then […]

Report Reveals Bruins Tried To Trade Pavel Zacha

The intrigue surrounding the Boston Bruins and pending unrestricted free agent Pavel Zacha continues to veer off in new directions. Last week, we heard that the player himself is in no rush to sign an extension . However, the latest report, from Pierre LeBrun in The Athletic, is that the Bruins already tried to trade him before the season began, and they have concerns about an extension.  Boston was quite interested in Kirill Marchenko before the Columbus Blue Jackets traded him to the To...

Blue Jackets Asked For 1 of 3 Huge Names From Canadiens For Marchenko

The Columbus Blue Jackets came out of the Kirill Marchenko situation smelling like roses. The dynamic offensive threat clearly wanted out, but Jackets GM Don Waddell held his ground until he got a star player in return. He got that from the Toronto Maple Leafs in Matthew Knies. His four points in his first two games is a Blue Jackets franchise record.  But we also know that the Montreal Canadiens were the hottest to trot for Marchenko all summer long. They've been looking for another top-...

Jim Hiller on the video-room sessions with Gavin McKenna through three games: “Alfie’s been doing some work with him that way”

Ahead of Tuesday’s game against Nashville, head coach Jim Hiller discussed the decision to start Anthony Stolarz, managing the goaltenders’ workloads, Gavin McKenna’s adjustment to the NHL spotlight, and Nick Blankenburg’s wait for an opportunity in the lineup. What went into the decision to start Anthony Stolarz in goal? Hiller: We have a bit of […] The post Jim Hiller on the video-room sessions with Gavin McKenna through three games: “Alfie’s been doing some work with him that way” appeare...

2 Blue Jackets Named Prime Trade Candidates

Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell is apparently not finished wheeling and dealing. The Blue Jackets exec pulled off a season-eve blockbuster with the Toronto Maple Leafs, acquiring Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz and Emil Andrae, and cashed in on Kirill Marchenko, who wasn't going to re-sign in Columbus. Waddell also managed to move Miles Wood and Elvis Merzlikins' contracts in the process. Word is, he's far from finished and two Blue Jackets forwards could be next. David Pagnott...

4 Pending Free Agent Head Coaches On Hot Seat This Season

Over the last month or so, we've seen a number of NHL head coaches sign extensions, including Jared Bednar with the Colorado Avalanche, Martin St. Louis with the Montreal Canadiens, John Hynes (Minnesota Wild), and Ryan Warsofsky (San Jose Sharks). There are still four head coaches, however, who are playing out this season with the proverbial "lame-duck status"—on the final year of their deals. Joel Quenneville in Anaheim, Scott Arniel in Winnipeg, Rick Bowness in Columbus, and Andrew Brunet...

Keep Holding On: Blackhawks at Sabres Preview

The Chicago Blackhawks look to salvage something from their season-opening road trip when they visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. After what happened on Thursday night in Utah, something is setting the bar pretty low. The Sabres also aren’t off to a great start, either, having lost 6-3 on the road to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, although there were at least some positives for Buffalo after a terrible first period. Twice the Sabres cut the deficit to one in the seco...

Blue Jackets now have yet another big extension to worry about

As if it hasn't been a difficult enough year already for the Columbus Blue Jackets and GM Don Waddell. Now, this week's shocking, history-making $43M signing of Tristan Luneau by the Anaheim Ducks has put the pressure on Waddell once again.  Elliotte Friedman noted on The Fan Hockey Show on Friday that the Luneau extension will mean some pretty big bucks for pending restricted free agent Denton Mateychuk.  Someone texted me another name last night that that is going to be really good...