Blue Jackets Looking for Development
The Blue Jackets need more from Daniil Tarasov and Adam Fantilli wants more out of himself.
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In today’s edition, we’ll discuss Daniil Tarasov, Adam Fantilli, and the games against the Islanders and Blues.
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It’s Time for Blue Jackets’ Tarasov to Take the Next Step
December 13, 2023 by Nicholas Arnold
It’s been another tough season for the Columbus Blue Jackets. They’re another year deep into a retool, that’s becoming more of a rebuild, with another head coach and a learning curve for his new system. Their top offensive players have been struggling and the team has again been lambasted by a variety of injuries.
Despite all this, there have been some positives. One of those has been the play of some of their younger players, especially the team’s young Russians. We’ve covered the importance of the Blue Jackets’ young Russians to their future success – in their forwards Dmitri Voronkov, Kirill Marchenko, and Yegor Chinakhov – but have yet to mention their netminder of the same nationality.
Blue Jackets Fantilli Discusses Jenner’s Impact & Desire For More
December 11, 2023 by Mark Scheig
The Columbus Blue Jackets entered action on Sunday fresh off a win against the St. Louis Blues. However that win came at a major cost. Their captain was lost for several weeks.
Boone Jenner suffered a fractured jaw on Friday thanks to a deflected shot. Given everything he has done this season for a team who is not where they want to be in the standings, it will take a team effort to try to make up for that loss.
One player that has sees the impact of Jenner everyday is rookie Adam Fantilli. Early on in his career, it’s been Jenner who has had a major influence on the way he’s adjusted to early life in the NHL.
10 Blue Jackets Takeaways From Islanders Loss & Blues Win
December 9, 2023 by Mark Scheig
The Columbus Blue Jackets completed their 28th and 29th games of the season on Thursday and Friday night. They lost to the New York Islanders 7-3 and defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-2.
There was a lot that happened that was good, bad and ugly for the Blue Jackets. Here are our 10 takeaways from the two games.