NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets & CBJ Union Podcast 2024 Free Agency and Draft Recap
Plus a look back on the first Jeff Carter trade that involved the Blue Jackets.
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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Bruins, Blue Jackets, Penguins
July 8, 2024 by Jim Parsons
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, could the Toronto Maple Leafs move on from David Kampf? One Toronto-based columnist thinks so. Meanwhile, the Boston Bruins and Jeremy Swayman chose not to file for arbitration. Why? The Columbus Blue Jackets were linked to Joel Quenneville but they aren’t interested in him as head coach. Finally, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Sidney Crosby are nearing a lucrative contract extension…
CBJ Union Junction Podcast: 2024 NHL Draft & Free Agency Recap
July 6, 2024 by Nicholas Arnold
The Columbus Blue Jackets have had a busy last week as they worked through the “Christmas and New Year’s” of the NHL’s calendar. Over that stretch of time new general manager (GM) Don Waddell put his stamp on the franchise. He signed five free agents and said goodbye to 13 players by either trade or deciding not to re-sign them. He added a top-five pick through the draft and has been trying to work his way through re-signing a plethora of restricted free agents, while continuing the search for a new head coach…
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The First Jeff Carter Trade Revisited
May 6, 2024 by Andrew Forbes
From Philadelphia to Los Angeles, Jeff Carter’s had a quietly successful career at the NHL level.
He broke into the league at the age of 21 with the Philadelphia Flyers who drafted him 11th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Carter spent six seasons with the Flyers following his debut season scoring 181 goals and 343 points in 461 regular season games…
