Locked On Blue Jackets - Daily Podcast On The Columbus Blue Jackets

It's the first game in the Rick Bowness era, what are we expecting? Today we talk a little bit more about the coaching change as the dust settles around it, including how long we expect "Bones" to be around, before looking at the Calgary Flames and how the Blue Jackets can beat them!  Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club an...

In surprising timing, the Columbus Blue Jackets have fired head coach Dean Evason and assistant coach Steve McCarthy and hired ex WInnipeg Jets bench boss Rick Bowness to coach for the rest of the season. We talk about why the firing had to happen, whether "Bones" is the long term solution, and whether this will actually save the CBJ season, or if they're just trying to get to the offseason. Every...

The Blue Jackets would probably rather face any other team than the Avalanche right now, but unfortunately that's the plan tonight. We talk about how insane the Avs season is, including Nathan MacKinnon's 36 goals, their league best GF/GA rate, and their 18-0-2 home record, before looking at what the goaltending match-up could be, and if there's anything the Blue Jackets can do, or if they just li...

The Blue Jackets are in free fall. They've lost 4 of their last 5, and will need to win almost 2 out of every 3 games left in the season to be in with a hope of making the playoffs. We talk about last night's lackluster effort vs Vegas, including whether or not Jet Greaves is starting to suffer from fatigue and how they fix that, before going into the issues with coaching, and how that might not b...

The Blue Jackets are in Vegas tonight, and they need 2 points to have any hope of starting to crawl out of the basement of the Eastern conference. We unpack how Vegas has looked the past few games, talk about the Greaves vs Hart goaltending match-up, and look at how Mikael Pyyhtia and Egor Zamula fit into the line-up in their CBJ and season debuts! Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’...

The Blue Jackets need help on D, and they might have just gotten it with the signing of Egor Zamula. We break down the reasons he became available, what he could bring to the team, and what our expectations are going forward! Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and...

The Blue Jackets are in San Jose facing Celebrini and the Sharks, and if they want to win, they're going to have to deal with Celebrini first and everyone else second. We discuss how the Jackets can get a crucial two points, what the goaltending match-up might be, and more on today's episode! Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer...

Stop me if you've heard this before: the Columbus Blue Jackets suffered another third period collapse, losing to the Penguins in OT. We break down what went wrong (basically everything) and then talk about how coaching is becoming a bigger and bigger problem, looking specifically at the choice to play Provorov over Mateychuk late in the third and in overtime. Everydayer Club If you never miss an e...

The Blue Jackets ended the Sabres win streak at 10 games, can they end Pittsburgh's 4 game win streak tonight too? We break down what went right in last night's 5-1 effort before looking at goaltending choices and who's hot right now for the Penguins. Plus, can they avoid a Chinakhov revenge game? Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Every...

The Blue Jackets are facing the Buffalo Sabres this afternoon, hoping to end their winning streak at 10 games. We break down the third period of the loss to the Devils, before looking at what the Sabres have done well during this streak, and how the CBJ can try to end it. Plus, predictions, and goaltending debate! Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join th...

The New Jersey Devils are in town, and the Blue Jackets are looking to extend their winning streak to four games! We talk about why the Devils are struggling right now, look at what the Jackets need to do to win, and look back at the fireworks that happened the last time these teams faced off against each other! Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the...

After a tough travel day, the Blue Jackets made it to Ottawa and rewarded themselves with a big 4-1 win over the Senators thanks to goals from Boone Jenner, Damon Severson, Denton Mateychuk and Kirill Marchenko, plus a huge night from Jet Greaves playing his second game in as many nights. We talk about the good, the bad and the ugly from this game, and look at the Eastern Conference as a whole to...

Six months after the trade request becoming public, Yegor Chinakhov has finally been traded. We break down the trade, including what went wrong in Columbus, what his potential in Pittsburgh could be, and look at the return, which was pleasantly surprising! Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access t...

It was almost exactly the opposite of the last CBJ-Islanders game: this time the Blue Jackets erased a late 2-1 deficit for a regulation win, undoing all the good work the Islanders goalie had done to that point in the game. The Jackets now have back to back regulation wins for the first time since November 1, and things are starting to look promising despite the absence of Zach Werenski for a sec...

The Blue Jackets are back, but will be without Zach Werenski again tonight. Can they pull off another win without their star defenceman? We break down the injury news, including Matheiu Olivier's likely return, and take a look at what's going on with the Islanders recently. Plus, predictions! Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer...

The Blue Jackets are likely going to be without Zach Werenski in tonight's game, how bad are things going to get? We talk a little bit about the game vs the Ducks and what went wrong, before covering the Werenski injury and how it's about as good an update as you can get (no broken bones, etc), and then take a look at the Kings, why they're such a weird team to predict this season, and whether the...

The Blue Jackets have one win in their last seven games and it's against the Ducks, so they need to show up tonight against a Ducks team that got embarrassed last night vs the Stars. They're going to be angry, and the Blue Jackets have to match that. We talk about who needs to show up for the Blue Jackets, how Mason Marchment might fit in, what to expect from the Ducks, and what the goaltending ma...

The Blue Jackets made a late night trade on Friday, sending Seattle a 2nd and 4th round pick for Mason Marchment. We break down the trade, Marchment's play in Seattle, and what he could do to shake up a Blue Jackets team that is struggling in a lot of ways right now. Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audi...

The Minnesota Wild are in town, and they've got a brand new superstar in Quinn Hughes. Can the Blue Jackets out play him and the Wild? We talk about how the Wild are rolling, look at their elite goaltending, and how Columbus doesn't match up there, before talking about Hughes vs Werenski, and how if the Blue Jackets want to win, they need another MVP calibre night from Z! Everydayer Club If you ne...

Losing streak BROKEN! The Blue Jackets beat the Ducks 4-3 in OT, and though it wasn't perfect, it was still a win! We discuss Zach Werenski's big night, Kent Johnson potentially starting to figure it out, and where they go from here, but also we look at the continuing concerning play in the defensive zone. Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked...

The Blue Jackets are dead last in the East and the Ducks are almost at the top of the West. We look at the different directions the two young teams have gone in this season, and talk about why the Jackets should look a lot more like the Ducks than they do. We also look at tonight's upcoming game, who's hot for the Ducks, and who needs to show up for Columbus for them to even think about trying to...

Another loss, another blown lead, another step backwards for the Blue Jackets. We break down Saturday's game, giving credit to the one bright spot (the pairing of Werenski and Mateychuk) before looking at what the next steps need to be. Can this team be fixed this season, or is it too little too late? Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On E...

Four game losing streak, one regulation win in the last 10 games and confusing line up decisions mean there isn't a ton of hope for tonight's game, but can the Blue Jackets overcome? We talk about who's showing up for the Golden Knights, who needs to show up for the CBJ, the projected goaltending matchup, and the new look line combos, which are.. really something. Everydayer Club   If you never mi...

The Blue Jackets are not scoring at the rate this did last year, despite improved goaltending thanks to the addition of Jet Greaves. Instead of talking about last nights game, we break down the difference between these teams when Elvis is playing vs when Jet is playing, and find out that despite the team shooting the puck more with Jet, they score more with Elvis, leaving Jet trying to win every g...

Its the first matchup of the season between the Blue Jackets and the Hurricanes, and the Blue Jackets need to take 2 points from this matchup. We talk about the mess of the Metro Division, the surging Hurricanes, and who needs to have a big game for the Blue Jackets in order for them to win and finally start earning some ground on the Eastern Conference! Everydayer Club   If you never miss an epis...