The next part of the Blueshirt Banter / Cannon Q&A continues with discussions about Rick Nash as part of the power play, how he'll work with Brad Richards, and how he's likely to interact with the New York media. Part four will run here later this afternoon!

Mike and I sat down with Joe over at Blueshirt Banter to do a little Q&A about Rick Nash, Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixion, and this week's big trade. Part two will appear here later today! Go Check it out!

Is the Rick Nash era finally coming to an end in Columbus? :( I'm going to try to be positive about whatever happens here. It could be a spark for our organization.

Congratulations to Adam Heineman for his winning design in the Cannonfest 2012 logo contest! We're looking forward to seeing this come to life next month!

Sergei Bobrovsky to the Blue Jackets for this years 45th overall pick, another 2012 pick and a 2013 draft pick.

I took over Zekebud's blog temporarily to put up a post analyzing the success of goaltenders in the draft. While I didn't write specifically about the CBJ, it seems relevant (particularly in light of the mock draft selecting Subban).

If you're looking for one-stop shopping when it comes to 2012 NHL Mock Drafts, look no further than the list compiled by the DC Sports Report. So good.

It's sort of old news by now, but the Jackets have found their new ECHL affiliate- the Evansville Icemen. Evansville is a new member of the ECHL, and they replace the since-folded Chicago Express as the ECHL farm club of the Jackets.

Just like at the trade deadline, there's a lot of absolute nonsense flying around Twitter leading up to the draft and free agency. I think it's a good time to re-familiarize yourself with this fantastic article by Sam Page over at On the Forecheck. Don't believe any anonymous "insiders" as all these Nash rumors (and other topics) come up. Make sure you're really following a beat reporter, the TSN guys, or somebody similar who isn't just looking for attention.