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2019-20 CBJ Season Review

2019-20 Player Review: Boone Jenner needs a new role

Jenner was miscast as a top 6 center

2019-20 Player Review: Cam Atkinson must be better

It looks like Cam Atkinson missed Artemi Panarin. Quite a bit.

2019-20 Player Review: Gustav Nyquist found his niche with the CBJ

How Swede it is to have him on the team.

2019-20 Player Review: Pierre-Luc Dubois deserves to get paid

Any concerns about him without Panarin have been put to rest

2019-20 Player Review: Liam Foudy makes his NHL debut

Foudy spent most of the year with the London Knights

2019-20 Player Review: Riley Nash may not be flashy, but he’s consistent

Riley Nash might have been better than you thought.

2019-20 Player Review: Oliver Bjorkstrand, invaluable CBJ asset

And an all-around great guy to boot!

2019-20 Player Review: Alexandre Texier steps up in the postseason

The young Frenchman overcame a major injury in his first full season

Columbus Blue Jackets move to buy out Alexander Wennberg

The former 59 point center has underperformed since signing his big contract extension.

2019 - 20 Player Review : The dependability and consistency of Nathan Gerbe helped elevate the Blue Jackets organization

2019-20 Player Review: Eric Robinson steps into fourth line role for Columbus Blue Jackets

After a solid season, the winger signed a two year extension with the club.

2019-20 Player Review: Emil Bemstrom gets his feet wet

Bemstrom has his first wild and wacky NHL season in the books. So what’s next?

2019-20 Player Review: Nick Foligno’s standard season

Some good, some bad, some ugly!

2019-20 Player Review: Big Josh Anderson is a big question mark

Will the power winger play for Columbus in 2021?

2019-20 Player Review : Andrew Peeke is well on his way to becoming a peak defender

2019-20 Player Review: Zach Werenski leads all NHL defensemen in goals, removes any and all doubt in stellar season

Werenski cemented his place as an elite defenseman in the National Hockey League

2019-20 Player Review: One of the NHL’s best players grossly underrated by many

Seth Jones is great a hockey player there is in today’s game.

2019-20 Player Review: Scott Harrington’s season lacked luster.

Compared to other defensive standouts, Harrington’s season was uneventful.

2019-20 Player Review: Ryan Murray has ability, but not availability

The brittle blue liner missed extended time, but maybe found a way forward?

2019-20 Player Review: Vladislav Gavrikov made indelible mark on season

Loved watching him play this season.

2019-20 Player Review: David Savard remains a steady shutdown presence on the blue line

What does the future hold for the dean of the defense?

2019-20 Player Review: Glimpses of the reliability of Matiss Kivlenieks

There was no plan to bring Kivlenieks up to the Jackets but when the injury bug hit he had a chance to prove his worth.

2019-20 Player Review: Markus Nutivaara struggles with injuries, inconsistencies

Nutivaara had a tough 2019-20 season.

2019-20 Player Review: Joonas Korpisalo hit bumps in season, but found his stride in playoffs

He stepped up when it was important, but we’d love to see his playoff-level consistency more frequently.

The Untouchables: Who should the Blue Jackets NOT trade?

You have to give to get, but you also need to build around a core

2019-20 Player Review: Elvis Merzlikins started slow, but got hot on his way to rock star status

Once he acclimated to North American ice, Elvis took Columbus by storm

The Cannon Cast Episode 80: Season’s end, and looking ahead

Blue Jackets hockey is over but there’s a whole off-season to talk about.

Point/Counterpoint: Should the Blue Jackets keep Tortorella as head coach?

The best coach we’ve had...but is it enough?