Author: Ryan Real

The Cannon Cast Episode 47: California love, Elvis in Vegas

By Ryan Real | Jan 14th 2020 | 2 min read |

The Columbus Blue Jackets are loving 2020, grabbing three wins on a West Coast road trip and putting themselves back in the playoff conversation. We t...

Game #46: Elvis earns first career shutout, Blue Jackets blank Vegas 3-0

By Ryan Real | Jan 12th 2020 | 7 min read |

Columbus Blue Jackets Elvis Merzlikins put on a Vegas performance worthy of his musical namesake on Saturday night, earning his first NHL shutout to p...

The Cannon Cast Episode 45: Running down the final seconds of 2019

By Ryan Real | Dec 31st 2019 | 2 min read |

We’re ready to put 2019 behind us, but some big developments for the Columbus Blue Jackets over the weekend have the end of this year under further ...

The Cannon Cast Episode 44: Walking in a win-ter wonderland

By Ryan Real | Dec 24th 2019 | 2 min read |

We recorded this episode of The Cannon Cast, as usual, on Monday night. As usual, the Columbus Blue Jackets won. We talk about how the CBJ have delive...

Game #34 Recap: Blue Jackets blitz Red Wings to win second straight, 5-3

By Ryan Real | Dec 18th 2019 | 7 min read |

You would’ve been forgiven, as the Detroit Red Wings took a 3-2 lead early in the second period on only their sixth shot of the game, that you were ...

The Cannon Cast Episode 43: What does John Tortorella owe us?

By Ryan Real | Dec 17th 2019 | 2 min read |

Well, we did it again. We recorded another episode of The Cannon Cast on a Monday night while the Columbus Blue Jackets played the Washington Capitals...

Game #33 Preview: Beat-up Blue Jackets looking for port in a storm against Capitals

By Ryan Real | Dec 16th 2019 | 5 min read |

Monday, December 16, 2019 – 7 p.m. ESTNationwide Arena, Columbus, OhioTV: FSOH; Radio: 97.1 FMOpponent’s Blog: Japers’ Rink Columbus Blue Ja...

The Cannon Cast Episode 42: The Jekyll and Hyde Blue Jackets

By Ryan Real | Dec 10th 2019 | 2 min read |

We record the Cannon Cast every Monday night. We found the Columbus Blue Jackets limping into the week, and it turns out that talking about all their ...

Game #28 Recap: Near misses, Panarin do Blue Jackets in

By Ryan Real | Dec 6th 2019 | 8 min read |

Hockey, we hear so often, comes down to luck. Bad bounces and broken sticks and seeing-eye shots dictate the outcomes more than sheer will or skill. O...

Blue Jackets fans can boo Artemi Panarin...but shouldn’t

By Ryan Real | Dec 4th 2019 | 4 min read |

Like 160 other times since 2017, Artemi Panarin will share the ice with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night at Nationwide Arena. This time, of...