From scouting meetings to contract discussions to free agency and trade conversations, not to mention a trip to Buffalo, N.Y.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are hoping to make significant upgrades this summer after taking a major step forward and nearly ...

Contract buyouts are not of interest to Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell this offseason, including Elvis Merzlikins and Damon Severson.

Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell not weighing buyouts for Merzlikins, Severson The Latvian Ice Hockey Federation revealed part of its Olympics roster as part of a coordinated effort by ...

Daniil Tarasov, who struggled as Elvis Merzlikins’ primary backup in 2024-25, is the Blue Jackets’ only unsigned NHL goalie.

This is a Blue Jackets season to trust the new president/general manager, Don Waddell. It is a season to believe that Waddell, 66, in the last posting of what has been a long career, knows what he ...

Don Waddell is looking for a new voice to lead the Blue Jackets back to NHL relevance from ice level. He’s searching for those wielding experience as an NHL head coach, but the Jackets’ new ...

“I don’t think anybody’s focused right now other than on the grieving part, which is understandable.” Much of the burden has fallen to Waddell, who has been in discussions with the NHL and ...