Fedor Tyutin News

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Scottie Upshall clearly felt pretty comfortable playing at home.

As the NHL season nears its midpoint, the Blue Jackets must be considered one of the league's biggest disappointments.

It's hard to imagine a worse first period for the Blue Jackets -- even this season.

Marek Zidlicky scored with 39 seconds left, snapping a tie and giving the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

Defenseman Mike Commodore drives the biggest vehicle in the Blue Jackets' parking lot.

Hockey may be a game of sacrifice on the ice, but that selflessness rarely shows itself at the bargaining table.

NHL general managers have a long reputation for quick triggers when it comes to firing coaches.

Defenseman Fedor Tyutin made a nifty move to elude the first forechecker behind the Blue Jackets' net Thursday.

Eight games ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs were sagging and the Columbus Blue Jackets were flying.

It's getting too deep into the season now to dismiss the Blue Jackets' sloppy puck play and their propensity for lopsided losses as merely aberrations.

Last night in the NHL , Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin was struck knee-on-knee and stretchered off the ice, Florida goaltender Tomas Vokoun was accidentally slashed across the side of the head by an angry teammate, Edmonton's Ales Hemsky was officially lost for the season and Penguins fifth-liner Michael Rupp scored a hat trick.

Columbus Blue Jackets' R.J. Umberger, left, swings at the puck in front of St. Louis Blues' Barret Jackman, front, as goalie Chris Mason's mask is knocked off his head during the third period on Monday in Columbus, Ohio.

The optimist in us always sees our favorite players increasing their production, especially when they're still young enough to seem like one of the neighborhood kids.

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Montreal Canadiens' Ryan White battles for a loose puck with Columbus Blue Jackets' Fedor Tyutin during the third period of their NHL game in Montreal on Tuesday.

Mathieu Garon's season already has been spiced with memorable moments. The Blue Jackets goaltender visited the White House in September with his former teammates, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and received his Stanley Cup ring several weeks later.

Radio: WBNS-AM ; WWCD-FM The series The Blue Jackets are 5-3-1 against the Rangers, including 1-1-1 in Madison Square Garden.

Even with the NHL "war room" in Toronto on their side, the Blue Jackets couldn't snap their incomprehensible losing streak in the Music City.

Jackets general manager Scott Howson would not comment on a potential agreement allowing the 19-year-old Filatov to return to his former club team, CSKA Moscow.

The Blue Jackets made only a handful of tweaks to their roster this offseason, but two not-so-celebrated moves made a huge difference last night against the Edmonton Oilers .