Blue Jackets' Waddell listening to offers for 14th and 20th overall picks, but nothing has met his criteria heading into the ...

Yegor Chinakhov asked for a trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets, a request shared by his agent, Shumi Babaev. After it ...

Friday brought the acquisition of veteran forwards Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood, as well as the addition of a draft class the Blue Jackets feel is well-regarded. The biggest moves were the retention ...

Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell has responded to the trade request from Yegor Chinakhov.The former first-round pick had requested a trade, but now his agent has gone public with the ...

The NHL trade and free agent markets were not kind to Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell, who stayed relatively quiet with an eye toward the future.

Three times since the 2024-25 season ended, The Dispatch has asked Waddell about utilizing buyouts this summer. His answers haven't wavered.  “No, not at all,” Waddell said most recently ...

GM Don Waddell prioritized re-signing key players like Ivan Provorov, Dante Fabbro, and Dmitri Voronkov. The team's playoff chances remain uncertain, with their success hinging on internal growth ...

There’s a little less talk about the trade market, and Don Waddell knows why it’s like that right now. The deal… is that many teams are looking to trade players for players. And the Blue ...

In today’s bag of letters, we get to the major task facing GM Don Waddell in reshaping the Blue Jackets’ defensive corps, plus what trades they might consider with their two first-round picks ...

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell recently passed his one-year anniversary with the club. It was a highly informative year for Waddell, who had a front-row seat to witness the talent level of the young ...

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 28: General manager Don Waddell of the Columbus Blue Jackets attends the first round of the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Sphere on June 28, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Don’t expect Waddell to use this year's buyout period like he did in June 2024 to purchase the final year of former defenseman Adam Boqvist’s contract. Blue Jackets free agency glance: ...