The Columbus Blue Jackets fired executive vice president and general manager Scott Howson on Tuesday night, according to NHL.com. “Scott Howson is a caring man who gave everything he had to the Columbus Blue Jackets over the past six years,” team president of hockey operations John Davidson said in a statement. “This was a difficult decision but one that I thought [...]

2013 NHL Entry Draft Fifth Round traded picks. The Calgary Flames fifth-round pick will go to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 27, 2012 that sent Dennis Wideman to Calgary in exchange for Jordan Henry and this pick. The Columbus Blue Jackets fifth-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013 that [...]

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky has been fined $10,000, the maximum allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for boarding Los Angeles Kings defenseman Rob Scuderi in Columbus on Tuesday, February 5, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. The incident occurred at 11:29 of the second period. Dubinsky was assessed a major penalty for boarding and game misconduct. [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch reports Jamie Benn won’t be disciplined for the hit on Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Fedor Tyutin late in Monday’s game. The NHL’s top prospects are showcased on TSN as Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie unveils his draft ranking in the 30-minute live special Bob McKenzie’s [...]

Patrick Marleau scored two goals in each of the first four games of the season, becoming the first NHL player to do that since 1917. Quick Hits from around the league: Contract talks between restricted free agent P.K. Subban and the Montreal Canadiens are essentially going nowhere. A trade may still not be the most likely scenario just yet, but it [...]

The order of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2012–13 NHL season. However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. The first round traded picks: The Los Angeles Kings first-round pick will go to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a trade on February 23, 2012 [...]

Quick Hits from around the league. Boston Bruins center Marc Savard tweeted Monday that he is not making progress in his recovery from post-concussion syndrome and that “there is no comeback in the foreseeable future.” Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane to the growing list of stars playing overseas during the NHL lockout. Kane has agreed to a deal with EHC Biel in [...]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are scheduled to host the NHL All-Star Game on January 27, but any sort of lengthy lockout due to the Collective Bargaining Agreement could nix those plans, according to the Columbus Dispatch’s Aaron Portzline. “If the lockout extends even a month into the season, it could scuttle one of the biggest sporting events ever planned [...]

Bob McKenzie reports that the deal is official, the Columbus Blue Jackets will send Rick Nash, a conditional 3rd round pick and Steve Delisle to the New York Rangers in exchange for Brandon Dubinsky, Tim Erixon, Artem Anisimov and a first-round pick. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Columbus Blue Jackets are working on a trade of Rick Nash to the New York Rangers. Multiple players are involved in [...]

The Columbus Blue Jackets would want established NHL forwards in any trade for Rick Nash, general manager Scott Howson told TSN. Speaking on “That’s Hockey,” Howson would not confirm that Nash would only accept a trade to the Bruins, Flyers, Penguins, Rangers, Red Wings or Sharks, as has been reported. “If we do complete a trade, we’re trading [...]