Elliotte Friedman: Mason McTavish was scratched again Wednesday; you can always rewrite your own narrative; Swayman signed...after a lengthy, bitter contract dispute; I can’t help but wonder if he’s next year’s Swayman - Sportsnet (3/19)

There are new coach bumps — and there’s what the Blue Jackets got when they hired Rick Bowness. But is Columbus really a legit Cup contender? Michael Amato dives into that and more in his Sunday Overreactions. sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/su…

Charlie Elick Regular season stats 63GP 6-14-20 -15 46PIM 2-4-6 on the PP 0-1-1 on the PK #CBJ

Had a nightmare last night that the Islanders lost to the Canadiens and then were slated to play the unbeatable Jackets the next day.

25 percentage point swing in playoff chances for the Isles this evening vs the Blue Jackets moneypuck.com/preview.htm?id…

As I wrote in my post- I am hearing that Dean Letourneau is returning to BC for his junior year. I am trying to track down more about the Hagens situation. I still firmly believe he is going to sign, but am slightly less convinced than I was on Saturday morning.

Jeff Marek: Re Islanders rumours: Kashawn Aitcheson, that is probably...no-fly zone for Mathieu Darche, is that accurate? Stefan Rosner: 100%, and Victor Eklund was another guy that was a no-touch - The Sheet (3/17)

Not a fan of that Provorov - Fabbro pair, so far.

There were at least two obvious calls not made. Lee on Marchenko late that prevented him from retrieving the puck. They deserved a call but still have to play. #CBJ

FWIW: This was the second straight game against the Isles without a power play. #CBJ did not receive a man-advantage in their 4-3 overtime loss to the Isles on Feb. 28. Dating back to Dec. 28, they've played exactly 137 minutes against the Islanders without a PP. NY has had five.

Good morning #CBJ fans, Jackets went from a season-high 84.7% odds to make the playoffs yesterday to 75.2% after losing to the Isles. While a lot of us are disappointed this morning, #CBJ remains in an excellent position, after their first regulation loss in nearly a month.

Prospects that could be fighting for Mammoth roster spot or end up in Tucson next year: Tij Iginla Caleb Desnoyers Cole Beaudoin Gabe Smith Michael Hrabal Veeti Väisänen Tomas Lavoie Daniil But Dmitri Simashev Maveric Lamoureux Will Skahan Tucson will be FUN.

#CBJ remains in a playoff spot after last night's loss at NYI. Tomorrow at Philadelphia won't be easy; Flyers have won 5 of 6 and 9 of 12. CBJ still has two vs. MTL, two vs. BOS and one vs. DET, plus three games vs. division leaders (2 vs. CAR, 1 vs. BUF)

Anton Frondell is coming, set to make his debut for Chicago in the coming days. Frondell didn't go up another level in his D+1 but had a fine season (switching to the SHL... the 2nd/3rd hardest league in the world). Bedard and Frondell together should be pure electricity!

Zach Benson's impacts are there and the production is starting to come too. Always really liked this guy as a 'model bet'. I think the production is about to explode (in similar fashion to Reinhart). Could be a star in 2-3 years.

Alexis Joseph vs Landon DuPont will be a fun conversation for the 1st overall pick 2027 NHL Draft. It's very early and anything can happen, but Joseph is a 6'5 Center with 24G 36A 60P in 54GP in the Q at 16 years old. He has the size, the hands, Hockey IQ, shot to be an elite