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Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan are joined by Fox Sports Ohio's Jody Shelley to get his thoughts on the Blue Jackets' offseason moves including the loss of Josh Anderson and the addition of Max Domi and Mikko Koivu, broadcasting from outside the NHL bubble, and more. Subscribe to The Athletic for $1/month: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan take a 30,000 feet view of the Blue Jackets and discuss what is necessary for them to become true contenders, and three avenues to help achieve it: the draft, free agency and trades. Subscribe to The Athletic for $1/month: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan take their focus off of this current offseason and look ahead to Nick Foligno and his contract. He wishes to remain a member of the Blue Jackets for life, will the team make it happen, a conversation about number retirement, and more. Subscribe to The Athletic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan discuss the conservative approach the Blue Jackets have taken in this year's free agency period, the signing of Mikko Koivu, the left wing market, goalies, and more. Subscribe to The Athletic for $1/month: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan look back on the 1st day of NHL free agency around the league, and while the day was quiet, moving players like Alexander Wennberg shows there may be something on the horizon. Subscribe to The Athletic for $1/month: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan discuss the trade that sent Josh Anderson to the Canadiens and brings in Max Domi. What impact will Domi have on the Blue Jackets? Also, they discuss the team's 21st pick in the NHL Draft, Yegor Chinakhov. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan discuss next week's NHL Draft, the difference of it being virtual, the approach the Blue Jackets may take with their picks, contract talks, and more. Subscribe to The Athletic for $1/month: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to be active in the offseason, and Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan explore the scenario of a buyout of Alexander Wennberg's contract in order to facilitate some moves. Subscribe to The Athletic for $1/month: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan dive into the possible wingers that the Blue Jackets can pursue via trade or free agency. Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Blue Jackets need help at center. and Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan dive into the possible players the team can pursue via free agency or trade. Also, thoughts on the latest NHL Award announcements. Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan count down and discuss the best five drafts and the five worst drafts in franchise history. What were the biggest hits and misses? Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan are joined by the Blue Jackets' director of player personnel and Cleveland Monsters GM Chris Clark to discuss how different this time of year is compared to the past, loaning players to Europe during the offseason, AHL uncertainty, and more. Subscribe to the Athletic: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
We now know the results of the voting for the Jack Adams trophy, and it did not go to John Tortorella. Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan spend this episode discussing Torts, why the voting may have gone the way it did, his coaching approach, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan are joined by Jeff Svoboda of bluejackets.com, and to coincide with NHL Awards announcement week, they spend some time discussing which players on the Blue Jackets they would give each award. Listen to their discussion and thoughts about their CBJ candidates for the Norris, Selke, Calder, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan discuss the news of Blue Jackets' Vice President of Hockey Operations Bill Zito taking on the role of GM for the Florida Panthers, and the decision to let assistant coach Paul MacLean go after this season. What do these departures mean for the Columbus Blue Jackets? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan discuss Corey Pronman's organizational ranking of the Columbus Blue Jackets, what are the strengths and weaknesses of their talent pipeline? Also, which players are most likely to be on the move, Alison assesses Aaron's player grades and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan are joined by Dr. Nicole Kraft to discuss athletes' responses to the Jacob Blake shooting in postponing games and how it looked for the NHL to continue playing on Wednesday night. Also, the need for action to back up words of support, growing league initiatives, reintroducing empathy, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are one week into their offseason, and Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan draw up their plans for where the team needs to look to improve. Which position group needs the most help? Can it be addressed via free agency? Also, the trade targets, the untouchable players, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron is joined by Blue Jackets Radio play by play Bob McElligott for a recap of the first round series vs the Tampa Bay Lightning, and a deep dive on the season as a whole for Columbus. Aaron and Bob discuss the job that John Tortorella did behind the bench this season, the work on the roster that Jarmo Kekalainen has ahead of him. Plus the guys take a closer at the goaltending tandem of Elvis and Joonas and what Blue Jackets could be on the move this off-season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
Aaron Portzline is joined by Brian Engblom, former NHL defenseman and current broadcaster with the Tampa Bay Lightning. They discuss how the Lightning have learned from their mistakes in last year's series, his thoughts on Victor Hedman and Seth Jones, his vision for the rest of the postseason for the Lightning, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aaron Portzline is joined by Lightning beat writer Joe Smith to discuss the series so far, the 5 OT thriller that was Game 1 and CBJ's response in Game 2, players who have surprised on both teams, who gets Aaron's award for best name in the league and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Blue Jackets advanced to the playoffs and now will face last year's round one opponent, the Tampa Bay Lightning, again in a best-of-seven series. Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan are joined by Joe Smith from The Athletic Tampa to discuss injuries on both teams and resulting lineup changes; how Tampa Bay has changed their style of play; opinions of each team of one another; is this battle personal? and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Down 3-0 in Game Three, the Blue Jackets roared back for a 4-3 overtime win against the Maple Leafs to take a 2-1 series lead in the qualifying round. Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan break down how it all went down: changing goaltenders; Pierre-Luc Dubois' big night; Seth Jones goal; and also what's next: who's in net, ice time, and more. Get 40% off of an annual subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
The Blue Jackets won the first game of their play-in series against Toronto 2-0. In this episode, Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan discuss all that went into that victory: goaltending, defensive play; Toronto's response; and more. They also talk about Seth Jones elevating his play, his status as a future Norris Trophy winner, and what to expect in Game Two. Get 40% off of an annual subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Aaron Portzline is joined by James Mirtle, the co-host of Leaf Report and Editor in Chief of the Athletic NHL to give Blue Jackets fans a primer on the Maple Leafs, ahead of the beginning of the five game play in series in Toronto.The guys discuss the Torts factor, Sheldon Keefe's first playoff appearance, who will score for Columbus and who will defend for Toronto?Mirtle and Porty also offer up their predictions for the series, ahead of game one in the Toronto bubble on August 2. Hosted on Acas...
The Blue Jackets - and the NHL - made it safely to two hub cities this weekend and are now readying for exhibition play and play-in rounds. In this episode, Aaron Portzline and Alison Lukan break down what comes next including Columbus' current lineup; the benefit of a mental edge; the application of "speed," along with recognition of Cam Atkinson's nomination for the King Clancy Trophy. Get 40% off of a subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide To advertise on Front &...
Mike Zeisberger, who lives in Toronto and is an NHL insider with NHL.com , joins the program to discuss the upcoming Blue Jackets vs. Maple Leafs qualifying series. Get 40% Off of an Annual Subscription to The Athletic: theathletic.com/frontandnationwide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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