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Aaron Portzline of The Athletic breaks down the latest news surrounding the Columbus Blue Jackets and touches on topics from around the NHL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- 3 weeks ago56 min
Blue Jackets big signing of Charlie Coyle
Jody Shelley joins this week’s Front & Nationwide to discuss the six-year, $36 million extension signed this week by Blue Jackets’ center Charlie Coyle, one of GM Don Waddell’s top priorities. Shelley, a #CBJ and national broadcaster, talks about life between the benches and how close he thinks Columbus is to snapping its playoff drought. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 4 weeks ago51 min
Who can the Blue Jackets pick at No. 14?
The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler, prospects guru extraordinaire, joins Front & Nationwide to discuss the NHL’s entry draft lottery on Tuesday, what type of player might be on the board when the Blue Jackets selected No. 14 next month in Buffalo, plus a deep dive on some of the Columbus’ best prospects ... Jackson Smith, Cayden Lindstrom, and others. Plus we take your AskPorty questions.Host: Aaron PortzlineWith: Scott WheelerProducer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Apr 22, 20261h 0m
Classic Bones
After a disappointing finish, the Blue Jackets are settling into an offseason, but the first item on the agenda — an extension for coach Rick Bowness — is done. On this week’s Front & Nationwide, we welcome Jamie Thomas of the Winnipeg Jets and the Ground Control podcast. Thomas covered Rick Bowness extensively during his time with the Jets, and gives us insights into what Bowness means when he says “culture change” is coming to Columbus. We also take your AskPorty questions.Host: Aaron PortzlineWith: Jamie ThomasProducer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Apr 15, 202659 min
Bones on blast!
Rick Bowness tore into the Columbus Blue Jackets after a season-ending 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, saying the players don’t hate losing enough, don’t care enough, and weren’t competitive enough when the games grew tougher down the stretch. On this edition of Front & Nationwide, longtime friend Michael Arace from Disrespected Media joins to discuss Bowness’ presser and what might be on tap this summer in the wake of his comments. Plus, we take your AskPorty questions.Host: Aaron PortzlineWith: Michael AraceProducer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Apr 7, 202659 min
What happened to the Blue Jackets?
Aaron welcomes FanDuel Sports Network’s Dave Maetzold to this week’s Front & Nationwide for a lively chat about the struggling Blue Jackets and a look ahead at Tuesday’s HUGE matchup in Detroit, plus we discuss his favorite interviews, the future of FDSN Ohio, and we take your AskPorty questions!Host: Aaron PortzlineWith Dave MaetzoldProducer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Mar 31, 202655 min
Moving past a collapse
On this week’s Front & Nationwide, Blue Jackets’ radio play-by-play voice Bob McElligott joins and we discuss the Blue Jackets’ epic - and latest - third-period meltdown, not just why this keeps happening but how they can move beyond it. We also talk about old friend John Tortorella’s hiring in Vegas, Rick Bowness’ pointed post-game comments on Sunday, and much more. As always, we spend the final segment taking your AskPorty questions.Host: Aaron PortzlineWith: Bob McElligottProducer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Mar 25, 202649 min
Can the Blue Jackets capture 2nd place in the Metro?
The Blue Jackets’ 3-2 win over Philadelphia on Tuesday was more gutsy than pretty, but it allowed them to jump Pittsburgh and claim second place in the Metro Division. Blue Jackets’ radio host Dylan Tyrer joins us to discuss Tuesday’s win, the idea that the Blue Jackets are “built for the playoffs,” and much more. Plus, we take your #AskPorty questions.Host: Aaron PortzlineWith: Dylan TyrerProducer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Mar 19, 202655 min
Blue Jackets peaking at the right time
The Blue Jackets may have played their most complete game of the season in Tuesday's rout of Carolina. Now they look to build on that performance when they host the New York Rangers and Seattle Kraken. Longtime friend of the program Alison Lukan, a member of the Kraken broadcast team, joins the program, plus we take your AskPorty questions.Host: Aaron PortzlineWith: Alison LucanProducer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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