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#BlueJackets #CBJ for The Columbus Dispatch, [email protected] ... I take your question.

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Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · Jun 29

5 #CBJ takeaways from the 2025 NHL Draft ->

"It’s our board, so we’ll see in a few years if we’re right or not."

www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Columbus Blue Jackets: 5 takeaways from the 2025 NHL Draft

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell has no regrets about tabbing another defense-heavy class in the 2025 NHL Draft: 5 takeaways

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Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 4h

It would go a very long way for this team.

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 8h

Sunday a.m. #CBJ reads from yours truly after a crazy game of hockey last night in Minnesota, a 7-4 Blue Jackets win:

Recap -> www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Boone 200 club -> www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Takeaways: Growth! Maturity! -> www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Marchenko hat trick helps Columbus Blue Jackets spoil Minnesota Wild home opener

Kirill Marchenko's fourth career hat trick paced four different goal scorers for the Blue Jackets during a raucous road victory over the Wild.

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Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 15h

Jenner nets his 200th career goal into an empty net to make it 7-4 #CBJ

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Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 16h

Rossi cuts it to 6-4 for #mnwild on yet another power play for the home side, scored with less than 4 mins left.

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 16h

6-3 ... Fantilli gets his first of the season courtesy of Jenner, who shot the puck off him and into the net after winning a faceoff at the left dot in the #mnwild zone.

#CBJ spoiling their NHL expansion cousin's opening party on their 25th anniversary.

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 16h

Gudbranson no longer on the #CBJ bench. Not sure the issue.

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 16h

Marchenko nets his fourth career hat trick, one-times a feed from Werenski into the net from the left circle for a 5-2 lead with just under 17 mins left.

#CBJ seizing control in the third.

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Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 16h

Middleton off for hooking to give the #CBJ a 5v3. Going to be honest here, I didn't see an infraction there, but the Jackets actually get over two PPs.

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 16h

Eriksson Ek to the box for tripping and the #CBJ get another PP, leading 4-2 early third vs #mnwild

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 16h

Werenski blasts his first goal of the season into the #mnwild net after a great play by Sillinger to pounce on a loose puck and zip a pass over Fantilli for a feed to Werenski in the high slot.

It's 4-2 #CBJ less than two minutes into the third.

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 16h

That, uh, Werenski shot may have struck Voronkov in what my son when he was 8 would describe as his "weak spot" before bouncing to Marchenko for the goal.

Only hockey.

Werenski and Voronkov on the assists of Marchenko's second goal. #CBJ up 3-2 on #mnwild after two.

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Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 16h

Marchenko off a friendly bounce to the slot and it's 3-2 #CBJ on his second goal of the game and second period, scored with 1:11 left in the period.

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 17h

Winner

RyeKey @ryekey719.bsky.social · 17h

Knoted

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 17h

After all the nonsense this period, it's still a deadlocked game at 2-2 with 3:34 left in the 2nd. If the #CBJ can avoid the box for a while, they're still right in this thing vs #mnwild

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 17h

I thought for sure he was bumped at live speed and from the angle looking at the front of the net, but the overhead made it clear ... wasn't touched. Not a good challenge.

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 17h

Noted and Known NHL Knucklehead.

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Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 17h

#CBJ finally getting a power play with 7:23 left in the second. Here comes their one power-play allowance for the night coming up. Better take advantage. Game knotted at 2-2 in Minnesota.

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 17h

#CBJ started the first and second periods on the right foot to take a 2-0 lead, but FIVE power plays for the #mnwild have brought the hosts back into it. Part of the reason the Wild have a massive 28-11 edge in shots.

All the time spent killing penalties has sapped any momentum the Jackets had.

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 17h

Kaprizov ties it 2-2 with a one-timer from low in the right circle right after the 5-on-3 ended. #mnwild has the building going wild. #CBJ reeling.

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 17h

Once again, noted NHL Knucklehead Ryan Hartman takes a poke at Gudbranson while he's lying on the ice after shooting the puck over the glass from the D-zone ... and immediately gets cross-checked to the ice by Gudbranson.

They called the delay but not the cross-check. Madness.
#CBJ #mnwild

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Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 17h

Boldy's goal assisted by Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov. #CBJ #mnwild

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 17h

It's a true fact. Also, a great hashtag.

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 17h

And I was right. Goal stands, #CBJ back on the PP for a failed challenge. #mnwild

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Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 17h

Overhead shows no goaltender interference and Werenski sending the puck to Boldy for the tap-in. #CBJ are going to stay shorthanded here after losing this challenge ... that's my prediction.

Brian Hedger @brianhedger.bsky.social · 17h

#mnwild knock one home on the PP. Looked like Eriksson Ek made contact with Merzlikins in the crease before kicking the puck over for the goal.

#CBJ challenging. This feel like a message from Evason to the NHL after what happened in Nashville to his team.