It has been a relatively quiet offseason, to date, for Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell. Does it hurt his team's playoff ...

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell failed to meet his offseason goals of acquiring a top-six winger, top-four right-shot defenseman, and upgrading the goaltender position. Waddell re-signed defensemen ...

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell failed to meet his offseason goals of acquiring a top-six winger, top-four right-shot defenseman, and upgrading the goaltender position. Waddell re-signed defensemen ...

Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell has assets and gobs of salary-cap space heading into the NHL Draft. Can he upgrade his roster? It won't be easy.

Sep 18, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell, right, and head coach Dean Evason talk to reporters during a press conference for media day at Nationwide Arena.

It closes at 5 p.m. June 30. Don’t expect Waddell to use this year's buyout period like he did in June 2024 to purchase the final year of former defenseman Adam Boqvist’s contract.

The 2025 NHL Draft is just hours away, and Don Waddell holds two first-round picks. He prefers not to use them and to instead trade them to improve his team, so what will he do?

It's summertime in the NHL. The Stanley Cup has been hoisted, a new crop of players has been drafted and a handful of ...

Here are report cards for all 32 NHL teams, based on the moves made through Monday. These are based on the moves they made, the moves they perhaps wanted to make, and their needs entering the ...

Other GMs are paying attention and hoping to emulate that, including Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell, who just recently passed his first anniversary in Columbus. The Blue Jackets have ...

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell recently passed his one-year anniversary with the club. It was a highly informative year for Waddell, who had a front-row seat to witness the talent level of the young ...