Mike Commodore News

The next pro contract Rick Nash signs will be his third. NHL outlooks Read all of Aaron Portzline's team analyses Rick Nash is going to re-up in Columbus.

Since drafting Rostislav Klesla with the No. 4 overall pick in 2000, the Blue Jackets have not selected a defenseman in the first round.

Ever since the 2008 NHL entry draft ended, a debate regarding this weekend's draft in Montreal has been in place: Who should be the No.

The first playoff appearance for the Columbus Blue Jackets was short-lived. The last NHL franchise to appear in hockey's postseason only lasted the minimum four games against the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings.

Several pundits weighed in on the Detroit Red Wings' wild and woolly 6-5 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, mostly praising Columbus' spirit in the face of supposed certain defeat.

On the ice for four of Detroit's six goals, including the game-winner, Mike Commodore finished -7 for the series.

Blue Jackets players wave to the fans after a playoff loss to the Red Wings on Thursday ended their season.

The Blue Jackets had allowed 10 straight goals to Detroit before R.J. Umberger scored a power play goal late in the third period.

What happened: Tomas Holmstrom put in Marian Hossa's shot off the crossbar 1:07 into the game.

Moments after Detroit's Brad Stuart cleanly checked Columbus's R.J. Umberger so hard he had trouble standing afterwards, Blue Jackets defenceman Mike Commodore looked to even the score.

Quick update from Joe Louis Arena: Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock expects forwards Kristian Huselius and Fredrik Modin to play on Thursday in the playoff opener against the Red Wings.

Blue Jackets defenseman Mike Commodore said he spent two months in 2006 essentially working for nothing.

The bark in the Canucks bite : YouTube catches Burrows and Kesler taking shots at David Backes - and his wife Today: Caddyshack was a long time ago but Bill Murray still hits the links as you can see in today's gallery.

Three blocks from Joe Louis Arena, longtime Red Wings fan Dan Pelc walked into his favorite watering hole, the Anchor Bar, and heard a most unfamiliar chant.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result." - Albert Einstein.

The defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings will begin a new playoff run tonight, as they host the seventh-seeded Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals at Joe Louis Arena.

Courtesy of the Associated Press's Larry Lage: The Red Wings want to hear is the theory that the Blue Jackets come into this playoff series as an "underdog" or a team that the Wings simply see as a speedbump along their playoff road... April 15, Associated Press : "We're taking this seriously," Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg said Tuesday.

As general manager Scott Howson remade the Blue Jackets' roster, the significant players he added, with few exceptions, shared two characteristics: size and playoff experience.

One young phenom can change a team. The Columbus Blue Jackets hope rookie goaltender Steve Mason has changed them forever.

Coach Ken Hitchcock has been disappointed by the Blue Jackets' lack of discipline in the past few days.