Columbus Blue Jackets 2024-25 Stanley Cup Betting
The Columbus Blue Jackets remain one of the most anonymous major league franchises in any sport. Since their berth in 2020, the Blue Jackets have only six playoff appearances with only one second-round appearance. Last year, the Blue Jackets flopped from the start and never had a chance. The Blue Jackets hired head coach Mike Babcock but did not survive training camp. Pascal Vincent inherited a terrible situation and a roster that was outclassed in most games. He was fired but through no fault of his own. He never had a chance. The Blue Jackets have new leadership under general manager Don Wadell, who arrives with impressive credentials from the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Columbus Blue Jackets Team Overview
In the 2023-24 season, the Columbus Blue Jackets were 27-43-12 straight up and 38-38 over/under the total. Also, Columbus was 16th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Columbus was 48 points behind the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Columbus had NHL rankings of 24th for goals scored and 31st for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Blue Jackets had NHL rankings of 31st for goals against and 26th for penalty killing.
Columbus missed the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs by 25 points.
Columbus Blue Jackets Key Players
RW Johnny Goudreau is one of the biggest disappointments in Columbus. He arrived in 2022 from the Calgary Flames, where he was a star. In his final season at Calgary, Goudreau scored a career-high 40 goals with 75 assists. In his first season in Columbus, Goudreau scored 21 goals with 53 assists for 75 points. Last year, he fell to 12 goals and 48 assists for 60 points. One of the most desperate needs of the Blue Jackets is to get what they are paying for from Johnny Hockey.
Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltenders
Number one goaltender Elvis Merzlikins, age 30, has been with Columbus since 2019. Last year, his save percentage was .897, with a 3.45 goals-against average.
Columbus Blue Jackets Head Coach
Don Waddell gives the Blue Jackets instead credibility as the new general manager. He arrives from the Carolina Hurricanes, where he was instrumental in the transformation of the franchise. Waddell gives the Blue Jacket franchise, and fans hope for a competent run in the years ahead. His first task is closing on a head coach.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
27 |
43 |
8th, Metropolitan |
Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
25 |
48 |
8th, Metropolitan |
Did not qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
37 |
38 |
6th, Metropolitan |
Did not qualify |
| 2020–21 |
56 |
18 |
26 |
8th, Central |
Did not qualify |
| 2019–20 |
70 |
33 |
22 |
6th, Metropolitan |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Lightning) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
47 |
31 |
5th, Metropolitan |
Lost in Second Round, 2–4 (Bruins) |
Columbus Blue Jackets History
Founded as an expansion franchise in 2000, the Blue Jackets have struggled to gain an identity. Columbus has usually been a hard team to watch. Typically, the Blue Jackets have had to emphasize defense. Their best run was when they made the second round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Former head coach John Tortorella led the Blue Jackets to their most successful era. Torts led the Blue Jackets to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for four consecutive seasons from 2017 through 2020. But the team was proven inadequate to make a serious run and only got to the second round once.
Columbus has always been seen as a franchise and town that nobody wanted to play for. In the past, a host of quality players left the Blue Jackets the first chance they got.
But with the arrival of Johnny Hockey Gaudreau, the Columbus franchise has a new lease on life. Suddenly, the good things about the city of Columbus are being highlighted. Gaudreau stunned the NHL world by choosing to play in C-Bus instead of other supposedly attractive towns. Gaudreau said he chose Columbus for its outstanding quality of life, great fans, and reasonable taxes and cost of living.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are on the cusp of a new and exciting era of opportunity. Finally, CBJ has an identity and momentum as a franchise.
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Western Conference - Central
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