The Ottawa Senators' firing of coach John Paddock earlier this week was inevitable and probably necessary. But the Sens have some deeper problems that coaching probably won't be able to resolve.

Pascal Leclaire’s season began like all NHL goaltenders wished their season would begin. Leclaire posted shutouts in five of his first nine games, and his record was 7-2-0. Could his play turn the Columbus Blue Jackets into contenders?

Dating back to their entry into the NHL in the fall of 2001, the Columbus Blue Jackets have been, for the most part, a laughingstock. But it seems that former GM Doug MacLean just needed some more time for his vision to play out.

We had an action-packed lineup this week, headlined by new NHLPA head Paul Kelly, Blue Jackets rookie Kris Russell, ESPN.com's Scott Burnside, HDNet's Judd Sirott, Peter Martin of the Goaltending Consultant Group, and Paul Kukla of Kukla's Korner.

With about ten games into the 2007-08 regular season played, Josh Provost looks at who’s settling in and who’s unsettled in the nets thus far.

The Blue Jackets opened the season by beating the Ducks 4–0 in their home opener. What did this victory say about the team's hopes for 2006–07? Not as much as might have been hoped for, unfortunately. It's looking like more of the same in Columbus.

There's been quite a lot of turnover in the Central Division, but one thing's probably going to remain the same: Henrik Zetterberg's Red Wings will win the division and the Predators will reach the playoffs.

The Rangers established themselves as bona fide Stanley Cup contenders this offseason… at least on paper. But Michael Peca has signed with the Blue Jackets, and so the Rangers still have a huge hole to fill on their checking line.