The National Hockey League's free agent frenzy officially began on July 1, and Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman snagged a veteran forward with a nose for the net.

Scrambling to retain Provorov and Fabbro kept the Blue Jackets' blue line intact, but was that plus a trade for 2 forwards ...

Talbot had to be especially sharp as the Blue Jackets crashed and banged around down low; at one point, both Talbot and Blue Jackets forward James van Riemsdyk ended up on their backs in the paint.

A season review of the Columbus Blue Jackets' 2024-25 forward group, highlighting player performances and the group's growth.

If you rank the Blue Jackets by goals scored per 60 minutes of playing time at five-on-five, van Riemsdyk (.94) trails only Kent Johnson (1.39), Kirill Marchenko (1.21) and Mathieu Olivier (.97).

Luke Kunin, 27, is the second veteran depth forward the Blue Jackets have added in two days, after claiming Christian Fischer off waivers.

In the midst of one of his best NHL campaigns, the Columbus Blue Jackets locked up forward Mathieu Olivier on a six-year deal on Wednesday.

Waddell signaled that it was unlikely any of his other pending unrestricted free agents — forwards Justin Danforth, Sean Kuraly and James van Riemsdyk, and defensemen Dante Fabbro, Ivan Provorov ...

Forwards Sean Kuraly, James van Riemsdyk and Justin Danforth as well as defensemen Ivan Provorov, Dante Fabbro and Jack Johnson are among the players in that mix, but as the general manager noted ...

DETROIT (AP) — James van Riemsdyk scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Thursday night in a matchup of playoff contenders.

“I think you gotta find the urgency for and recognize the different moments down the stretch of these key times,” James van Riemsdyk said.