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 ...

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell has two first-round draft picks and significant salary cap space to improve his team. Waddell is seeking a top-six forward, a right-shot defenseman, and potentially a ...

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.

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?

Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell believes the decentralized setup of the 2025 NHL Draft was a major factor behind the limited trade action in the first round.

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

Don Waddell is too busy to be excited. From scouting meetings to contract discussions to free agency and trade conversations, not to mention a trip to Buffalo, N.Y., for the NHL Scouting Combine ...

Waddell thinks it’s different than in recent years: Good summary of the market by Don Waddell: “Right now, there seems to be a shortage of players because everybody wants players for players…It’s been ...

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 ...

There’s a little less talk about the trade market, and Don Waddell knows why it’s like that right now. The deal… is that many teams are looking to trade players for players.