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Blues add Texier, extend center with 2-year deal
The St. Louis Blues acquired center Alexandre Texier from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday for a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft, and immediately after the deal, the Blues signed the veteran to a two-year contract extension worth $4.2 million.
The St. Louis Blues acquired veteran center Alexandre Texier from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday for a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft.
After the deal, the Blues immediately signed Texier to a two-year contract extension worth $4.2 million. The deal for Texier -- originally drafted by Columbus, No. 45 overall, in 2017 -- will carry an average annual value of $2.1 million.
Blue Jackets re-sign Chinakhov, seek Laine trade
The Blue Jackets have re-signed forward Yegor Chinakhov to a two-year, $4.2 million contract and acknowledged they are navigating trade possibilities for winger Patrik Laine.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed forward Yegor Chinakhov and acknowledged that they are navigating trade possibilities for winger Patrik Laine.
Chinakhov received a two-year, $4.2 million contract extension Friday, with the new deal running through the 2025-26 NHL season.
Just sayin': There's a new sheriff (or GM) in town. Besides firing the head coach (i.e Vincent) Waddell traded Texier, is looking to trade Laine, and re-signed Chinakhov.
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Signed Sean Monohan to a five year deal. Good player, but with that injury history? 20 games, tops.
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Blue Jackets welcome Steve Mears as new TV play-by-play announcer | Columbus Blue Jackets
The Bowling Green alum will join color analyst Jody Shelley for the team’s games on Bally Sports Ohio
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Blue Jackets welcome Steve Mears as new TV play-by-play announcer | Columbus Blue Jackets
The Bowling Green alum will join color analyst Jody Shelley for the team’s games on Bally Sports Ohio
I was wondering if Bally Sports would still be around to do the Blue Jacket Games in 2024/2025:
Everything You Need To Know About the Bally Sports Bankruptcy
We detail the long struggle, as bankrupt subsidiary Diamond Sports Group fights to keep broadcaster Sinclair's big, ambitious, specularly unsuccessful regional sports networks play out of liquidation
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Everything You Need To Know About the Bally Sports Bankruptcy
May 1, 2024We detail the long struggle, as bankrupt subsidiary Diamond Sports Group fights to keep broadcaster Sinclair's big, ambitious, specularly unsuccessful regional sports networks play out of liquidation
On June 18, 2024, Houston bankruptcy judge Chris Lopez will decide if Diamond Sports Group has come up with the right restructuring plan to finally exit a Chapter 11 restructuring process that began in March of the previous year.
Diamond Sports Group, the bankrupt Sinclair Broadcast Group subsidiary that manages the Bally Sports regional channels, seemed almost certain to face liquidation as recently as early January.
But then its fortunes began to turn around.
In early February, Diamond filed three bankruptcy court motions, indicating that it had somehow, some way, through mediation, reached agreements with the Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians to keep the team on its regional sports network through Major League Baseball's regular season.
With the NBA, NHL and MLB agreeing to stick around, and its estranged parent company, Sinclair, willing to settle bad blood, Diamond embarked on a series of successful renewal negotiations, shoring its core distribution business, securing multiyear deals with Charter Communications, DirecTV and Cox Communications.
On April 30, Diamond and its CEO, David Preschlack, found themselves one renewal away from completing perhaps the most stunning comeback in sports media history. Alas, Diamond could not reach an agreement with Comcast, once again putting the whole gambit in jeopardy.
This could be the end of RSNs as we know it Watershed moment in sports media history Major implications for NBA, NHL and MLB.
Seemed Logical at the Time
In August 2019, Sinclair Broadcast Group acquired 21 Fox Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) from the Walt Disney Co., along with Fox College Sports. The purchase price was $9.6 billion, valuing the business at $10.6 billion. Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group also came on board as an equity partner. The current roster includes 17 Bally-branded RSNs, which are listed here along with a couple that have since folded.The RSNs were absorbed into a newly created subsidiary, Diamond Sports Group, and the customer-facing offering was rebranded as Bally Sports in March 2021 as part of a 10-year deal with sportsbook and casino operator Bally’s.
Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley said at the time: “We are very excited about the transformational aspects the RSN acquisition will have on Sinclair and are eager to bring those opportunities to life ... We have an exciting future ahead of us.”
Indeed, the future looked bright back in those heady days before COVID-19, when major league sports were still almost exclusively on cable and it was generally understood throughout the video industry that holding live sports rights gave you a license to print money. Sports fans seemed willing to pay just about anything.
Fast-forward a few short years and Diamond Sports is on the verge of emerging, bruised and battered, from a 10-month bankruptcy proceeding that saw the company fight tooth and nail to salvage some kind of viable business model.
Things changed quickly. How did this happen?
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Blue Jackets pass the test with 2024 draft | Columbus Blue Jackets
Analysts agree that Columbus had a good weekend with the additions of Lindstrom, Elick and more
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Blue Jackets pass the test with 2024 draft
Analysts agree that Columbus had a good weekend with the additions of Lindstrom, Elick and moreAnother draft has come and gone, and six youngsters have been added to the Blue Jackets organization in the span of less than 24 hours.
Next up is the natural question – how did the Blue Jackets do?
The good news is that yet again, prospect observers believe Columbus turned in a solid draft. The additions of No. 4 overall pick Cayden Lindstrom to solidify the center position as well as defenseman Charlie Elick (second round), goalie Evan Gardner (second round), defenseman Luca Marrelli (third round), defenseman Tanner Henricks (fourth round) and defenseman Luke Ashton (sixth round) were strong choices in the eyes of many analysts.
Here’s a look at some of the grades the Blue Jackets received for their draft.
Steven Ellis, Daily Faceoff: A
Ellis had Lindstrom ranked seventh in his final predraft rankings and Elick 27th, making the defenseman from Brandon of the WHL a strong choice for the CBJ at 36th overall.“At the very least, the Blue Jackets have a forward who, at worst, will be a second line-center,” he wrote. “Lindstrom is big, strong, fast and has a wicked shot, and as long as he’s fully healed from his back injury, he’ll be an impact NHLer. Elick is a nice physical, shutdown defender and Gardner is a guy many believe has real potential. The Blue Jackets have a nice pipeline and I feel like they got some hits this weekend.”
Chris Peters, FloHockey: A-
Peters also had Lindstrom seventh in his predraft rankings, but the Blue Jackets got two steals as far as he’s concerned, as Elick was 24th and Marrelli 51st going into the draft in his rankings.“Getting a future long-term top-six center in Lindstrom who could really add a dynamic to the forward group in Columbus, especially with Adam Fantilli,” Peters wrote. “They also got good value on day 2 with Charlie Elick, who I had as a first-round pick in my Top 100. Luca Marelli was also on the Top 100 list. The Evan Gardner pick surprised me, but I had heard some late buzz on him. Meanwhile, Tanner Henricks is a big body who will need a lot more development time, but was a worthwhile pick late in the draft. The same goes for BCHL product Luke Ashton, who comes in at 6-foot-7."
Hannah Stuart, Bleacher Report: A-
“Any team that adds Cayden Lindstrom is instantly making their prospect pool better,” Stuart wrote. “If that team can also add defenseman Charlie Elick, who we had ranked inside the first round, on day two, a high grade from us is in the bag. Columbus wasn't satisfied with adding two impact players, though. There is some very real potential in their later picks, including defender Luca Marrelli, who doesn't hesitate to jump into the play. A lot to like about this draft class.”Kyle Cushman, the Score: A-
“Lindstrom's blend of speed, skill, and power is a general manager's dream,” Cushman wrote. “He'll form a nightmare one-two punch with Adam Fantilli down the middle for years to come. The Blue Jackets added a mean, rangy defender in Elick who has shutdown potential. He could be a perfect match with top prospect Denton Mateychuk."Corey Pronman, The Athletic: B
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I liked both these guys as Blue Jackets. Too bad the Blue Jackets couldn't have signed them. Yeah, I know Atkinson's production tapered off last season (i.e 73 games, 23 goals, 50 points); but still for just $900K, he'd bring some intangibles too like experience and leadership.
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Blue Jackets sign Jet Greaves to two-year contract | Columbus Blue Jackets
Contract is two-way, NHL/AHL deal for 2024-25 and one-way NHL deal in 2025-26 season
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Blue Jackets sign Jet Greaves to two-year contract
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Jet Greaves to a two-year contract through the 2025-26 National Hockey League season, club President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Don Waddell announced today. The contract is a two-way NHL/American Hockey League deal for the 2024-25 season and a one-way NHL deal in 2025-26.
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