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 ...

GM Don Waddell seeks established NHL players in return but finds a shortage of available players league-wide. Waddell believes the draft has a clear top tier of seven prospects, with a significant ...

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?

Here are report cards for all 32 NHL teams, based on the moves made through Monday. These are based on the moves they made, ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Buyouts aren’t something Don Waddell, the Blue Jackets’ president of hockey operations/general manager, is considering, even with goalie Elvis Merzlikins on a contract with only two years left ...

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.

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell recently passed his one-year anniversary with the club. It was a highly informative year for Waddell, who had a front-row seat to witness the talent level of the young ...