Reign of Terror 4: Hope can kill you | Cannon Balls

ESPN's John Buccigross on Werenski: "I was pretty pissed." | Cannon Balls

ESPN's longtime NHL/college hockey voice, John Buccigross, is back to talk to host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com. #cbj Norris Trophy winner Zach Werenski looks like he's angling for a trade and we go deep on the subject. Should ownership and management say, "No, we're not trading you," and go public? Oh, and then there's Kirill Marchenko, whose agent is stirring up trade talk. Can the Jackets afford to lose their best player and top goal scorer? We also discuss the Columbus Blue Jackets' first-round pick, Oscar Hemming, and former first-round pick Cayden Lindstrom.

A glum Reign of Terror talks Blue Jackets pre-draft | Cannon Balls

S1 E22: For good or ill, Timothy, Matthew and Owen Arace came out of the womb as Blue Jackets fans. In their formative years, they were known within the household as a collective, the "Reign of Terror." In this latest Reign edition of Cannon Balls, they weigh in on the #cbj prior to the draft. There's not a surplus of hope here, not with the Zach Werenski question looming like a dark cloud. The show was recorded Wednesday night -- a day before the Jackets acquired winger Valeri Nichushkin from the Colorado Avalanche for three picks, and two days before the first round of the draft. #NHL #NHLDraft

Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell pre-draft press conference

Columbus Blue Jackets president of hockey operations/general manager meets the local media a day ahead of the first round of the NHL draft. Right off the hop, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic gets to the Zach Werenski question. #cbj #nhl #nhldraft

Porty: The next month is huge for the Columbus Blue Jackets | Cannon Fodder

S1 E21: Aaron Portzline of The Athletic, the mayor of Jacketville, rejoins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com to talk about the Stanley Cup grind, an unenjoyable final, Mike Babcock (!), the big month ahead for the #cbj [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cbj] and much, much more.

Porty's back! And there's much to talk about | Cannon Balls

S1 E20: The Mayor of Jacketville, Aaron Portzline, and his dog, Bella, join host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com on a busy #CBJ news day. Zach Werenski wins the Norris Trophy, a huge milestone in the franchise history of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Former AGM Chris MacFarland is moving from Colorado to Nashville to run the hated Predators. Trent Vogelhuber is coming down from Cleveland to join the major-league coaching staff in CBus. What's up with Boone Jenner and the other UFAs? Why did the Cleveland Browns trade Miles Garrett? Porty looks into his crystal ball.