Reign of Terror III: Grading the Blue Jackets | Cannon Balls

Doing some housework with Aaron Portzline, Mayor of Jacketville | Cannon Balls

S1 E24: Aaron Portzline of The Athletic joins host Michael Arace of TheDisrespected.com for some mid-summer house cleaning. Is there an offer sheet for Adam Fantilli looming (not likely)? Jarmo Kekalainen invites John Davidson to join the Buffalo Sabres front office (sounds familiar). Why are pending restricted free agents hesitant to negotiate contract extensions (money)? There's a new All-Star Game format (nobody cares). And much more ... #cbj #nhl

Is Adam Fantilli next for an offer sheet? Arace and Porty break it down | Cannon Balls

S1 E23: Aaron Portzline of The Athletic is back to talk to host Michael Arace of thedisrespected.com. The offer sheet tendered by the Philadelphia Flyers rocked the #nhl. Is Columbus Blue Jackets center Adam Fantilli the next target? #cbj GM Don Waddell remains busy with his Fantilli and the rest of his restricted free agents. Then, there's Norris Trophy winner Zach Werenski and the weirdness behind his alleged trade request -- followed by his statement that he "wants to win in Columbus." What will the Jackets' lineup look like next year? We've got a lot of ground to cover in this one ...

Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell, a day after Zach Werenski's "I'm staying" statement.

After a whirlwind week of reports that #cbj [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cbj] defenseman Zach Werenski wanted out of Columbus, and that he'd nixed a trade to the #dallasstars [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/dallasstars], Werenski made a statement saying "I want to win in Columbus." A day after the reigning Norris Trophy winner made this announcement, Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell met the local media.

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