| Power Rankings |
| Date | Ranking | Previous |
| 04/07/2008 | 22 | 23 |
| Rick Nash matured a great deal this season and goalie Pascal Leclaire proved he's the real deal, which gives the Blue Jackets the building blocks they need to close the gap on playoff teams. They're not that far away. |
| 03/31/2008 | 23 | 24 |
| Columbus moved forward, but not enough for Ken Hitchcock to miss the playoffs for the first time when spending a full season behind one team's bench. |
| 03/24/2008 | 24 | 22 |
| Since being named captain March 12, Rick Nash has points in each of the five games. "He's tried to carry us on his back," coach Ken Hitchcock said. |
| 03/17/2008 | 22 | 24 |
| Even if the playoffs remain elusive for the only NHL team never to get there, signs of progress are real in Columbus, where the Blue Jackets have already posted a franchise high in points. |
| 03/10/2008 | 24 | 22 |
| Lots of sniping going back and forth between the Jackets and Adam Foote in the aftermath of his trade, which is probably good for Columbus since it helped mask the current 1-5-2 slide at home. |
| 03/03/2008 | 22 | 20 |
| Columbus didn't have enough to offer for Brad Richards and otherwise got little more than salary savings at the deadline, which means it's time to wait until next season again. |
| 02/25/2008 | 20 | 27 |
| Rick Nash is doing his part to keep the Jackets slim playoff hopes alive with five goals in his past six games. |
| 02/18/2008 | 27 | 22 |
| Sergei Fedorov returned from his concussion Sunday, which should give the Jackets just enough time to showcase him for a trade. |
| 02/11/2008 | 22 | 21 |
| Outside Rick Nash and Nik Zherdev, there's still no offense, but the Jackets are on the bubble because of their defense. They ranked 26th last season and are seventh now. |
| 02/04/2008 | 21 | 15 |
| Acquiring defenseman Dick Tarnstrom won't shake the world, but he does a good job on the power play and the Blue Jackets need to get better there. |
