OK this trade was the one that really made me laugh. After Philadelphia traded Sergei Bobrovsky to Columbus last offseason, he proved them wrong with his play this season. He is arguably the NHL’s hottest goaltender this season and is starting every single game for the the Blue Jackets. Flyers’ GM Paul Holmgren no doubt was having trader’s regret today, ... Read More »
Columbus was on fire today (an anti-Flames joke), adding forward Blake Comeau of the Calgary Flames. Comeau has 4 goals and 3 assists this season, playing in 33 games for 14th place Calgary this season. He’s a 3rd line forward that hits often. So far he has accumulated 72 hits. Before he landed on the Flames, he was drafted (2004) ... Read More »
Star forward Marian Gaborik was traded from the New York Rangers to the Columbus Blue Jackets for forwards Derek Dorsett and Derick Brassard, and defenseman John Moore. Gaborik will rejoin forward Brandon Dubinsky (formerly of the Rangers) once Dubinsky returns from his knee injury. He has 333 goals and 333 assists for 666 points (and the Devils didn’t trade for ... Read More »
It’s difficult to imagine the 2011-12 season having gone any worse for Columbus than it actually did. The team had high hopes of making the playoffs after acquiring Jeff Carter and James Wisniewski. Carter and Rick Nash were supposed to explode for many points and Rick Nash was thought to have a good shot at winning the Hart Trophy. Nikolay ... Read More »
Kristian Huselius, loving referred to as Juice by the Columbus Blue Jackets fans, has been reported by both The Cannon¹ and the Columbus Dispatch “Puck Rakers” blog² that he has cut off all communication with the team, and is blaming them for his medical issues. Juice tore a pectoral muscle in the previous off season, and upon returning suffered a ... Read More »
The simple consensus among hockey writers recently, is that the Columbus Blue Jackets sans Rick Nash will be an absolute pushover. This flies directly in the face of the fact that even with Rick Nash, we only made the playoffs once. With all due respect to Rick, he was no Gretzky or Lemieux, capable of carrying an entire team on ... Read More »
To start off, I would like to introduce myself to our readers, as your new Contributor on the Columbus Blue Jackets. I will have to admit, I am something of a rarity, a recent Columbus Blue Jackets fan. I started watching this team serious about 3 seasons ago, when I started dating my now Wife, a born and raised Columbus ... Read More »
With the trade deadline upon us, a majority of the rumours have been circling around Rick Nash. The Columbus Blue Jackets captain is arguably the most valuable players avalible at the deadline since Ilya Kovalchuck in 2010. Columbus has struggled all year and is a virtual gurantee for the 30th spot in the standings. But Nash is one of the ... Read More »
We always hear about how great certain divisions are every year, whether it be the Pacific with San Jose, Los Angeles, Dallas, Phoenix and Anaheim or the Atlantic with Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York Rangers, and New York Islanders. However, since the NHL adopted the 6 division format in 1998-1999, there has never been a divisional race like the ... Read More »
Hands down this is the NHL Game of the Year for the first half of the 2011-2012 Season. The Bluejackets lead 4-1, and 5-2 at two separate points in the game but the Nashville Predators never gave up and fought their way back in stunning fashion. Notable Game Stats: The Blue Jackets scored 4 times on the Power Play ... Read More »
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