Archive for the ‘Blue Jackets Hockey’ Category
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
As expected, 23-year-old Rick Nash has been chosen as team captain for your Columbus Blue Jackets.
Rick is the fifth captain for the franchise, which has never seen a captain last more than three seasons.
It's another in a string of 'good long-term decisions that may not pay off right away,' (something ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
So Howson frees up a couple of million this year, some fans go nuts, and some fans are cautiously optimistic.
I'm somewhere in the middle. I'm sure the Jackets could not have done much better with regards to Fedorov. With the possibility of him bolting this summer, at least they got ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Today was the trade deadline, and the Blue Jackets have announced that Adam Foote is moving to Colorado.
Captain Adam Foote.
Foote was traded to the Avs for a 2009 first-round and conditional fourth-round pick.
So, who will be the new team captain in 2008/9? Nash is still quite young, but will no ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Time for a new feature on Men of the Scarlet and Gray, where we respond to comments, feedback, questions, and suggestions provided to us via the MotSaG Contact Form and/or individual post comments.
MotSaG reader Rob writes:
"You should change the name of your website. Every time I come on here, it ...
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
The most disappointing thing about this team since the All-Star break isn't the four losses, or the fact that they're letting teams come from behind to win.
It isn't that three of those losses were at home.
It's not even that Pazzy - once again - won't be able to pull off ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
End of an era.
I can't say it was a surprise, especially with how well some of the new guys (like Jared Boll) have worked out, but it's still sad to see Shelly go. Old-school, tough-but-fair enforcers are hard to come by in the "new NHL," and Jody was the classiest. ...
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
Rick, you made my six-year-old daughter jump up and run around the room screaming & cheering for five minutes.
Yes, it was your high stick that gave the Coyotes the tying power play goal with a minute left. But it was your octuple-inside-outside-deke faking-two-lighter-guys-out-of-their-skates-and-humiliating-the-goalie awesomeness with 25 seconds left that won ...
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Saturday, January 12th, 2008
UPDATE: See Below.
It looks like the French Alfalfa is going to start in goal for the Western Conference All-Star team. Way to go, Pazzy.
LeClaire was a "distant second" in voting, but Luongo has a very pregnant wife to take care of. Therefore, the Columbus netminder will fill the slot. Even ...
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Sunday, December 30th, 2007
SOMEone's got to write a few positive words about the Jackets' prodigal son, and how hard he played tonight.
With one coast to coast masterpiece (follow the link on the next page to launch), and a snappy shot on a breakaway that sent the goalie's water bottle flying, Nik had a ...
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
...nobody tell them that we'd be happy with 8th place... okay?!?
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
"...it's Riiick Naaasshh!!!"
...or so screamed George Matthews after Nash scored the sweetest goal of the season so far. After a wide shot by Hainsey, Nash reached for the puck, pulled it between his legs, and scooped it over Toivonen's shoulder, off two crossbars and into the net.
Another great game by ...
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
... since the French Alfalfa last allowed a biscuit into the net.
That's 65 shots, if you're keeping count.
Seven and a half periods.
Enough to bump Norrena from his spot as "road starter" this Saturday against Colorado, and enough to send Mason to London.
What is this unusual feeling? Is it... hope? Or ...
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Earlier this week, the Blue Jackets released the starting forward lines for the 2007 season (LW/C/RW):
First Line: Nash / Fedorov / Vyborny
Second Line: Chimera / Novotny / Zherdev
Third Line: Modin* / Peca* / Brule
Fourth Line: Fritsche / Malhotra / Boll
"Fifth" Line: Shelly / Beech** / Glencross
*Note: After these lines ...
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
Blue Jackets training camp starts today, and Hitch and Howson have announced that they will start the year off with an experiment: Zherdev will be moved to center.
Howson travelled this summer to Ottawa, where Zherdev was living in the off-season, and met with him.
Howson told Zherdev what he expected of ...
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Thursday, April 19th, 2007
Sincerely, Doug, thanks for the decade of hard work you put into the organization.
Sincerely, Doug, thanks for taking the reins during the planning phase and giving this town a facility that makes other teams and fans jealous.
Sincerely, Doug, thanks for pouring your life and soul into the franchise.
But sincerely, Doug, ...
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