Archive for Devon Kunkel

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I have always had an interested in the Blue Jackets since they have entered into the league. My interest in the Jackets organization has grown drastically ever since I went down to Columbus on a Road Trip. have a college diploma in Interactive Multimedia and simply love the sport of Hockey.

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Klesla signs a 4yr extension!!!

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS SIGN DEFENSEMAN ROSTISLAV KLESLA TO A FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION THROUGH 2013-14 SEASON This is the exact press release from the Columbus Blue Jackets!

October 3rd, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Stralman a Blue Jacket

Calgary trades defensemen Anton Stralman to Columbus in exchange for a 3rd round pick in 2010

September 28th, 2009 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Jeff Little joins FireTheCannon

Within the next day or two, Jeff will be moving his blog writing over to Fire The Cannon, joining some other fine hockey writers on this site, and hopefully providing the fans & readers with a more streamlined experience, with fewer individual sites to visit to get a variety of perspectives on the Jackets. There [...]

September 14th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Our “new” puck moving defensemen?

Could Tomas Kaberle be wearing a Blue Jacket jersey this fall? Perhaps. Has Howson put a call into Leafs GM Brian Burke? Most likely. Now for those of you that tuned in to the NHL Draft a few weeks ago, you will recall the rumors of a deal that had Kaberle going to Boston inexchange [...]

July 30th, 2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Another member joins our team!

FiretheCannon is happy to announce that Bart Logan is set to become the newest member of the FTC family. We are really excited for what Bart brings to the table,  he will being doing podcasts, as well as short Blue Jacket audio clips and writing from time to time for the site. He has previously covered [...]

July 13th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Columbus rumored to be in on Heatley?

When I first heard this rumor I completely looked passed it, living in Ottawa the media has been all over Dany Heatley. The media has made this player out to be a complete waste of money, a cancer in the dressing and a bust. Overblown? maybe just a little. I did not see anyone complaining [...]

July 6th, 2009 | | 6 comments | Continued
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FireTheCannon.com goes Mobile!

Incase you have not already heard but FireTheCannon.com has introduced a mobile version of our site. When loading our site on your phone it will now display a stylized text version of the site. This will not only save help limit the amount of data you transfer, but will allow for faster loading times. Don’t [...]

July 5th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Rick Nash signs 8yr extension, becomes Mr. Columbus

Last night word began to spread throughout the league that CBJ’s team captain Rick Nash had come to an agreement with the club on a 8 year contract extension. The reported deal was worth $62.4 million until the end of 2017-18 season with an annual cap hit of $7.8 million. “Rick is a Blue Jacket. He is our [...]

July 4th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Defensemen Tollefsen not offered a contract

Hard hitting defensemen Ole-Kristian Tollefsen  who was a restricted free agent, was not tendered a contract from the Blue Jackets today. This will make the 25 year old defensemen from Norway an unrestricted free agent.  Tollefsen was a 3rd round draft choice by the Jackets in 2002 (65th overall) and made his Blue Jackets debut in [...]

June 29th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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2009 Free Agency – Goaltenders on CBJ’s Radar

With free agency set to begin this Wednesday at 12:01 pm, I thought it would be wise for our readers to breakdown the free agents goalies.  I will give my input on the chances of them signing in Columbus and where I actually believe they will sign. General Manager Howson said his team needs are [...]

June 29th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Sunday Stirrup – June 28th

With the draft now in the books, Columbus Fans should be happy with what the management staff was able to do. We all witnessed something that not many General Managers can do. Howson worked the draft board to perfection and was able to draft 4 defensemen and a couple of forwards. None are expected to [...]

June 28th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Howson trades back, still lands John Moore

The Blue Jackets began the night with the 16th overall pick, General manager Howson then pulled a couple of trades to bounce up and down the draft board.  First he took the 16th overall and thier 3rd round pick(77th overall) and sent it to the New York Islanders for the Isles second first round choice  (26th [...]

June 27th, 2009 | | 2 comments | Continued
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The Eve of the Draft

In just over 18 hours Garth Snow and his staff will be center stage announcing the 1st overall selection. Duchene, Tavares, Hedman, who will it, be? That is the question everyone is asking. The NHL could not have asked for better stories going into the draft, with Garth Snow keeping everything hush hush the storylines [...]

June 26th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued