The Columbus Blue Jackets will come back home to Nationwide Arena to host the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday evening. The Blue Jackets are 15-10-7 at home this season.
The Thrashers are in a dog fight for the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta is 28-27-10 overall, for 66 points. The New [...]
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I am Craig Layne, owner and operator here at FireTheCannon.com. I am located in Southern Ohio (right across the river from West Virginia). I never was a big sports fan, until the day I saw my first hockey game (The Huntington Blizzards), I have been a fan of the sport ever since. As an Ohioan, I feel obligated, and privileged to support the home team, The Columbus Blue Jackets. Feel free to get in touch with me: Craig@FireTheCannon.com or @FireTheCannon on Twitter.
Blue Jackets – Thrashers preview
Blue Jackets end their losing streak
The Columbus Blue Jackets came away with a 5-2 win Tuesday night in Anaheim. The win for the Blue Jackets was without top point scorer Rick Nash. Mathieu Garon played between the pipes for Steve Mason, who allowed four goals on 12 shots Monday night. The loss for Anaheim was their third straight at home. [...]
March 11th, 2010 | Craig | 0 comments | Continued
Columbus looks for a win in Anaheim
The Columbus Blue Jackets, in an effort to snap their five game losing streak, will play in Anaheim, against the Ducks. This will be the first time since January 7-8th that the Blue Jackets play back-to-back nights. Then, Columbus beat both Edmonton and Calgary on the road. The last time the Blue Jackets won was [...]
March 9th, 2010 | Craig | 0 comments | Continued
Blue Jackets get smoked in LA
The Columbus Blue Jackets got off to a slow start Monday night, allowing four goals in the first period en route to a 6-0 blow-out loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings. The crowd of 17,000+ at the Staples Center saw the home team garner their 39th win of the season, and move [...]
March 9th, 2010 | Craig | 0 comments | Continued
Blue Jackets – Kings (3/8/2010)
On Monday, the Columbus Blue Jackets will pay a visit to Los Angeles to take on the Kings. Columbus has lost two straight games since the break; at home to Vancouver and most recently at San Jose. The Blue Jackets are 25-29-11 overall, and remain in last place in the Central Division. Columbus has struggled [...]
March 8th, 2010 | Craig | 0 comments | Continued
Blue Jackets lose against the Sharks
The top team in the Western Conference needed a late rally to edge the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 in front of 17,562 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose Saturday night. Columbus and San Jose skated to a scoreless first period, with 18 penalty minutes mixed between the two teams. Andrew Murray got a penalty [...]
March 7th, 2010 | Craig | 0 comments | Continued
Blue Jackets – Sharks Preview (3/6/2010)
After falling in their first game back from the Olympic break, the Columbus Blue Jackets will go away from Nationwide Arena for the first of a three game road trip. The Blue Jackets will take on the San Jose Sharks Saturday night, 10:30pm ET.
The Sharks will come in with the most points in the Western [...]
The Jackets take on the Canucks at home
Coming off the Olympic break, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Vancouver Canucks will hook-up in a tilt featuring two Western Conference teams. Columbus will come into this game with a 25-28-10 record, for 60 total points. That places them in 14th place, nine points behind eighth seeded Calgary. Vancouver currently holds the three seed in [...]
March 2nd, 2010 | Craig | 0 comments | Continued
Blue Jackets lose to Chicago in a Shootout
In the final game before the Olympic break, the Columbus Blue Jackets picked up a point in the 5-4 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. The game started with three first period goals; started by Kristian Huselius’ 17th of the season. The goal was aided by Antoine Vermette and Milan Jurcina. The Blue Jackets added [...]
February 15th, 2010 | Craig | 0 comments | Continued
Before the Break: The Jackets vs The Blackhawks
The Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks will square off on Sunday for the final game before the Olympic Break, that will see teams taking two weeks off. The Blue Jackets fell on Friday night to the Vancouver Canucks, snapping their four game winning streak, while Chicago has won two straight games. The latest win [...]
February 13th, 2010 | Craig | 0 comments | Continued
