aaIt has been an interesting pre-season for the Columbus Blue Jackets, so much so, that their record, which stands at 1-2-1, may be the least intriguing and relevant news. A big story of the preseason thus far has the play of some of the young guys. Maksim Mayorov tallied two goals in the opening game [...]
September 22nd, 2009 | Rob Ogden | 0 comments | ContinuedFeatured
Jackets Find Chemistry, Ponder Decisions
Even though this is only the pre-season, an undercurrent of grumbling was making its way through the Columbus blogs, Tweets and message boards after a 0 – 2 – 1 start. Sure, all three were road games, and they all featured unique combinations of the 70 players invited to camp, but signs of veteran leadership [...]
September 22nd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
A Tough Start
Three games into the pre-season, the Blue Jackets have been affected in equal portions by bad luck, bad play and bad behavior. Alarmists are already gasping for air, so perhaps it is time to take a detached look at the early pre-season. The Good Unlike past years, there are some talented players fighting for roster [...]
September 21st, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
*Update* Voice of CBJ Co-Hosts This Weeks FTC Podcast
Another special show this week and a very special co-host will join me this week on the Fire The Cannon podcast. The radio voice of the Blue Jackets, George Matthews will sit along side me and help me through the show. There isn’t a more passionate or knowledgeable person that I could be co-hosting with [...]
September 15th, 2009 | Eric Smith | 0 comments | Continued
VERMETTE SIGNS EXTENSION—WHAT’S NEXT??
Taking another giant step in his effort to wrap up the team’s young stars for the foreseeable future, GM Scott Howson has reached agreement with center Antoine Vermette to a five-year contract extension, worth a reported $18.75 million. Vermette, acquired at the trade deadline last year in a trade that sent goalie Pascal LeClair and [...]
September 15th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
Update – Vermette Deal Done!
Just talked to Scott Howson, “Vermette is done. 5 year extension.” More to come as I am getting ready to interview Vermette. Check back. Quotes from Vermette “With Nash resigning, it definitely makes it a lot more attractive to stick around… It’s very exciting to be a part of this.” “I like it here. I [...]
September 15th, 2009 | Eric Smith | 0 comments | Continued
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 | Devon Kunkel | 0 comments | Continued
A look at the KHL
By now we’ve all heard about the Kontinental Hockey League, and their bid to land the Jackets 2008 first round pick Nikita Filatov. And although the Russian Super League has yet to have a direct impact on the Blue Jackets, there are a few former Jackets that have made the switch to the Russian league [...]
September 12th, 2009 | Rob Ogden | 0 comments | Continued
Fearful – err, Fearless Predictions – Blue Jackets
Much unlike my counterparts, who generally go conventional wisdom when making pre-season prognostications, I am neither conventional, nor wise, so, I’m going to offer my predictions for the CBJ’s playoff chances. To begin with, you can all no longer insert the following lead phrase when describing the Columbus Blue Jackets, and their chances: “You know, [...]
September 11th, 2009 | Ed Cmar | 0 comments | Continued
Special Round Table Podcast with Umberger & Agnew as Guests
Your not going to want to miss this weeks “Fire The Cannon” podcast on Wednesday at 7pm ET. We have worked our way all the way through the Central Division and now it is time to take a look at the Blue Jackets. We will be having R.J. Umberger as a special guest. Umberger has [...]
September 8th, 2009 | Eric Smith | 0 comments | Continued
Brassard signs extension *UPDATE*
People are expecting big things this season from Derick Brassard. Many project Brassard as a franchise center and “the guy” that Rick Nash has been waiting to play with his entire career. The Blue Jackets seem to share those opinions and, with the threat of restricted free agency looming in the summer of 2010, the [...]
September 4th, 2009 | Bart Logan | 0 comments | Continued
Owners Fantasy Draft
The Players are not going to be the only ones with a lot at stake when Blue Jackets training camp begins September 13, but the owners will as well. On Tuesday night at a private function in Nationwide Arena, majority owner John P. McConnell and minority owners Ron Pizzuti, Jay Crane, and John F. Wolfe [...]
September 3rd, 2009 | Rob Ogden | 1 comment | Continued
The Red Army Invades FTC Podcast Tonight at 7pm
As we continue our review of the Central Division, we make our way up north and cover the dreaded Red Wings of Detroit. The Winged Wheel looks like they are going to be seriously challenged this year for the Central Division crown as the team has had some important loses of Kopecky, Hossa, Samuelsson and [...]
September 2nd, 2009 | Eric Smith | 0 comments | Continued
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