Long time Syracuse Crunch play-by-play announcer Bob McElligott will join George Matthews in the radio booth next season the Columbus Blue Jackets announced on Tuesday. McElligott, who called games for the Crunch for the past ten years, will replace Bill Davidge as color commentator alongside George Matthew beginning next season. Davidge was moved to the [...]
July 8th, 2009 | Rob Ogden | 0 comments | ContinuedFeatured
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 | Devon Kunkel | 0 comments | ContinuedRick 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 | Devon Kunkel | 0 comments | ContinuedThe UFA Acquisitions: A closer look
As many of you know, the CBJ made a splash into the Unrestricted Free Agency (UFA) pool. Personally, that they participated on the very first day surprised me somewhat, particularly after I’d been hearing that Scott Howson was going to wait to see what went down with the initial signings, and the terms and dollars [...]
July 2nd, 2009 | Ed Cmar | 3 comments | Continued2009 NHL Mock Draft
As the NHL Draft quickly comes upon us, I have put together a mock draft of what fans can expect when the picks are made. Know this though, there will be trades of picks and some selections that will make you scratch your head but here is my best guess. #1 – New York Islanders [...]
June 8th, 2009 | Eric Smith | 2 comments | Continued

