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The Jackets pick up an overtime win in St. Louis

The Columbus Blue Jackets picked up a 3-2 overtime win Saturday night in front of 19,500 fans at Scottrade Center in St. Louis over the Blues. The win for the Blue Jackets was their 22nd overall, while the Blues fell to 24-22-9. Derek Dorsett got the visitors on the scoreboard first, with a goal at [...]

January 31st, 2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Same Old Jackets?

It’s a phrase that dominated post game conversations for the better part of eight seasons in Columbus, one that I’ve tried to refrain from as long as possible: “Same old Jackets.” But yet, after another gut-wrenching loss, it has forced its way back into common vernacular. The Jackets fell to the Minnesota Wild last night [...]

December 16th, 2009 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Jackets Overcome Flames, Officials

Before a perplexingly small, but loud, crowd of 13,280, the Blue Jackets utilized a stingy defense, solid goaltending and a good measure of discipline to beat an angry Calgary Flames team, 2 – 1, and continue their roaring start to the 2009 – 2010 campaign. Entering the contest, a virtual slugfest was anticipated, given the [...]

October 14th, 2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Coyote Ugly and Other Musings

You could have made some serious money if you had placed $100 on Matheiu Garon to notch the first shutout of the year for the Blue Jackets, particularly considering that Steve Mason notched ten of them a year ago.  Yet Garon played an amazingly solid game from every angle to earn the First Star and [...]

October 12th, 2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Jacket Youngsters Edge Blues

The CBJ prospects rebounded from a 2 – 1 loss to Minnesota yesterday, posting a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Traverse City. Matt Calvert netted a hat trick for the young Jackets, with two of the goals unassisted. A 5th Round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft, Calvert now has 4 points [...]

September 8th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued