Eric Smith of Fire The Cannon and Hockey Buzz will be hosting a CBJ Preview Podcast tomorrow night, Wednesday 9/8 @ 7:00 PM. I will be participating, along with other folks dedicated to covering the CBJ. R.J. Umberger and Gary Agnew will be appearing and responding to questions from the panel. To join the call, [...]
September 8th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | ContinuedOther Recent Articles
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
Anton Babchuk In The Mix???? — Jiri Novotny to KHL??
Interesting tidbit appeared in The Sporting News, and is quickly making its way around the hockey online community: During a conversation with Carolina GM Jim Rutherford about the Canes, the conversation shifted to the future of defenseman Anton Babchuk. Babchuk is coming off a 16-goal season but the restricted free agent rejected Carolina’s one-year offer. [...]
September 8th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
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 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Moore Blogging From Michigan
NHL.com is carrying a blog authored by Jacket’s first round pick, John Moore. His first installment can be found here. Great that the CBJ and Moore are getting some national exposure. Now, John, next blog can we hear a bit more about the game? Go Jackets!!
September 7th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Brassard, Finances, Bettman and Other Musings
I have been quiet over the past week, for a variety of reasons. First, the normal pressures of work and such have been intruding on my writing time, and secondly, I wanted to be a more passive observer of some of the developments and let the thoughts percolate a bit. For better or worse, here [...]
September 4th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 7 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
Great Filatov Interview!!!
Puck Daddy has a great interview with Nikita Filatov, which you can find here. The young man displays a lot of moxy in responding to some pretty pointed questions from countryman Dmitry Chesnokov about his decision to go to the NHL, despite having offers from the KHL for “…lots more. Times more”, to quote Nikita. [...]
August 25th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Blue Jackets & Gladiators become ECHL Affiliates
As expected, after The Dispatch broke the news over the weekend, the Blue Jackets officially announced Tuesday a new affiliation with the Gwinnett Gladiators of East Coast Hockey League. The Gladiators will become the third different ECHL affiliate in three seasons for the Blue Jackets and the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch. The Blue Jackets were affiliated [...]
August 25th, 2009 | Bart Logan | 0 comments | Continued
FiretheCannon Podcast has been moved to THURSDAY at 7PM
The Fire the Cannon Podcast has been moved to THURSDAY at 7PM. Eric and I will continue to preview the Central Division with this week’s focus on the Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks have had a very eventful off-season and we’ll be sure to hit on a wide array of topics related to the CBJ. Join [...]
August 25th, 2009 | Bart Logan | 0 comments | Continued
Thirty-Nine Days, and Counting
It’s been four long months since we last watched our beloved Blue Jackets suit up and take the ice, and while we’ve been able to witness our Ohio baseball teams stumble to the finish line, it just cannot compare to the thrills of hockey. So far, the off-season has been brutal. Other than a couple [...]
August 25th, 2009 | Rob Ogden | 1 comment | Continued
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