All Posts Tagged With: "filatov"

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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 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Our “new” puck moving defensemen?

Could Tomas Kaberle be wearing a Blue Jacket jersey this fall? Perhaps. Has Howson put a call into Leafs GM Brian Burke? Most likely. Now for those of you that tuned in to the NHL Draft a few weeks ago, you will recall the rumors of a deal that had Kaberle going to Boston inexchange [...]

July 30th, 2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Sunday Stirrup – June 28th

With the draft now in the books, Columbus Fans should be happy with what the management staff was able to do. We all witnessed something that not many General Managers can do. Howson worked the draft board to perfection and was able to draft 4 defensemen and a couple of forwards. None are expected to [...]

June 28th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Goats — The Sequel!!!

As the Jacket’s began to mesh early in the season, the offensive load was taken up by the Goat line — Chimera, Brassard, Voracek– two youngsters and one self-described “old goat’. (The mere fact that Chimera can even consider referring to himself as an “old goat” at the ripe old age of 29 speaks volumes [...]

January 11th, 2009 | | 3 comments | Continued
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Capitals Pre-Game & Assorted Rambings

Turnabout is fair play, I guess. When the Caps visited the Jackets, they were depleted by injuries, ran into a hot new goaltender named Mason, and walked away on the wrong end of a 3 – 0 decision. Tonight, it will be the Bluejackets heading into D.C. in an ambulance to face the Capitals, who [...]

January 9th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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World Juniors Update

After Canada prevailed over the USA, 7 – 4, in their highly anticipated battle to end pool play, they enjoy a bye into the semis, as does Sweden, who had a surprisingly easy time in beating Russia 5 – 0. Today, the US takes on Slovakia for the right to go against Sweden, while Canada [...]

January 2nd, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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USA, Russia, Sweden Win — Canada Dominating After 2 Periods

Few surprises emerged during the first day of competition at the World Junior Championships in Ottawa. Russia beat Latvia in the opening contest, 4 – 1, with Russian outshooting Latvia 44 – 15. Perhaps the only surprise in that game was that the Russian top line, Nikita Filatov, Evgeni Grachev, and Dmitri Kugryshev, was held [...]

December 27th, 2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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World Juniors Kicks Off Today!

The 2009 edition of the IIHG World Junior Championships kicks off today in Ottawa. Action starts at 2:30 PM , with Russia (featuring Nikita Filatov and Maxim Mayorov) taking on Latvia. The US team opens against Germany at 3:30 PM, and Canada takes on the Czech Republic at 7:30 PM. The USA/Germany game and the [...]

December 26th, 2008 | | 0 comments | Continued