All Posts Tagged With: "jan hejda"

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Twice as nice

One Hundred was a big number for the Columbus Blue Jackets Friday night. With Antoine Vermette’s 100th career goal, goaltender Mathieu Garon was able to secure his 100th career win as Columbus won for the second time in three nights

January 9th, 2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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And the Streak is Over!

The Blue Jackets franchise worst nine-game losing streak has finally come to an end! Steve Mason and the Union Blue shutout the Detriot Red Wings tonight, but needed extra time to get one on the board themselves. Fredrik Modin scored the game-winner with 1:48 left in overtime to give the Jackets just their second win [...]

December 29th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

The Columbus Blue Jackets are reeling, having lost 15 of their last 17, and seeing themselves slide closer to last place in the Western Conference than the last seed of the playoffs.

Here is a look at what the team is doing well, what needs work, and what is just downright awful.

December 23rd, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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The Klesla Situation

The Blue Jackets snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues last night. RJ Umberger had a hat trick and added an assist for good measure. Steve Mason turned away 27 of 29 shots to record his first win in five starts. However, the most significant story from last [...]

December 1st, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Back on Track – Mid week reports

The Columbus Blue Jackets played their third straight overtime game last Wednesday night when they fell to the Sharks in a shootout. The San Jose loss came in the middle of what has turned into a five game point streak for Columbus, their longest of the season. This is the midweek report. Last Three: San [...]

November 11th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Defense Betrays Blue Jackets

After beginning the season with a 5 – 1 record, leading the league in penalty killing, and overcoming the absence of first line defenders Mike Commodore and Jan Hejda, all was right in the Blue Jacket world.  Considering that this early stage of the season also involved two difficult western road swings, a certain amount [...]

October 23rd, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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COMPOSED BLUE JACKETS EXTEND WINNING WAYS

Watching the Blue Jackets engineer their 4 – 1` victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Nationwide Arena, an adjective came to mind that had seldom been uttered in the eight prior NHL campaigns waged by the young franchise – composed. Despite having their top line defensive pair (Mike Commodore and Jan Hejda) on the [...]

October 19th, 2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Lessons Learned

As the commercials for the PGA Tour say — “These guys are good. . . ” Detroit fired on all cylinders tonight in a 4 – 1 victory over the Jackets, aided by deflections off of Manny Malhotra and Jan Hejda. For the first thirty minutes, this was a breathtaking hockey game. 27 shots fired [...]

April 17th, 2009 | | 3 comments | Continued
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Oilers Game Day Preview

The Bluejackets invade Rexall Place in Edmonton tonight in another one of those games against a close rival for playoff positioning. Howson returns to his former club, while Hitch returns to his birthplace. The Oilers and Jackets are two clubs in similar situations. Edmonton has 49 points in 45 games, while the CBJ have 48. [...]

January 20th, 2009 | | 2 comments | Continued