Perhaps the most perplexing development with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season is the lack of playing time given to forward Nikita Filatov. Since the season began, Filatov has seen his Time On Ice (TOI) go from a small amount, to virtually non-existent, to a series of healthy scratches – this, predicated by quite an [...]
November 9th, 2009 | Ed Cmar | 7 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "nikolai zherdev"
Enough With The Filatov Frenzy!
There are certain issues over which a normally knowledgeable Columbus hockey fan base loses all perspective and common sense. Usually, these are issues which involve the display of some modicum of patience, a trait totally lacking in the realm of OSU football fandom, and exceedingly rare on the hockey side of the house. Nikita Filatov [...]
October 17th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
A look at the KHL
By now we’ve all heard about the Kontinental Hockey League, and their bid to land the Jackets 2008 first round pick Nikita Filatov. And although the Russian Super League has yet to have a direct impact on the Blue Jackets, there are a few former Jackets that have made the switch to the Russian league [...]
September 12th, 2009 | Rob Ogden | 0 comments | Continued
Zherdev Gone
TSN.ca is reporting that Nikolai Zherdev has signed a deal with Salavatovo Yuleav Ufa of the KHL, apparently ending his brief American courtship. The word comes just 2 hours before our little local poll closed here on the site, where the overwhelming majority (66%) of readers accurately predicted the KHL jump. I wonder. . .do [...]
August 11th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Monday Miscellany
As we creep closer to the opening of camp, a few items to pique your hockey interest: Zherdev Update — Lyle Richardson at The Hockey News offers the following update on Z: Nikolai Zherdev became an unrestricted free agent when the New York Rangers exercised their option to walk away from his one-year, $3.9-million arbitration [...]
August 10th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
Start Spreading The News, Z's Leaving Today . . .
My apologies to John Kander and Fred Ebb, the composer and lyricist, respectively, of New York, New York, for taking liberties with their song in the header — but it was too perfect to pass up. Anyway, as expected, CBC is reporting here that the Rangers are walking away from the $3.9 million dollar arbitration [...]
August 4th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
Team needs heading into the draft and the off-season
With the off-season in full effect for the Columbus Blue Jackets, it’s time to start looking at draft prospects. The Jackets will draft 16th in this June’s draft, which is the latest the team has drafted in its ten year existence. (The latest the club had ever drafted previously was eighth in ’01 and ’04). [...]
June 10th, 2009 | Rob Ogden | 0 comments | Continued
Stop Me If You Have Heard This One Before . . .
Work has been a nightmare for the past few weeks, so I have been unforgiveably absent from the blogosphere for that period of time. For better or worse, I am back, and am working on several pieces on the draft, broadcasters, etc. Watch this space! Anyway, could not resist the opportunity to point everyone to [...]
May 22nd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
Blue Line and Newcomer Contributions
Here is an interesting stat to show how our off-season acquisitions and Hitchcock’s tutelage have paid off. For all of last season, CBJ defensemen contributed 99 points. This year, the blue line has accounted for 85 points in only 48 games, on a pace for 145 points. Likely higher, due to early troubles getting accustomed [...]
January 28th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 4 comments | Continued
