Who would have thought going into this free agency period that the only Blue Jacket free agent to find work as of July 3rd morning was Aaron Rome? Rome signed a 1 year contract with Vancouver early on the first day worth $550,000. Some of the free agents you knew were going to have to [...]
July 3rd, 2009 | Eric Smith | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "wade dubielewicz"
Penguin Madness
Amid a busy day, I have found time to peruse the blogs and comments about tonight’s game vs. the very hot Pittsburgh Penguins. Based upon what I am reading — why even show up for the game? We are doomed! Life on the planet is ending!! This virtual hysteria began when Puck-Rakers broke the news [...]
March 12th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | ContinuedLast Roundup With Big D
Game 4 in what has been an edgy, controversial, uncharacteristic series with the Stars from Dallas this season. Starting with premiere goaltenders Turco and Leclaire for the first 2 games, the teams netted 20 goals, 10 apiece, as they split 3 point games in Dallas. Last time at Nationwide found a mono-plagued Mason giving up [...]
February 16th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | ContinuedThe Flu Bug and Other Ramblings
Lots of random stuff today, so here goes:Glad you’re well, now go away — after recovering from his recent injury, star prospect Nikita Filatov was victimized by the flu. His present for recovering? A trip to Syracuse . . . Ahh, it’s a brutal business. Seriously, this has long been expected, and hopefully Nik will [...]
February 6th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 4 comments | ContinuedAnother Piece Falls Into Place /More on Koharski Call
Kudos to Rick, for steering me to this emerging news that appeared on Puck-Rakers a couple of hours ago: The CBJ have claimed goalie Wade Dubielewicz off of waivers from the New York Islanders, and have sent Dan LaCosta to Syracuse. Dubielewicz will join the team in Vancouver for tomorrow night’s game, and will likely [...]
January 17th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 4 comments | Continued

