thehockeywriters.com - 11/14/2009
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Columbus Blue Jacket Rick Nash scored the game-winner in a shootout (Photo by Dave Gainer/The Hockey Writers)
By Rick Gethin
“The level of determination was ten times better than it was against Detroit” ~ Columbus head coach Ken Hitchcock
What a difference ...
The Blue Jackets “Aint That Pretty at All”
thehockeywriters.com 11/12/2009 — The Columbus Blue Jackets 1st period of play in one picture (Photo by Cornell University Library)
By Rick Gethin
“We really got schooled today” ~ CBJ coach Ken Hitchcock
There is absolutely no way to sugarcoat the play of the Columbus Blue Jackets after ...
Blue Jackets Lacking Killer Instinct
thehockeywriters.com 10/31/2009 — The Doctors order: a good supply of Jan "Bacon" Hejda flavored bandages (Photo by Jim the Corsair/Flickr)
By Rick Gethin
“We did everything well but didn’t get the game shutdown”
CBJ Head Coach Ken Hitchcock
For 50 minutes Friday ...
The State of the Union Blue – 10 Games In
thehockeywriters.com 10/26/2009 — The Puck (Photo by Elisalou_Designs/Flickr)
By Rick Gethin
Six wins and four losses, 12 points. Second in the Central Division, one point behind Chicago. Ninth overall in the Western Conference. This is the State of the Union Blue 10 games into the season.
These statistics ...
Can The Blue Jackets Stop The Bleeding?
thehockeywriters.com 10/29/2009 — Kris Russell (Photo by Dave Gainer/The Hockey Writers)
By Rick Gethin
“We’re not doing those things in the competitve area that you need to do.” Columbus Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock after losing 4-1 to the Phoenix Coyotes.
The Columbus Blue ...
Filatov and The System
thehockeywriters.com 11/19/2009 — Nikita Filatov /Image courtesy of Elisalou Designs/Flikr
Long before Nikita Filatov was born, his parents and fellow Russian citizens were intimately familiar with the аппарат ( apparat ) – the Russian term for the bewilderingly massive and complex Soviet bureaucratic system that governed ...
Filatov to Russia: Who Does He Think He Is?
viewfrommyseats.com 11/18/2009 — The hockey world saw the latest move in the Russia/NHL situation go down as promising 19 year old Nikita Filatov requested to be loaned to CSKA Moscow of the KHL for the rest of the season. The Blue Jackets agreed and a one-year loan was worked out between the two teams. What that means for the ...
Wings vs. Blue Jackets GP...
snipedangle.blogspot.com 11/11/2009 — Wings vs. Blue Jackets @7 PM1. Columbus is currently tied for the Central Division lead. This is yet another of the many bizarre things that have taken place so far this season. Ken Hitchcock has been vocal about wanting to knock the Wings off of the top of the standings this season. It wouldn’t ...
After rout, Blue Jackets top Ducks in SO (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 11/14/2009 — Rick Nash scored the winning shootout goal and also had a goal in regulation, and Mathieu Garon stopped both Anaheim shooters in the tiebreaker to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory Friday night. Kristian Huselius also scored in the ...
What's Up with Columbus?
theogablog.blogspot.com 12/11/2009 — AP Photo/Jay LaPrete h/t Mile High Hockey In the 2008-09 season, the Columbus Blue Jackets battled through injuries, illness, and arguably the toughest division in the NHL to secure the first playoff berth in franchise history. This season, the ‘Jackets were called CHASING STANLEY – IN the ...
Another Loss but Better Hockey
thehockeywriters.com 12/18/2009 — CBJ head coach Ken Hitchcock (Photo by Dave Gainer/The Hockey Writers)
By Rick Gethin
Although Thursday evening brought another loss by the Blue Jackets at the hands of the Coyotes, the fans can take heart with the way the team played. Granted, it wasn’t a full 60 minutes ...
Nash seals Jackets' win over Ducks with SO goal —
SI.com - NHL 11/14/2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio(AP) Rick Nash scored the winning shootout goal and also had a goal in regulation, and Mathieu Garon stopped both Anaheim shooters in the tiebreaker to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory Friday night.
Nash Scores Shootout Winner for Blue Jackets —
NYT > Hockey 11/14/2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Rick Nash scored the winning shootout goal and also had a goal in regulation, and Mathieu Garon stopped both Anaheim shooters in the tiebreaker to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory Friday night.