blog.dispatch.com - 10/30/2008
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Tuesday was a dark day for the Blue Jackets. I've been around this club from its inception. I've witnessed lots of ugly losses and walked into lots of losing dressing rooms. I've covered lots of morning-afters where the sun coming...
rangers.nhl.com - 10/25/2008
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rangers.nhl.com —
A year ago, Nikolai Zherdev was starring for
the Blue Jackets. On Friday night, he was their...
worst nightmare. Zherdev had a goal and picked up assists on two others, as the NHL-leading Rangers upended Zherdev's former Columbus teammates, 3-1.
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Zherdev Leads Blueshirts Past Ex-Team
waitingfornextyear.com - 10/31/2008
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waitingfornextyear.com —
Blue Jackets’ head coach Ken Hitchcock likes to
break the hockey season up into eight 10-game mini-seasons....
He challenges his player to win each 10-game mini-season, and with that in mind I’ve elected to break down the team at each 10-game mile marker along the way. Admittedly
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First 10: It’s Been A Bumpy Ride
waitingfornextyear.com - 11/5/2008
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Critical In Columbus
KK Hockey —
... is now centering the No. 1 line.... The scene in Nationwide Arena has deteriorated. The Blue Jackets need to win more, of course. But it’s not as much fun in the building as it used to be. The scoreboard gags are tired and stupid. The organ playing “smooth jazz” during a TV timeout in the third period is embarrassing. Who’s in charge of this? The players must play better, but the life needs to be breathed back into Nationwide Arena again. It used to be a great place to see a game. more Filed in: ...
Puck Headlines: Malkin says 'not everything is alright' with Pens
Puck Daddy —
... Plus, it's Koivu vs. Koivu! [Habs Blog] • Our new best friend Kevin Smith and daughter Harley at an Anaheim Ducks game where ... hey, where the %$#@ is the NJD swag, sir? Jersey represent! What is this, sympathy for 2003? • With the team losing, attendance down and Rick Nash centering the top line, the spirits of Columbus Blue Jackets fans have never been lower. Ditto Blue Jackets beat writers, evidently. [Puck-rackers] • Celebrating Semin. [CBC Sports] • Really interesting ...
On the Beat: Columbus fans growing tired of losing
IllegalCurve.com —
... Things aren’t looking very rosie in Columbus, as Aaron Portzline describes the growing apathy towards the Blue Jackets. Insightful. ...
A message for Columbus Blue Jacket fans: hang in there
Five Hole Fanatics —
... There's been talk of dwindling support in Columbus this year. It's understandable: there's only so much losing and futility the faithful can take before cheering becomes something cruelly masochistic. The "Young Guns era" still evokes gags and grmiaces amongst Flames fans that remember it, for example. ...
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The 10-Hole (that’s 2 x 5-Hole, people)
waitingfornextyear.com 12/10/2008 — Every Tuesday, WFNY’s The 5-Hole brings you up to date with the goings-on of the CBJ… Just behind the readership of WFNY, there was no other group who suffered more during the WFNY down-time than the Blue Jackets, sadly (see: Week 2). I’ve broken it up into ...
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Playing Below Capacity: Columbus Blue Jackets
puckmoney.blogspot.com 2/17/2009 — Welcome to the seventh edition of Playing Below Capacity, a series here at Puck Money where I take a look at teams playing below (as of December) 85% capacity. The previous six editions can be found on this page here. Today we visit Columbus, Ohio; where the Blue Jackets are fighting hard for ...
A message for Columbus Blue Jacket fans: hang in there
fiveholefanatics.blogspot.com 11/10/2008 — While this is typically a Flames blog, I've developed a soft spot for the the maligned BJs recently. Partially because I'm a not-so-secret fan of Kristian Huselius and partially because I've liked a majority of what the organization has done since ...
Small Crowd In Columbus
kuklaskorner.com 10/28/2008 — The announced attendance in Columbus last night was 10,494.
Are fans taking a wait and see attitude with the Blue Jackets?
The 5-Hole, CBJ News and Notes - 12/31/08
waitingfornextyear.com 1/2/2009 — Every TuesdayOn Wednesdays after much family/holiday travel, WFNY’s The 5-Hole brings you up to date with the goings-on of the CBJ… The Week That Was Week: 2-1-0, 4 points Overall: 16-16-4, 36 points (4th division; t11th conference) The week started off with a whimper, and finished
The 5-Hole - Blue Jackets News and Notes: 2/17/09
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The Week That Was
Week: 3-0-1, 7 points
Overall: 28-23-6, 62 points (3rd division; 8th conference)
It was a busy week with four games, and the Jackets are now three games into a stretch of six ...
Blue Jackets 4, Avalanche 2 —
NYT > Hockey 10/31/2008
DENVER (AP) -- Fredrik Norrena had 30 saves, Jason Chimera had a goal and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets got a rare win in Colorado, beating the Avalanche 4-2 on Thursday night. >
Blue Jackets F Boll suspended 1 game (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 10/31/2008
The NHL suspended Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jared Boll for one game Friday because of an instigator penalty in the final minutes of the win against Colorado. Boll will miss the home game Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus general ...
