blog.dispatch.com - 1/6/2009
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John P. McConnell was at Nationwide Arena this morning. Not only that, he was part of a conference in the coaches' office down the hall from the Blue Jackets dressing room, along with president Mike Priest, assistant general manager Chris...
sports.yahoo.com - 1/3/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
No. 1 star: Rick Nash , Columbus Blue
Jackets Nash converted a penalty shot for his 17th
goal of the season and picked up the primary assist on three Columbus tallies as the Blue Jackets, who went through December scoring three or fewer goals in ...
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Friday's three stars: Nash completes to-do list in Denver
hockeyprogram.blogspot.com - 1/2/2009
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hockeyprogram.blogspot.com —
Steve Mason is a savior. It is as
simple as that. Let us take a moment and
consider what the Jackets would be like if Leclaire (and his massive/pathetic implosion this year) remained the number one goalie, with the ever shaky Norrena still backing him up. How about, no. A frank piece about CBJ!!!
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Blue Jackets Thoughts for the Early New Year
ballhype.com - 1/7/2009
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ballhype.com —
Last night's play indicated to the On Goal
Analysis (OGA) staff that CALGARY is IN the 2009
Stanley Cup Playoffs, TORONTO is OUT and the Columbus Blue Jackets are on the edge of elimination at OGA's rating of Dusting Off Clubs. CALGARY met a bit more than the minimum requirement to secure a ...
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CALGARY Now IN, TORONTO is OUT, and The COLUMBUS Bandwagon
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Empty Netter Assists - Eastern Conference - 1-6-09
Empty Netters —
... -Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch is claiming the Penguins are one of five teams the Blue Jackets have contacted concerning a trade. ...
Penguins trade rumors: Blue Jackets interested in Jordan Staal?
PensBurgh —
Penguins trade rumors: Blue Jackets interested in Jordan Staal?
Paper says Jackets interested in Staal and Pens interested in a winger (of which the Jacks won't part with). Keep in mind Staal is a restricted free agent after this season. Columbus may have ...
Blue Jackets Trade Talk
KK Hockey —
... the pressure toward Howson.
2. Howson has spoken with numerous GMs around the league, letting them know what the Blue Jackets have to offer and what they want. Toronto, Ottawa, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and the New York Islanders have been contacted by Howson. It is likely that other teams have heard from him, as well.
The guess here is that the Blue Jackets will address their need for a center first. That’s the most immediate need.
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Puck Headlines: Even the Canucks can't tell Sedins apart
Puck Daddy —
... Crosby is miserable and has no wingers to play with ... Steven Ovadia isn't exactly bringing the sunshine about the Pittsburgh Penguins today. [Puck Update] • Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch reports that the Columbus Blue Jackets are going to aggressively enter the trade market for a center and offers plenty of red meat: Antoine Vermette, Doug Weight, and Jordan Staal, whom he writes is miserable playing for Therrien. [Dispatch] • Speaking of Weight, this line actually made the cut in an article for ...
Jacket’s shopping for a #1 center
The Hockey Herald —
via Puck-Raters:
The guess here is that the Blue Jackets will address their need for a center first. That’s the most immediate need. If they can fill that spot first, they can worry about adding a right-handed shot defenseman at the trade deadline. Right now, their defense is playing pretty darn well, really.
Now a look at each team, and who the Blue Jackets may have an interest in.
Toronto: As we’ve stated here previously, the Leafs have two offensive defenseman they’re looking to move — Tomas ...
Thrashers Trade Talk/DW about to be fired?
Bird Watchers Anonymous —
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Post-Dispatch beat blog writes: Howson has spoken with numerous GMs around the league, letting them know what the Blue Jackets have to offer and what they want. Toronto, Ottawa, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and the New York Islanders have been contacted by Howson. It is likely that other teams have heard from him, as well.The problem is that center is a prime shopping target for Columbus and the Thrashers have their own needs at that position. Aaron Portzline then ...
Thrashers Trade Talk/DW about to be
fired?
Bird Watchers Anonymous —
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Post-Dispatch beat blog writes: Howson has spoken with numerous GMs around the league, letting them know what the Blue Jackets have to offer and what they want. Toronto, Ottawa, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and the New York Islanders have been contacted by Howson. It is likely that other teams have heard from him, as well.The problem is that center is a prime shopping target for Columbus and the Thrashers have their own needs at that position. Aaron Portzline then ...
The Morning Skate: The Bruins are Back. Are the Rangers?
Slap Shot —
... which writes that Staal “is exuding the confidence of a fat 13-year-old girl”) could be trade bait, according to Adam Portzline blogging for the Columbus Dispatch , who is reviving the “Staal hates Coach Michel Therrien” story. If they can’t land Staal, Portzline has other potential bound-for-Columbus trade possibilities, including Doug Weight. Will Mats Sundin make his Canucks debut tomorrow night in Edmonton? “We’ll see,” Mats says. ( ...
The 5-Hole, CBJ News and Notes - 1/06/09
WaitingForNextYear —
... . To be honest, it isn’t always the most engaging style of hockey to watch, but when it works, it works. It was on display during the team’s four-game winning streak, and was decidedly absent on Saturday against St. Louis. The jury is still out on whether or not Scott Howson is looking to make a deal, but Aaron Portzline says that the front office has been given the go-ahead from ownership to take on payroll, and he ...
Blue Jackets Trade Coming Soon?
Spector's blog listings. —
... They've also believed seeking a defenseman who's a right-handed shot for their power play but Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch suggests the Jackets will place the priority on landing a center first. ...
Staal to Columbus?
The Steel City Sports Fan (Penguins Edition) —
... Supposedly big things are going down with the Columbus Blue Jackets and a meeting was recently held with all the big wigs. This blurb was taken from Puck-rakers, The Columbus Dispatch Blue Jackets blog: ...
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As I was checking my fantasy hockey teams I noticed an odd stat for one fragile Alexander Semin. The odd stat was not that he actually came back from a cross check injury to the back; it was the 15 penalty minutes he received in the ...
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No surprises this morning -- if you don't count Shaone Morrisonn firing a slap shot in my direction, knocking my coffee off the dasher boards and putting a star crack in the notoriously weak plexi glass here at KCI. Otherwise, the biggest development ...
