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Pittsburgh PenguinsColumbus, OH – By Rick Gethin With a season winding down and major changes anticipated, there are many players who are hoping they’ve made the right impression to warrant a contract in the offseason. I’ll focus on two of them, defenseman Grant Clitsome and forward Derek MacKenzie. Defenseman Grant Clitsome has played just ...
Columbus, OH – By Rick Gethin All my life I’ve never stopped to worry ’bout a thing, Opened up and shouted out and never tried to sing. Wondering if I’d done wrong Will this depression last for long? ~ Ray Davies, The Kinks Frustrating, disappointing and fed ...
Columbus, OH – By Rick Gethin 33 seconds was all it took for the Detroit Red Wings to get on the scoreboard. After an errant pass in the neutral zone by the Columbus Blue Jackets Grant Clitsome, Darren Helm skated the puck into the zone before dishing off to Drew Miller, who promptly ...
Columbus, OH – By Rick Gethin Eight games after he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets from the Phoenix Coyotes, forward Scottie Upshall has quickly become a fan favorite. He’s put up 4 goals in 8 games with Columbus, bringing his season total to 20 and a new career high. His ...
Columbus, OH – By Rick Gethin “Our goal is still to make the playoffs. We need to pull off some huge wins.” ~ Columbus Blue Jackets Captain, Rick Nash With just 14 games to go in the regular season and 8 points back from the 8th (and final) playoff position, the Columbus ...
Columbus, OH – By Rick Gethin The 15,605 fans in attendance watched the Columbus Blue Jackets drop another game in their quest to return to the playoffs to the Los Angeles Kings, 4-2. And really, it was never that close until the final half of the 3rd period. Recent acquisition Scottie Upshall ...
By Rick Gethin “But the plot thickens everyday, And the pieces of my puzzle keep crumbling away, But I know, there’s a picture beneath…” The din of apathy outside the dressing room is getting louder by the day, while the players are pulling even closer together. The ...
Columbus, OH – By Rick Gethin “Both of those guys (Mason and Garon) got us back into the race. Both of those guys are going to be a part of the last 17 games and a big part of the reason why we’re going to get into the playoffs.” Now imagine, if you ...
Columbus, OH – By Rick Gethin It was a whirlwind 24 hours from the time that Scottie Upshall and Sami Lepisto were traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets and when they actually joined the team in Vancouver. Hop on a plane, miss a connecting flight, hang out in an airport, get a hotel ...
