As the NHL configured the tightly compressed schedule in the aftermath of the latest lockout incarnation, the pundits almost universally decreed that the Stanley Cup Final would pit the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings. While a smattering of votes for Chicago and Pittsburgh could be found, the consensus was so profound that an ...
Controversy; it’s a part of every sport and last night’s Columbus Blue Jackets vs. St Louis Blues game is no exception.
With 13:20 to go in the third period and the Blue Jackets trailing the Blues by a score of 2-1, a potential game-tying goal was waved off by referee Ghislain Hebert due to, what he deemed, as goalie interference on Blue Jackets forward Matt Calvert.
Einstein teaches us that reality is a malleable concept, and in the case of moving bodies, reality is entirely dependent upon the observer. This has been repeatedly validated through experimentation, and last night’s game between the Blue Jackets and Oilers provided yet more proof. Reality on the ice in Edmonton did not square up with the ...
Sunday was 68-degree March day in central Ohio – a weather phenomenon that divides the mind between the skate blade and the golf club, so a golf analogy seems appropriate to use as we contemplate the recent string of success, culminating with a weekend home-and-home sweep of the Detroit Red Wings. <pause for effect> . . .That’s ...
Amid resurgent hope that the NHL and NHLPA are edging closer to an agreement, there are plenty of tidings to report on the Blue Jackets front, so let’s survey the landscape: The Resurrection O.K. – show of hands — how many of you predicted that Curtis McElhinney would be dominating the AHL in net this ...
As the off-season unfortunately lingers far longer than anyone hoped, we’ll be keeping tabs on the developments in Columbus, as well as some of the overall issues affecting the club and the game. Blue Jackets Beat will be my vehicle for these overall updates. While we all hope for some more on-ice new in the ...
With Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Director Donald Fehr apparently intent on reviving The Cold War via a strategy of mutual assured destruction , it is exquisitely difficult to find causes for joy in the world of professional hockey right now. This is particularly true for a club like Columbus, who is coming off of ...
When the Columbus Blue Jackets hired Scott Howson away from the Edmonton Oilers the team was coming off the sixth straight season in which they missed the playoffs.
On June 23 Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson pulled off the biggest move of his tenure trading young winger Jakub Voracek…
COLUMBUS, Ohio- Just when you think it can’t get any worse for the Columbus Blue Jackets, starting off a season 0-4-1, the worse start in franchise history that is, well, it has. To some extent that is. The Columbus Dispatch reported today that center Jeff Carter is listed as doubtful for tomorrow night’s action, and ...
