Posts About "Alexander Wennberg"
Blue Jackets 3 Takeaways: Penalty Kill, Power Play & New Lines
November 7th, 2017 This season, The Hockey Writers will have a recurring “Three Takeaways” feature after every Columbus Blue Jackets matchup, meant to serve as postgame quick hits. 1) Penalty Kill Problems With Matt Calvert out for the next three or four weeks coupled with the loss of Lukas Sedlak for several weeks, too, the Columbus Blue Jackets...
Blue Jackets Takeaways: Overtime, Power Plays & Seconds
October 16th, 2017 This season, The Hockey Writers will have a recurring “Three Takeaways” feature after every Columbus Blue Jackets matchup, meant to serve as postgame quick hits. 1) Overtime Success Three-on-three hockey is not something the Columbus Blue Jackets routinely practice. However, in the first five games of the season, they have won two...
Young Blue Jackets Showing Early Resiliency
October 15th, 2017 Although the Columbus Blue Jackets trailed most of the night Saturday in Minnesota, you could just tell they were never out of the game. They kept fighting. They kept pressuring. Even down two goals at two separate points in the game, the Blue Jackets stayed confident knowing they would get their chance to respond. When the...
Blue Jackets Three Takeaways: Milano, Face-Offs & Ugly Hockey
October 11th, 2017 This season, The Hockey Writers will have a recurring “Three Takeaways” feature after every Columbus Blue Jackets matchup, meant to serve as post-game quick hits. 1) Milano and Bobrovsky Keep Rolling Raise a hand if you predicted Sonny Milano would be the first Columbus Blue Jackets youngster to break out in the early going of the...
25 Blue Jackets Questions for 2017-18
October 4th, 2017 The Columbus Blue Jackets finalized their roster on Tuesday with 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders. They can now turn their attention to Friday's season opener against the New York Islanders. Before the games begin, we have questions. How will this season go? What kinds of things can we expect? What storylines are we...
Wennberg Deal a Comparable for Red Wings, Larkin & Mantha
September 6th, 2017 Now that the ink is dry, the Detroit Red Wings should take note of the contract that was recently agreed to between the Columbus Blue Jackets and budding star Alexander Wennberg. Why? Because Dylan Larkin and Anthony Mantha will need new deals next offseason, and they’re both due for a hefty raise. Last week, I dove into how Larkin,...
