Posts About "Alexander Wennberg"
Preview: Blue Jackets Set To Dance With the Devils
February 4th, 2017 The Columbus Blue Jackets will finally see the New Jersey Devils for the first time this season on Saturday night at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets hope to continue their recent success over the Devils, as they won four of the five meetings last season, including 6-1 and 6-3 wins in Columbus. Last time out, the Blue...
Cam Atkinson: The Unheralded Superstar
January 1st, 2017 What is a superstar? Depending on who you ask, you might get different answers. But generally speaking, fans know which players are superstars. The Oxford Dictionary defines superstar as an extremely famous and successful performer or sports player. When it comes to hockey, obvious names such as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin,...
Preview: Blue Jackets & Wild Streak Into Historic Showdown
December 31st, 2016 This is the one we've all been waiting for. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild meet Saturday night in a historic regular-season matchup of teams with double-digit winning streaks. The Blue Jackets have won 14 straight, while the Wild have won 12 straight. Two teams enter. Only one will continue their streak. Last time...
Recap: Blue Jackets Get 14th Straight Over Jets
December 30th, 2016 The Blue Jackets inch closer to history with their 14th straight victory, defeating the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 in a game they dominated beginning to end. Their last loss occurred back on November 26. http://gty.im/627494880 The Jets got the exact start they wanted, scoring within the first three minutes. But the Blue Jackets continued...
Recap: Jackets Extend Streak & Tortorella Wins 500th
December 18th, 2016 What started out as a bit of a slow game picked up in a hurry, especially in the third period. By the time the dust settled, the Blue Jackets skated out of Vancouver with a 4-3 win in overtime. With the win, Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella became the 24th coach in league history and the first American-born coach to win his 500th...
The Many Ways the Blue Jackets Can Beat Your Team
December 17th, 2016 The Columbus Blue Jackets are on a roll. After their latest victory, a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Friday night, the Blue Jackets improved their record to 19-5-4, good for third in the vaunted Metropolitan Division. But thanks to playing fewer games than everyone else, they have the best points percentage in the league at .750;...
Columbus Hasn't Accomplished Anything Yet
December 4th, 2016 So how about that game in Glendale Saturday night? The young Arizona Coyotes scored a pair in the second period to take a 2-1 lead. Goaltender Mike Smith kept it that way almost to the end. Almost. https://twitter.com/RobMixer/status/805253599643267072 Never Say Die Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets kept attacking, taking...
Alexander Wennberg's Continued Growth
November 28th, 2016 The Columbus Blue Jackets have needed their center, Alexander Wennberg, to improve since they traded Ryan Johansen to the Nashville Predators last year for Seth Jones. The Blue Jackets traded away a top flight center which depleted the team's depth down the middle. Wennberg was drafted by the Blue Jackets in the first round of the...
The Confident Blue Jackets
November 21st, 2016 One look in the Blue Jackets' locker room after their 3-2 win Sunday in Washington said everything you need to know about the current state of the team. This team is oozing confidence. One Look Inside The Locker Room The scene was lively. John Tortorella just concluded a speech congratulating them on the victory. The team broke out...
Columbus Blue Jackets 2016-17 Season Preview
September 26th, 2016 Last season for the Columbus Blue Jackets ended before it began. After blowing a late lead in the first game of the season, the Blue Jackets lost their next seven in a row. They then lost their coach. Any hopes of a successful season faded to black quicker than a winter sunset. The team spent the rest of the 2015-16 season trying to...
Blue Jackets Pressure Points: Season Predictions
August 29th, 2016 We conclude our summer series, titled Blue Jackets Pressure Points, on the Columbus Blue Jackets. We ask hard questions about the team and attempt to answer them as it relates to the upcoming season and beyond. Last time, we graded Blue Jackets management. Today, we end the series by sharing a bunch of predictions for the upcoming...
Blue Jackets Pressure Points: Top-Line Center
August 14th, 2016 We continue our summer series, titled Blue Jackets Pressure Points, on the Columbus Blue Jackets. We ask hard questions about the team and attempt to answer them as it relates to the upcoming season and beyond. Last time, we talked about what kind of season David Clarkson could have. Today, we turn our attention to the team's biggest...
Blue Jackets Future Outlook: Concerned Excitement
April 11th, 2016 For the 13th time in 15 seasons, the Columbus Blue Jackets will not taste the sweet taste of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Given the level of expectation that the team had at the beginning, I can't help but think this is one of their most disappointing seasons to date. The team went 15-1-1 to end the 2014-15 season. Summer optimism was...
