Posts About "Gabriel Carlsson"
Blue Jackets Roster Impact From the Gaborik Trades
June 4th, 2020 Since breaking into the National Hockey League in the 2000-01 season after being selected third overall in 2000 by the new expansion franchise, the Minnesota Wild, the hockey world knew that the Slovak forward Marian Gaborik could leave his mark with the Wild and the NHL. 20 years later, no one could have expected the impact the...
Gabriel Carlsson Quietly Impressing Blue Jackets
October 8th, 2017 Don't look now, but the Columbus Blue Jackets have a lot of depth on their blue line. Going into their game against the New York Islanders on Friday night, the Blue Jackets top-five defensemen of Seth Jones, Zach Werenski, Jack Johnson, David Savard and Ryan Murray are part of one of the best groups in the NHL. There was a battle in...
Jackets' Blue Line Has Bright Future
April 28th, 2017 An early exit from the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs has the entire Blue Jackets organization rethinking where the bar needs to be set. The most successful regular season in franchise history followed with only five games of postseason hockey. For the Blue Jackets, especially head coach John Tortorella, that's not good enough. In fact, it...
Four Thoughts On World Junior Evaluation Camp: Canada Versus Sweden
August 5th, 2016 Canada and Sweden clashed in the first game of Friday's World Junior Evaluation Camp. It was a game where the results didn't match what was actually taking place on the ice. Sweden won the game 5-1 with four of those goals coming in the first period, but Canada controlled play for long stretches, outshooting Sweden 38-22. Here are a...
Jackets Give Gabriel Carlsson 3-Year ELC
April 19th, 2016 The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed 2015 1st round pick (29th overall) Gabriel Carlsson to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "Gabriel played very well against his peers at the 2016 World Junior Championships and made great strides throughout the season in...
Blue Jackets D-Corps Increases Value
April 12th, 2016 It was in the year 2000 when the Columbus Blue Jackets started making a reputation for themselves. A reputation of always trying and never giving up. It’s admirable, it’s inspiring and it’s totally unlike their Canadian counterparts in Toronto. That’s the biggest difference between the two teams, in case you’re...
Get To Know The Blue Jackets Draft Picks
June 29th, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the NHL Draft with 10 picks at their disposal. When it was over, the team drafted nine new prospects into the organization. The team had one major thing to accomplish this weekend. They needed to restock their defensemen. Considering that six of the nine picks went to defensemen, they accomplished...
Top 5 Potential Montreal Canadiens 2015 Draft Picks
June 24th, 2015 For the second straight year, the Montreal Canadiens will pick 26th in the first round in Friday’s 2015 NHL Entry Draft. The good news? That means they got pretty far in the playoffs again. The bad news is the players available (barring a trade) will be far removed in terms of potential relative to Connor McDavid and Jack...
5 Stay-at-Home Defensemen Available in the 2015 Entry Draft
June 8th, 2015 Stay-at-home defensemen don't get a lot of attention, and in the NHL they certainly don't win any Norris trophies. A year might pass between goals credited to them, but their game isn't about scoring goals, it is about preventing them. Solid stay-at-home defensemen contribute the kind of dependability and intimidation useful to any...
