Posts About "Jan Hejda"

5 Stats that Help Define the Blue Jackets Season

January 31st, 2012 Statistics can be taken out of context, or used to prove points that are not relevant to the statistics themselves. Some statistics can be close to irrelevant, plus/minus and shots on goal eventually may be phased out by better statistics like Corsi ratings and scoring chances. Some statistics however can help pinpoint a team's...

Evaluating the Tenure of Scott Howson Part 1: Righting the Ship

January 10th, 2012 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.

Five Good and Bad Signings on the First Day of Free Agency

July 2nd, 2011 There were no major signings on the first day of free agency, by that I mean Brad Richards is still available. Paul Holmgren continued to do quite a number on the Flyers and Dale Tallon threw his money around trying to build a playoff team. While there were no particularly great or terrible signings, some of them were better fits than...

Old, New & Missing Pieces . . .A Puzzle for Howson & Columbus

February 15th, 2011 As the Columbus Blue Jackets enter the last 40% of the season, they teeter on the edge of viability in the playoff race. It has been a season that has veered from early success to December despair, and all spots in between. A 14-6 start was undone by a 6-14-3 swoon in late November and December, culminating in a five game...

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