Posts About "Markus Nutivaara"
Blue Jackets Facing Life Without Seth Jones
February 13th, 2020 The playoff race for the Columbus Blue Jackets was going to be a grind anyway. But I'm not sure they planned on something like this. Seth Jones, their all-world defenseman and best player, will be gone for 8-10 weeks. The Blue Jackets have played most of the season injured anyway so that's not new. But they haven't had to deal with...
Blue Jackets 3 Takeaways: Win Streak, Dubois & Nutivaara
November 21st, 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) Four-Game Win Streak The four wins in this recent Blue Jackets streak have not been pretty. Three of the four came by one-goal margins. Most of the wins were ugly,...
Markus Nutivaara Needs Time in Cleveland
October 9th, 2017 After starting the season with eight defensemen, the Columbus Blue Jackets decided to send one back to the AHL before their first game. The team sent Markus Nutivaara to the Cleveland Monsters despite making the opening roster and playing 66 games last season. A closer look at this situation reveals why this move makes...
3 Takeaways from Jackets' Deadline Deals
March 3rd, 2017 The Columbus Blue Jackets did make moves at the trade deadline like I suggested. They didn't acquire Martin Hanzal or Brian Boyle as I offered. They simply traded for needed depth and I approve. Hanzal and Boyle sold for too much anyway. Columbus made two one-for-one trades on deadline day. First, they acquired defenseman Kyle...
Blue Jackets Show Promise & Youth in Recent Outings
February 6th, 2017 After a torrid start to the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have come back to earth recently. After their two most recent outings, a 4-3 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins and a 5-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils, the Blue Jackets have lost four of their last five games overall. Is it time to panic? It's definitely not time to...
Anderson, Nutivaara & Sedlak Add Depth
December 16th, 2016 The Columbus Blue Jackets have had many players play a much bigger role than expected. These players have led to the Blue Jackets' franchise-record start, earning 38 points in 26 games. These surprises include Alexander Wennberg, Sam Gagner and Zach Werenski, but three young Blue Jacket surprises are 22-year-old winger Josh Anderson,...
