Posts About "Scott Arniel"
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...
Re-visiting the Jeff Carter Trade
December 27th, 2011 On June 23 Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson pulled off the biggest move of his tenure trading young winger Jakub Voracek...
Bruised Jackets
October 21st, 2011 When the final horn sounded in a mostly empty Nationwide Arena on Tuesday October 18, the remaining crowd let out a resounding groan. The Columbus Blue Jackets had lost the game 3-2 to the visiting Dallas Stars, their fifth regulation loss in their first six games. While exiting the bench Jackets head coach Scott Arniel engaged...
Blue Jackets Lose Again, Interesting Comments From RJ Umberger
October 19th, 2011 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After dropping a 4-2 decision to the Dallas Stars on Saturday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets returned home with hopes of having a better outcome. It didn't happen, but it wasn't for the lack of effort. When it was all said and done, the Blue Jackets remained winless in the 2011-12 season due to a 3-2 loss to the...
RJ Umberger Signing Shows That Howson's Columbus Remodel is Full Steam Ahead
September 21st, 2011 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist The last time the Columbus Blue Jackets took to the ice in an actual game, things were looking bleak for a franchise that was struggling both financially and hockey-wise. They finished last season 16 points out of a playoff spot, and lost their final six games of the campaign to leave a sour taste in...
Mark Dekanich Brings Top AHL Goaltending Experience to Columbus
August 23rd, 2011 Working behind the likes of goaltenders Pekka Rinne and Anders Lindback, there really isn't a clear cut answer as to what the future holds for a third string goaltender in the Nashville Predators organization these days. It might sound a bit overwhelming for a goaltender, having been drafted 146th overall in the 2006 entry draft...
Five Burning Questions for the 2011-2012 Columbus Blue Jackets
August 22nd, 2011 On September 16th the Columbus Blue Jackets open what might be the most anticipated training camp of their brief history. Along with the seasoned team veterans and talented prospects, Blue Jackets fans will be looking forward to seeing the off-season additions of general manager Scott Howson in Union blue for the...
For Columbus, It's An Uphill Climb
March 14th, 2011 "Our goal is still to make the playoffs. We need to pull off some huge wins." ~ Columbus Blue Jackets Captain, Rick Nash With just 14 games to go in the regular season and 8 points back from the 8th (and final) playoff position, the Columbus Blue Jackets still have an upbeat attitude about them. In...
Locked and Loaded: Columbus' Youth Movement In Full Swing
February 6th, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent Columbus, OH - Mired in another season near the bottom of the Western Conference (albeit only five points out of a playoff spot after their 4-3 win over Edmonton on Saturday night), the Columbus Blue Jackets have made some pretty significant changes to their roster under the guidance of head coach Scott...
There Is No "Easy Button" For Blue Jackets
January 8th, 2011 Columbus, OH At the halfway point of the season, the angst in Columbus is palpable. Just in the last few days it was revealed that Mike Commodore requested a trade out of Columbus and that a "big" trade was in the works. I won't rehash that, as my colleague Jeff Little has penned a couple of excellent articles...
Toe To Toe With The Boogieman
December 17th, 2010 Columbus, OH His NHL career spanned 12 years and included 630 games played, 15-57-72 and 1449 PIM. He's gone toe to toe with some of the best players in the league and was involved in the notorious line brawls between the Buffalo Sabres/Philadelphia Flyers in both 1996 and 1997. It's no wonder that Bob Boughner earned...
The State of The Union Blue & Coach Arniel's View
November 26th, 2010 We have reached the 20 game mark of the 2010-11 season, so time for our first review of Columbus Blue Jackets hockey for the season. Confounding virtually all of the preseason prognostications (except those of yours truly and my THW compatriot, Rick Gethin -- who each projected a fifth place finish in the West), the Blue Jackets...
One On One With CBJ Asst. Coach Dan Hinote
October 25th, 2010 By Rick Gethin You'd never guess that Dan Hinote is an NHL assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He has the exuberance of a 20 year old and a perpetual smile plastered on his face. With just one look, you can tell that he's really happy to be here. He was born in Florida and raised in Minnesota. After accepting an...
