Blue Jackets News & Notes for March 2012 Alex Stallings | March 19, 2012 There has been plenty of scuttlebutt in the Canadian press regarding the Blue Jackets 1st round draft pick in the upcoming 2012 NHL draft. Marc Antoine Godin of La Presse…
Rangers Deserve a Chance To Win a Stanley Cup With Their Current Roster Michael Rappaport | March 1, 2012 The trade deadline has come and passed. The Rangers enter the final full month of the regular season, a month in which they will play 17 games in 31…
Scott Howson’s Shot Across the Bow Alex Stallings | February 28, 2012 Before the 2007-08 season the Columbus Blue Jackets brought in the replica 1857 Napoleon cannon that fires after every Jackets goal and every Jackets victory. Unfortunately the cannon hasn’t been…
Yawns All Around: NHL Trade Deadline Winners and Losers James Neveau | February 27, 2012 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist Another trade deadline is now in the books in the National Hockey League, and despite the huge expectations and people calling it the league’s “Christmas”,…
Five Reasons Why ‘We Don’t Want You,’ Rick Nash The Hockey Writers | February 23, 2012 With the NHL trade deadline looming large over the hockey world, several names are being floated around the rumour mill. The usual ‘players’ are rumoured to be making deals to…
If Blackhawks Can Quenneville, Where Will He Land? James Neveau | February 13, 2012 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist Before this NHL season kicked off, one of the teams that pundits were talking about as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender was the Chicago Blackhawks.…
Blue Jackets Goaltending Woes Alex Stallings | February 11, 2012 The city of Saint John, New Brunswick is situated on the Bay of Fundy, at the mouth of the Saint John River in Canada. It is an industrial city with…
All-star Game to Columbus, Planned Fan Protest, Carter on the Block Alex Stallings | January 28, 2012 On Saturday January 28 a group of angered Blue Jackets fans plan on holding a protest in the plaza outside Nationwide Arena. Hours later the NHL is reportedly set to…
Evaluating the Tenure of Scott Howson Part 1: Righting the Ship Alex Stallings | January 10, 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.
Re-visiting the Jeff Carter Trade Alex Stallings | December 27, 2011 On June 23 Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson pulled off the biggest move of his tenure trading young winger Jakub Voracek…
Rookie Ryan Johansen Sparks Blue Jackets Alex Stallings | November 13, 2011 How does one go from a mid-round selection in the Bantam draft to a top-5 pick in the NHL draft? If you are Ryan Johansen of the Columbus Blue Jackets…
Blue Jackets acquire center Mark Letestu from Pittsburgh Darren Coslov | November 9, 2011 COLUMBUS,Ohio- Yesterday the Columbus Jackets acquired center Mark Letestu from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2012 NHL entry draft. It was announced by…