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…
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…
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…
Columbus Blue Jackets Getting it Together Alex Stallings | November 22, 2011 Headed into the November 12 meeting with the Winnipeg Jets the Columbus Blue Jackets were mired in a horrible slump. With a record of 2-12-1 and coming off losses of 9-2 and…
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…
Scrutinizing The Columbus Blue Jackets Roster Alex Stallings | November 7, 2011 Nobody saw this coming. Not the fans, not the media, and certainly not the players, coaches, and management of the Columbus Blue Jackets. A record of 2-11-1, five points…
Jackets Lose Another, Time for Changes? Alex Stallings | November 4, 2011 After a hard-fought but ultimately disappointing 4-1 loss to the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, it appears the Columbus Blue Jackets have some tough decisions to make. Goaltender Steve Mason was…
Blue Jackets to Keep Ryan Johansen in NHL Alex Stallings | November 1, 2011 General Manager Scott Howson made it official today, announcing that Ryan Johansen would stay past the ten-game threshold for junior players to be returned to their teams. Affectionately known to Blue…
Bruised Jackets Alex Stallings | October 21, 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…
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