On a night when the Jackets were ten minutes late to their own party, Matt Calvert stole the show. The game started as oh-so-many this year, down in an 0-2 hole just eight minutes into the game after a couple of unfortunate, ugly goals. But RJ Umberger’s 20th goal got them on the board and …
Monthly Archive: February 2011
What Could Have Been
[Note: Apologies for the lack of Game 59 post. Got home late, have been ill, let it be known the game was phenomenal.] It is no secret that the Columbus Blue Jackets are not fond of the month of December. After closing up November’s schedule, the Union blue were 14-8 and earning 63.6% of the …
Game 58: Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
Let’s talk about that win over Chicago. First of all, let’s reiterate, it was a win over Chicago. Those always feel good, even if the teams are in a virtual tie this season and it wasn’t last year’s Stanley Cup monster. Patrick Sharp scored two goals, giving him seven for the year against the Union …
Game 57: Depleted Jackets hang on for point
In a game started already short their third line right winger Derek Dorsett, injury trouble was the last thing the Columbus Blue Jackets needed. On his first shift of the night, Derick Brassard was hit in the hand and would be lost at least for the immediate future. Not long after, RJ Umberger went down with …
Game 56: Mason, Jackets hold on to keep it rolling
It was not Fedor Tyutin’s day, but luckily for the Columbus Blue Jackets, it was Steve Mason’s. Tyutin took three penalties in the game, the first of which turned into a Brad Richards goal from the corner. Luckily for the Jackets, Matt Calvert popped a Kari Lehtonen rebound right past him and into a wide-open …
Jackets prospect Francis leaves CHL
According to the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, prospect center Chris Francis has left his post with the Fort Wayne Komets of the CHL. Francis started the year with the Falcons, but was reassigned to Fort Wayne where he would have 17 points in 32 games played. The article mentions he had missed the previous two …
Game 55: Jackets win, but lose Dorsett
For the first twenty minutes, this game had all of the makings of “one of those nights.†A lethargic, sloppy first period. Colorado as the opponent. The only thing consistent were the punches landing on Jared Boll‘s face off the fist of Cody McLeod. Philippe Dupuis broke out of the pack and netted an unassisted …
Games 53 & 54: Catching up again…
Who is this team, and what have they done with the Columbus Blue Jackets? In Pittsburgh, everybody showed up to play. The defense was solid – especially the play of frequent scapegoat Anton Stralman. Paired with Hejda, he was a +4 (note: actually +3, the NHL’s statistics gave him credit for the first goal, which …
Game 52: Jackets slip on Oil, but recover nicely
 It started off ugly, and much like many nights the Columbus Blue Jackets have seen this year: lazy defensive plays, penalty trouble, screened shots, and a 2-0 opponent lead before the first period had even settled down. RJ Umberger ignited some life into the team late in the first when some criss-crossing plays with …
Game 51: D-Town Down & Out
Due to a roller derby commitment, I’m watching this game on a sixteen hour delay, so have some observation notes on last night’s game versus Detroit: – Kristian Huselius was a healthy scratch. He became the eleventh player on the current roster to fall victim to Arniel’s willingness to sit his expensive underachievers. – How …
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