Monthly Archive: November 2011

The Russell/Nikitin trade: 9 games in

Although nobody but Fedor Tyutin knows what Nikita Nikitin thinks or says, mostly due to his lack of English, it was no secret that his counterpart Kris Russell did not want out of Columbus. From the mouth of General Manager Scott Howson at the Season Ticket Holder Q&A and from the snips of articles in …

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A subtle I-told-you-so: Curtis Sanford

July 1, 2011. The Blue Jackets are in need of a backup goaltender on the dawn of Free Agency. If youfollow me on the Twittersphere, you probably saw me say, “The Blue Jackets should sign Curtis Sanford.” Much to my delight they did, although it was a two-way, with Sanford slated to be the third …

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LIVEBLOG: 11/23 @ NJ

First Period: – Starters: A. Vermette-S. Pahlsson-D. Dorsett; M. Methot- J. Wisniewski; C. Sanford – Scratches: A. Johnson, D. Brassard, S. Mason – Breaking glass, already. The game hasn’t even started. – There are not words for my dislike of the fourth line of Bass-MacKenzie-Boll. Useless, talentless waste of roster space. – On the other …

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Come Together

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 3-1-1 in their last five. Yes, you read that correctly. Could this be the team we were led to believe that we’d really be seeing this season? It’s probably easy to get caught up in the furor of the moment and to be dazzled (or glamored, if you will) by …

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An Open Letter

Dear Blue Jackets, This is an open letter not to the marketing, the ownership, or the front office, but instead to the 23 players who call themselves the Columbus Blue Jackets. Why are you doing this to us? I don’t know if I love anything as much as I love Blue Jackets hockey. I live …

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Happy CBJ-o-ween!

MYTHICAL CREATURE

Since they have been less than secretive about tonight being their team Halloween shindig – it’s only fair we make ridiculous assumptions about what they’re dressed as, right? Here are a few predictions, and awards: Ryan Johansen’s curfew is 9:00, so he showed up early in his costume: A Mythical Creature Known As a  First-Round …

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