Bucky Katt;1007453; said:
the list of players, good, mediocre and bad who arent jacket killers isnt very long...8 shots on goal, 3 assists, a +2 rating (and apparently a little goaltender interference to make his evening complete). Columbus needs to sign him just so they don't ever have to play against him again.
Great win boys! Hope that 3rd period play continues.
Commentary
Bob Hunter commentary: Jackets realize fans must be won back slowly
Sunday, December 9, 2007 6:35 AM
By bob hunter
Some Blue Jackets fans are like a kid whose mother asks him to sample the cookies she's baking to see if they're any good.
"I'm not sure," the kid says. "Let me try another one."
What do you think now?
"Let me try another one," he says.
Now?
"Uh, maybe I'd better try one more?"
Some local hockey fans are up to 29 cookies, uh, games, and they're still not sure about a team that, after all they've been through, should taste pretty darn good. But they need to see another one, and another one, and another one, before they're ready take the plunge and give the team the thumbs up with their wallets.
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Wild 2 Blue Jackets 1
Wild staves off rally
Blue Jackets unable to overcome third-period deficit
Sunday, December 9, 2007 3:29 AM
By Aaron Portzline
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Neal C. Lauron DISPATCH
Rick Nash, left, of the Jackets and Kim Johnsson of the Wild race for a loose puck in the first period.
Once again, the Blue Jackets had a flat-line start. But this time, they couldn't muster a fantastic finish.
By coach Ken Hitchcock's estimation, the Blue Jackets put in 12 hard minutes last night toward the end of a 2-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild, played in front of 15,666 in Nationwide Arena.
Afterward, Hitchcock was doing a slow burn.
"The consequences will start now," Hitchcock said.
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Blue Jackets notebook: Wild's Voros accepts Boll's call to fisticuffs
Sunday, December 9, 2007 3:16 AM
By Tom Reed
The Columbus Dispatch
Neal C. Lauron DISPATCH
Jason Chimera, left, and Blue Jackets teammate Dan Fritsche gang up on Todd Fedoruk of the Wild.
Minnesota Wild forward Aaron Voros didn't invent the code, he doesn't know its origin or even carry a dog-eared copy of it.
He knows the code verbatim, however, and is more than willing to uphold its 100 years of testosterone-enriched history.
If you injure an opponent, accidentally or not, you had better be prepared to face his teammates. So Voros didn't have a problem with the challenges he received last night in the Wild's 2-1 win over the Blue Jackets in Nationwide Arena. Jackets forward Jared Boll fought Voros in the second period after defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen goaded him in the first period.
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Ducks 4, Blue Jackets 3 (OT): Ill-timed penalty
Westcott fumes in box when winner is scored
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:46 AM
By Aaron Portzline
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
CHRIS RUSSELL dispatch
Rick Nash gets cross-checked in the back by the Ducks' Rob Niedermayer.
After two days of enduring the grumpy side of coach Ken Hitchcock, the Blue Jackets finally got him off their backs with a very workmanlike effort last night against Anaheim.
If only effort were enough.
The Blue Jackets felt as if they were up against not only the Ducks but two NHL officials, Dean Warren and Dean Morton.
By their way of thinking, perhaps the score should have read: Ducks and Deans 4, Blue Jackets 3 in overtime, before 11,984 in Nationwide Arena.
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Jackets notebook: Weakened penalty kill struggles
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:46 AM
By Tom Reed
The Columbus Dispatch
CHRIS RUSSELLdispatch
Gilbert Brule brings the puck up the ice against Joe DiPenta, left, and Todd Bertuzzi of the Ducks.
The penalty-killing unit has been the most consistent facet of the Blue Jackets' game this season.
When it goes bad, however, the opponents seem to fill the nets.
The Anaheim Ducks scored three power-play goals last night, including the winner by Chris Pronger in overtime, for a 4-3 victory in Nationwide Arena.
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