Columbus Blue Jackets (Official Thread)

[CCI]

First hat trick at home in over 4 years for Rick Nash tonight....

great game. My new years wish is for the CBJ on this west coast road trip come out ahead and score some points and make a dash for the playoffs.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Blue Jackets 4, Oilers 2: Hat trick caps 2007
Nash's three goals send Jackets into new year on high note
Tuesday, January 1, 2008 3:11 AM
By Aaron Portzline


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Doral Chenoweth III | DISPATCH
Rick Nash, celebrating his second goal, scored with the Blue Jackets short-handed, on a power play and at even strength into an empty net.



On the main concourse in Nationwide Arena sits a large, clear bin used to collect hats thrown onto the ice when a Blue Jackets player scores a hat trick.
It's been a while -- more than three years -- since the collection has grown.
So it was with great joy last night that arena workers got out the big brooms and gathered a hundred or so of the latest trends for the ceremonial dumping later.
Blue Jackets left winger Rick Nash set off a New Year's Eve celebration with his second career hat trick, and the Jackets put an impressive stamp on 2007 with a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers in front of 16,774.

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Jackets notebook: Hard work, patience ignite power play

Tuesday, January 1, 2008 2:57 AM
By Tom Reed


The Columbus Dispatch

Doral Chenoweth III Dispatch
Jason Chimera and Duvie Westcott, right, of the Blue Jackets converge on the Oilers' Zack Stotini.



Like a Rt. 315 motorist suddenly finding an open lane in rush hour, Blue Jackets defenseman Duvie Westcott spotted a clear shooting angle at the last possible second.
With the score tied and time ticking away on a third-period power play, Westcott fired a low shot from the right point that zipped through traffic and hit Edmonton Oilers goaltender Dwayne Roloson.

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[Mike80]

Big win tonight on the road against the Kings after a tough loss last night....

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Blue Jackets rebound with win
Peca scores twice in return to lineup
Friday, January 4, 2008 3:06 AM
By Aaron Portzline


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

LOS ANGELES -- Michael Peca didn't need much time to make his presence felt in the Blue Jackets' lineup.
Peca, who missed the previous five games because of headaches and a stiff neck, scored two goals last night in the Blue Jackets' 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings before 14,173 in the Staples Center.
It was Peca's second goal -- a redirection of a Jason Chimera slap shot with 5:18 to play -- that stood as the winner.

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Jackets notebook: Injury-hampered Peca back in lineup
Center eager to play during important trip
Friday, January 4, 2008 3:03 AM
By Aaron Portzline


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

LOS ANGELES -- Michael Peca was back in the Blue Jackets' lineup last night when Columbus played the Los Angeles Kings in the Staples Center.
The goal now for the 33-year-old center is to stay there.
Peca's game log looks like this: missed two games (back spasms), played 13 games, missed six (groin), played 11, missed two (strained pectoral muscle), played one, and most recently missed five (headache, stiff neck).
"I don't think I can change the way I play," Peca said. "The latest one (a hit by Nashville's Marek Zidlicky) was kind of an innocent one. Everything else hasn't really been the result of physical play.

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[Fungo Squiggly]

With CBJ prospect Steve Mason in goal, team Canada dropped the Americans 4-1 today to advance to the finals of the World Juniors. Mason stopped 33 of 34 and was named team's player of the game.

LINK!

For the second straight year, Canada has defeated the United States in the semifinals of the world junior hockey championship in the Czech Republic.
Goals by Shawn Matthias, Karl Alzner, Colton Gillies and Brad Marchand propelled Canada to a 4-1 victory and a date with Sweden in Saturday's gold medal game.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

At midway point, Jackets focusing on playoff push

Saturday, January 5, 2008 3:04 AM
By Aaron Portzline


The Columbus Dispatch

In 2001-02, Blue Jackets coach Dave King became so irritated by talk before the season of the playoffs that he dubbed it the "P" word and banned the players from saying it.
King couldn't control the entire organization, however, and the "P" word remained in all-too-frequent use.
In the four seasons that followed, Blue Jackets fans became hardened by the playoff promises each summer and fall, followed by the inevitable apologies each spring.

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Jackets still find gloom in San Jose

Sunday, January 6, 2008 4:36 AM
By Aaron Portzline


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Marcio Jose SanchezAssociated Press
The Blue Jackets' Jody Shelley, left, and Dan Fritsche sandwich Mike Grier along the boards.



SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A year ago today, the Blue Jackets walked into the HP Pavilion with puffed-out chests and an outside chance to get into the Western Conference playoff picture.
They left a few hours later with two injured veterans, Sergei Fedorov and Duvie Westcott , and an ugly loss to the San Jose Sharks that sent the Jackets spiraling the rest of the way.

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Jackets notebook: Modin has more tests on his aching back

Sunday, January 6, 2008 4:03 AM
By Aaron Portzline


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- While the Blue Jackets were playing back-to-back games in Anaheim and Los Angeles last week, left winger Fredrik Modin was seeking a second opinion on his lingering back injury.
Modin, who has played in just six of the Blue Jackets' 42 games, was seen by Dr. Robert G. Watkins in Los Angeles.

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Jackets notebook: Playoff push raises stakes
Experience will be new for most on roster
Monday, January 7, 2008 3:04 AM
By Aaron Portzline


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ Associated Press
Sharks right winger Steve Bernier collides with Blue Jackets goalie Pascal Leclaire during San Jose's 3-2 victory Saturday night.



SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sergei Fedorov has played in 162 Stanley Cup playoff games, nearly the equivalent of two full NHL seasons.
Captain Adam Foote is right behind him with 154 postseason games.
But there's nothing either player can say or do to prepare most of the rest of the Blue Jackets for what the next few months could hold.
Even with a 3-2 loss in San Jose on Saturday in HP Pavilion, the Blue Jackets are in the hunt for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.

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[jimotis4heisman]

with pascal out until?
the cbj have emergency recalled steve mason from jrs, he just minded the net for the candian team for the world jrs and was recently traded from london to kitchener.


this works only because of the bus crash (lacosta hurt)
popperle is out for the year (maybe career over with his knee injury)
thus the cbj do not have anyone who is on a nhl contract available to them

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Absolutely pathetic showing last night.

 

[jimotis4heisman]

Absolutely pathetic showing last night.

i would have pulled freddy and given mase a reward...

 

[jimotis4heisman]

somebody may be starting in goal for the west in the asg...