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Columbus Blue Jackets (Official Thread)

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That's incredible.

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The front office will save a bundle with the much needed comps this hire brings.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Hockey-For-Dummies-John-Davidson/dp/0764552287/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351098711&sr=8-1&keywords=hockey+for+dummies"]Hockey For Dummies: John Davidson,John Steinbreder: 9780764552281: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]


Free books for everyone in the organization!!!
 
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a voice from the past chimes in about JD
Doug MacLean, the former Blue Jackets president and general manager who has routinely criticized the team on his radio show in Toronto, gave the franchise a ringing endorsement for its hiring of John Davidson ? with a few backhanded swipes at team president Mike Priest.

?I think it?s a good move,? MacLean said. ?Look, they tried putting a bean counter in as a president in Mike Priest, and Mike Priest, who was the accountant when I was there and a very good accountant, thought he was a hockey guy. Like the stories I hear from the staff there about him walking in and Googling players and getting involved in player trades. ?

?I think it?s positive all the way around. I think it?s a good move. And let?s hope it works out.?
MacLean also said if Davidson had been hired earlier, the Jackets? roster would be far different than it is now.

?If John Davidson is the president a year ago, the Rick Nash trade is never made,? MacLean said. ?You know what? Now they have a chance with a hockey guy running the organization. If Mike Priest keeps his nose out of it and lets JD run the show ? it will be great for the franchise.?
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OSUScoonie12;2244866; said:
If the NHL cancels the All-Star game this year, does Columbus get it in 2014 or do we just get totally screwed out of one?
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The NHL was likely not going to have an All-Star game in 2014 due to the Olympics.

No other site has been awarded an All-Star game yet, but there has to be an NHL to have an NHL all-star game....
 
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OSUScoonie12;2244866; said:
If the NHL cancels the All-Star game this year, does Columbus get it in 2014 or do we just get totally screwed out of one?
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Gotta believe they'll be awarded the next All-Star Game, likely 2015 (as Mike said, because of the Olympics). On the bright side, by that time, the construction of the new Nationwide building (pretty sure that's what they are working on) will be likely completed by then!
 
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The building in the old surface lot is a parking garage and the new Columbia Gas building. The building out front (Nationwide and Front St) is another Nationwide building.

I would hope they would give Columbus the next all-star game, whenever it may be. The city has been looking forward to it, and it would be a huge boost to the economy in the arena/short north area and other parts of the city.
 
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The Forbes.com report that showed the Toronto Maple Leafs as the first NHL team worth $1 billion and listed the Blue Jackets’ value at $145 million, 28th in the league, included other information that seems illuminating in light of the lockout.
Forbes indicated that the sport’s three most profitable teams — the Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens — accounted for 83 percent of the league’s income, while 13 of 30 teams lost money. Forbes also estimated that the Leafs, Rangers and Canadiens earned a combined $171 million in profits in the 2011-12 season.The other 27 clubs lost a collective $44 million, a dramatic illustration of the gap between the rich and poor teams in the NHL.
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Ah, you know hockey is almost back when there is bad news for the CBJ. :lol:

Ryan Murray out up to six months after surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder.
 
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Bucky Katt;2290350; said:
Ah, you know hockey is almost back when there is bad news for the CBJ. :lol:

Ryan Murray out up to six months after surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder.
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This team is going to be really bad, maybe the short season will make them look less shitty then they are truly capable of
 
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