Columbus Blue Jackets (Official Thread)

[Sgt Brutus]

Last years wild card spot was locked up by the Pens at 98 points. Through 13 games the Jackets have 6 points or a roughly 0.734 less points-per-game pace then the Pens had last year.

With 69 games remaining to get 92 points (1.333 per game). We'd have to win 67% of our remaining games - of course you can gain points in OT losses which last year ranged from 5 to 18 across the league. Let's say we get 18 points from OT losses, that'd leave us with the room of winning the remaining 73% of our games.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

So is 67% or 1.33 ppg doable or has CBus played themselves out of the playoffs already 16% of the way into the season?

Currently 6 teams are on pace to match one or both of these requirements (Montreal, NYR, Dallas, St Louis, LA, Vancouver).

So you're saying there's a chance?

Well last year over an 82 game sample ZERO teams maintained a 66.6% win percentage. The closest was NYR at 64.6%. NYR and Montreal were able to get above 1.333 ppg though, with St Louis and Anaheim just a tad bit below (1.329).

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Last years wild card spot was locked up by the Pens at 98 points. Through 13 games the Jackets have 6 points or a roughly 0.734 less points-per-game pace then the Pens had last year.

With 69 games remaining to get 92 points (1.333 per game). We'd have to win 67% of our remaining games - of course you can gain points in OT losses which last year ranged from 5 to 18 across the league. Let's say we get 18 points from OT losses, that'd leave us with the room of winning the remaining 73% of our games.

So is 67% or 1.33 ppg doable or has CBus played themselves out of the playoffs already 16% of the way into the season?

Currently 6 teams are on pace to match one or both of these requirements (Montreal, NYR, Dallas, St Louis, LA, Vancouver).

So you're saying there's a chance?

Well last year over an 82 game sample ZERO teams maintained a 66.6% win percentage. The closest was NYR at 64.6%. NYR and Montreal were able to get above 1.333 ppg though, with St Louis and Anaheim just a tad bit below (1.329).

At this point last year on Nov 4th the lowest point total to make the playoffs was Washington at 10 points through 11 games. Through 13 games Washington had 13 points.

Now the goal may not be 98 points to get a WC spot, I am just going off of last year. In the past 5 years as low as 92 points earned you a spot with 93 being common.

tl;dr
Playoff hopes are fucked and vyvanse is a hell of a drug

 

[OHSportsFan]

Sucking quite a bit less now. And on the West Coast even.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Jk, they suck.

 

[scarletmike]

The Blue Jackets not only won the game tonight, but their social media team won the Internets for the night as well.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Two in a row and 6-4 in their last 10.....and they actually looked decent on the defensive end the last couple nights.

Shit....that was the fist home victory all year. That's depressing.


As awful as it's been, they are only 8 points out of the final playoff spot. A really good 10 game stretch and they can definitely find their way back up towards the 8 spot.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Dubinsky out a couple weeks

 

[NFBuck]

Opened thread, torn labrum. Out 6-8 weeks.

 

[JXC]

That was the best period of hockey the Jackets have played all year.

Shots on goal that period
..

Jackets 21
Blues 2

2-1 going into the third. This team is starting to put it together. Not only is it early enough for them to get back in the playoff race...but if they do they will be a force.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

3 in a row -- and actually out-played the opponent, which was nice. 7 points out.

 

[Mike80]

3 in a row -- and actually out-played the opponent, which was nice. 7 points out.

Other than the Rags (which I think is just a fast start, they aren't as good as their record), the Metro is like 2 good teams (Rags, Isles) and a bunch of average to crappy teams. 3rd is certainly attainable in this division if they continue to play well...as we all know form history, they tend to take either December or January off and then play balls to the wall for the rest of the year when its already too late...

 

[OHSportsFan]

Start bad.
Get hot.
Get injured.
Get out of contention.
Get healthy.
End strong with momentum for next year.

Sorry for no Spoiler tag.

Here we go, fellas!

 

[TooTall]

Jackets win tonight 4-0 against Nashville. Lost Tyutin and Goloubef to upper body injuries. Goloubef took a shot to the face, heard the announcers say it's a fractured jaw.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Clicked in here. Strained oblique. Out 1-2 weeks.