Columbus Blue Jackets (Official Thread)

[NFBuck]

Literally worst case scenario.

 

[TooTall]

Fuck Chicago. Fuck the NHL. And most importantly fuck ESPN.

 

[Thump]

Saw this coming from a mile away.

Only thing I missed was CBJ getting 4th pick.

How much more would it have stung if we had best odds?

 

[Mike80]

Might as well move the team to Quebec.

Buttman doesn't want Columbus to survive, it's not a natural market and will always be 2nd fiddle to Ohio State.

He's not stupid, he knows the fans that still like hockey will navigate to Detroit or Pittsburgh if the CBJ leave.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Should still get a really good player at 3.

 

[NFBuck]

Might as well move the team to Quebec.

Buttman doesn't want Columbus to survive, it's not a natural market and will always be 2nd fiddle to Ohio State.

He's not stupid, he knows the fans that still like hockey will navigate to Detroit or Pittsburgh if the CBJ leave.

Houston Aeros. Book it.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Should still get a really good player at 3.

Carlsson, Smith, or Michov. Unless Fantilli magically doesn’t get picked 2nd.

 

[Thump]

Houston Aeros. Book it.

How does Milwaukee not have an NHL team?

 

[Mike80]

Houston Aeros. Book it.

I'm not sure - that would force them to expand again or move a team from the west to the east (Trashville?) to balance things back out

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

I forgot about how fixed the NHL lottery is when I was wondering what the fuck Columbus was thinking winning that last game. Like it would've mattered.

 

[NFBuck]

As The Athletic’s Blue Jackets beat writer, Aaron Portzline, reported, Columbus hopes to have a new head coach hired very soon, perhaps by the end of the week. Pascal Vincent is an internal candidate who has interviewed, and I’m told the Jackets have also spoken with veteran free agents Peter Laviolette and Mike Babcock. If I had to guess, I think Laviolette is a decent possibility unless the Jackets decide to give Vincent a chance.

Babcock?

(Can't imagine it happening, but just seeing his name...)

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Babcock? Consider me underwhelmed if true….

 

[NFBuck]

Babcock?

(Can't imagine it happening, but just seeing his name...)

Jesus Tapdancing Christ, they're gonna do it.

 

[Thump]

The Columbus Blue Jackets hate their players

Columbus is about to hire Mike Babcock as coach to make life miserable for everyone

deadspin.com

 

[Mike80]

The Columbus Blue Jackets hate their players

Columbus is about to hire Mike Babcock as coach to make life miserable for everyone

deadspin.com

One point in Babcock's favor if the idiots at Deadspin hate it.

Seriously though - the guy DOES know hockey. And since the time in Toronto, he's successfully coached at the college level, and colleges won't put up with the nonsense either, at least not in this era of being sued.

It worked with Torts. It can work with Babcock too.