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Category Archives: Columbus Blue Jackets

First-Round Flops Over the Years

20 June, 2008

No team can get it right in round one every year, even drafting very high. And at times all teams get it really wrong then. A survey such as this is a powerful reminder of the crapshoot that is selecting 18-year-old hockey players. However, it is also an invitation for fans to react with, “What [...]

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TSN: More Russians to Washington

26 February, 2008

TSN is reporting on air that the Capitals have acquired C Sergei Fedorov. Early reports are for draft picks. Details to follow. [1:20 p.m. Update] TSN: Blue Jackets trade Fedorov to Capitals [1:30 p.m. Update] TSN: The Caps have parted with 2007 second-round pick defenseman Ted Ruth to acquire Fedorov. [1:41pm Update] Per the Washington [...]

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Slapshot Mechanics in Columbus

6 February, 2008

Just read an article by Kevin Maywood of The Columbus Dispatch yesterday–perhaps inspired by Alex Ovechkin’s impending visit that night?–on the mechanics of the hockey slapshot. “They compress the stick into the ice 6 to 10 inches behind the puck; that bows the stick, storing energy,” said Terry Walker, a physics professor at Ohio State [...]

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Still No Back-to-Back Regulation Losses Under Boudreau – Caps 4 / Blue Jackets 3 – OT

6 February, 2008
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Rick Nash Gets His Freak On

18 January, 2008

We don’t know if this is a full-on challenge to Alex’s ‘Goal’ (also against Phoenix) or if in fact it might be a clearly superior act of virtuosity. We do know it’s a showcase of sick skill and that you’ll enjoy watching it. If you are having problems with the video above, you can view [...]

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Quarter Mark Report Card

21 November, 2007

My three stars of the season’s first quarter are: (3) Pascal Leclaire — the backstopper of the BlueJackets, disbelievingly into playoff contention, with a .940 save percentage, 1.59 goals-against (second-best in the league) and five shutouts. He’s my Vezina Trophy winner for the first quarter; (2) Henrik Zetterberg — previously a terrific scoring forward, now [...]

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OFB Season Preview

3 October, 2007

What would a band of hockey bloggers be without predictions for the new NHL season? We don’t claim to possess either a crystal ball or spy’s eyes inside the training camps of 29 other clubs, but we thought it might be helpful to our readers to compile a list of offseason (and late last season) [...]

Also filed in Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Central Division, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings, National Hockey League, Northeast Division, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Southeast Division, St. Louis Blues | Comments (6)

I'm a Free Agent. Do I Want To Sign in D.C. This Summer?

16 April, 2007

Already the Doom and Gloom set is sure that the Caps are longshot suitors for super-talented UFAS this summer. Their thinking is: no one would want to come and live here, and play for this cursed franchise, when offers from the league’s elite and non-rebuilding are considered. Their conclusion is that Caps’ management is necessarily [...]

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Lottery Footrace

24 March, 2007

Today, the NHL announced that its Draft Lottery will be held at high noon on April 10th at the league offices in New York. The results will be announced immediately afterward. Teams that did not make the playoffs (or those that acquired the first-round picks of those non-playoff teams) will participate in the lottery. However, [...]

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The Hockey News Team Prospect Rankings

8 March, 2007

The latest issue of The Hockey News has ranked all 30 NHL team’s prospect systems. They have defined prospects as players under 22 years of age as of January 31, 2007. This ranking does not take into account any movement of players at the trade deadline. Note that three of the Caps’ Southeast Division rivals [...]

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