Tag: Columbus Blue Jackets

  • After the First Day: Free Agency Thoughts

    Market, via  Merriam-Webster: d : the area of economic activity in which buyers and sellers come together and the forces of supply and demand affect prices <producing goods for market rather than for consumption> I think a lot of hockey fans forget what a market really is when it comes time for free agency.  The…

  • Thin Air: Short and Sweet

    – I believe it won’t be too long until the Blue Jackets are no longer mired in the stink of the past.  I think they will turn it around in a few seasons.  Of course, I thought that a few years ago, when they had a decent roster of players and made the playoffs for…

  • Thin Air Sunday: Where’s Hejda?

    Some Sunday morning hockey thoughts –  – I got home from work last night in time to see the Colorado Avalanche melt down in the third period, to the fans in Edmonton’s delight.  The worst, for me, came from Jan Hejda on the Oilers game winning goal.  I would embed the video of it here…

  • Maybe Don’t Trade Nash

    Here’s a wacky thought.  Don’t trade Rick Nash.  There, I said it. A few years ago, I was in Columbus at the same time as their training camp.  Columbus had made a few interesting roster moves, and it looked like they were finally doing something that could have a positive impact one their team.  And…

  • Picks for Goalies can be a Good Thing

    Hot off the presses, Blue Jackets Scott Howson just traded three draft picks to the Flyers for goaltender Sergei Bobrobsky. Good move, Blue Jackets.  Really. I know, it’s weird, that the Blue Jackets and GM Scott Howson can make a good trade.  It doesn’t seem possible, like Phoenix drawing a sell out crowd, or the…