OFFICIAL Columbus Blue Jackets Thread

[Buck Nasty]

5 power plays....

1 shot total

What the [censored]?

[jimotis4heisman]

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=186767&hubname=nhl
heres an article from tsn, it also has about 4 minutes of sportscentre clips attached to it. worth a look i guess.

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=3962

A Little Controversy Never Hurt Anyone… Assuming it Happens in Your Favor
Today @ 2:05 AM ET | Comments (6)
The Flames continued their winning ways at home tonight, but the game was interesting for goals that didn’t count and goals that did by the time it was over.

The first period was controlled by the Flames and included a power-play where they managed to keep the pressure in the Columbus zone for almost all of the two minutes and generated some great chances, but Pascal Leclaire was equal to the challenge and kept his team in the game by shutting down some great chances by the Flames. The period was coming to a close when an interference call against Andrei Zyuzin sent the Jackets to the power-play with just over 2 minutes left. On that power-play, the Flames PK was doing a great job of pressuring the puck, but an untimely line-change gave the Jackets the chance they needed to capitalize as the Jackets converted a nice 3 way passing play to net the games first goal. It was disappointing not only because it was yet another late-period goal which tend to be big momentum shifters, but because it came so close to the end of a power-play that had been held in check by the Flames penalty killers.


The second period was fairly forgettable overall… Although the Flames outshot the Jackets 10-4, they didn’t seem to have the flow they had in the first and a little apprehension was creeping into the fans minds as the arena got fairly quiet and the play of Leclaire was looking disturbingly like the type of performance where a hot goalie leads an underdog team to an upset win.

All that changed just over four minutes into the third. Jarome Iginla was able to capitalize on a goal mouth scramble to knot the game at one and then just over two minutes later things got weird. In what can only be described as odd, the goal light behind Leclaire lit up on a shot that beat him but caught iron behind him. This caused the Flames arena horn to sound signifying a home team goal, it also triggered the pyrotechnics behind the goalie that are a staple of Flames scores. At this point the Jackets froze and looked to be ready to dispute the call to the ref… who was actually waving the goal off… The whistle never went however, and Chuck Kobasew playing to the whistle like you’re always told to was able to deposit the puck behind a visibly bewildered Leclaire.

To add to the confusion, just moments later there was another disputed call, when the Flames looked like they had scored again. And although the replay showed that the puck Must have been over the line due to the positioning of Leclaire’s pads, there was no true visual evidence and the goal was waived off after another lengthy debate at the penalty box.

The final result was a needed although largely unspectacular Flames win. Perhaps the Jackets are playing better with Hitchcock as their new coach, but the way the played tonight it was definitely their goaltending that gave them any chance of winning this game. Thanks to an odd play, and some heads up play by Kobasew the Flames escaped with the win.

i really dont know what to say, maybe im looking for reasons and stretching but all this has really started to eat at me. you have quick whistles, whistles that never seem to come, stunts like this, then you have nash going to the net were hes obviously drilled from behind on a cross check.

over and over it seems that these things go against the bugs. at a certain point i guess you have to shrug it off and keep playing, but sometimes itjust eats at me. i cant remember the last time i left the rink or turned off my tv thinking, boy we got lucky and got some calls in out favor tonight.

all and all happy with pazzy and pic, i really do think pic will see most of the season with the big club. he has it. not the best player but he brings it every night.

one would think a week or two then maybe some movement if the tide doesnt begin to turn. likely modin, carter will be dealt at the deadline for draft picks but thats all conjecture at this point...

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by Buck Nasty

5 power plays....

1 shot total

What the [censored]?

have you seen the conversion percentage over the last month? itd post it but id puke.

hey atleast we have one brightside, we get to face dwayne roloson tonight, its not like he used to be our property or anything...

[ysubuck]

JO,
Why have Carter and Modin been such busts this year? System, coaching, chemistry?

When they brought in Carter I thought to myself, "Well if he can stay healthy he's usually a 40-50 point guy, but he brings some grind to the team."

Haven't seen any of that this year. This is the most frustrated I've ever been watching a hockey team, and I'm a Pens fan from years back.

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by ysubuck

JO,
Why have Carter and Modin been such busts this year? System, coaching, chemistry?

When they brought in Carter I thought to myself, "Well if he can stay healthy he's usually a 40-50 point guy, but he brings some grind to the team."

Haven't seen any of that this year. This is the most frustrated I've ever been watching a hockey team, and I'm a Pens fan from years back.

personally i dont think modin has been that much of a let down. sure he hasnt produced all that much in the goals department but hes played solid two way hockey. i think him and vyborny need to be more assertive in their offensive game, hell its been a month since david has lit the lamp (i use that out of jest after last night)

ive also been disappointed in dancing anson carters play.

i really dont know, i know right now you can see a transition, but im seeing lapses back to the old games.

the thing that continues to stick out is what i deem the cooper syndrome. the going gets tough, the team gets going. they still seem to fold when the chips are on the table. all said after that second goal last night you have two ways to approach it, bag it and quit. or step up and play with a burr up your ass. i didnt see the guys quit, but i felt it was a slow death. i knew it was over. somethinig you dont see out of good teams (think of tressel coached teams. and to some extent what weve seen from mattas teams the last two years).

i dont know some other guys on here :cough:bk:cough: could weigh in probably better than me. (he knows a lot more than he lets on)


the other thing that bugs me while im at it 19 [censored]ing shots, how many times are we gonna take blankteen shots and expect to win? pazzy has played out of his ass the last two games with what a .95something save percentage and given up three goals and we cant get a point?

others feel free to weigh in.

[Buck Nasty]

I thought they were making some progress in Hitch's first couple games, but last night it was back to the old one guy trying to carry the puck into the zone and getting mobbed by 2-3 guys taking it the other way. They also seemed to lapse back into the perimeter game again in the zone. It would be nice to see us get a frigging rebound once in a while. When you only score 0-1 goals a game a garbage goal sounds kind of good right about now. Only problem is someone needs to be within 15 feet of the goal for that to happen. To me the only thing I see sustained improvement on is our hitting and forechecking.

I think Modin will fit in fine once he gets some consistent time with a steady line and develops some chemistry, they players all seem to love him. Carter on the other hand, seems a little outspoken for a guy not producing [censored]. That sounds like the perfect recipe for a ticket out of town (probably what he wants anyways)

[jimotis4heisman]

bn, will you let us know in advance who youll rip so i can bet on them scoring...