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The Legein Trade

by Bethany on 10/20/09 at 08:27 PM ET
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Paul posted earlier about the trade between Philly and the Jackets. Stefan Legein was sent to the Flyers for d-man, Michael Ratchuk.

Stefan has always been one of my favorite prospects, yeah, even with the “retirement” and everything. Here’s the thing though, while I am sad that I won’t get to see Legein in a Blue Jackets jersey, I am so happy for him. This is his chance to get a new start. He will be in an entirely new environment, with new teammates. Teammates that he didn’t let down, teammates who (in theory) won’t judge him for what happened while he was a Blue Jacket.

He gets to start over and I wish him nothing but the best.

But, what about that new guy?

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Ten Points

by Bethany on 10/18/09 at 09:59 PM ET
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The Blue Jackets are off to the best start in franchise history. 5-1-0 and are sitting fifth in the Western Conference. The Blue Jackets have lost ONE game, it’s a nice change from previous seasons. The game last night, was great for a number of reasons, starting from the beginning when I found out that Kris Russell, had signed a three-year extension.

So let’s get down to the game.

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Game 1, Two Points

by Bethany on 10/04/09 at 08:51 PM ET
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The Columbus Blue Jackets opened their season against the Minnesota Wild. It was an amazing game. The Jackets were tentative at first, but eventually got their act together and got the win.

With the new season, I’m changing my post game format.

The Hot:

*Umberger getting the short-handed goal. Not to mention the first goal of the season for the Blue Jackets.
*Steve Mason picking right up where he left off.
*Hitchcock is still getting great cheers from the fans, I love that man.
*Rusty Klesla getting a goal on the day he signed an extension. (More on this later)
*Voracek is huge. It was my first time seeing this kid since last season, wow.

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Commodore Out for the Home Opener

by Bethany on 10/03/09 at 10:36 AM ET
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The Blue Jackets will open their season against the Minnesota Wild. They will be doing it without Mike Commodore. He has been placed on IR with a groin pull according to Puck-Rakers. Roy has been called up from Syracuse. It’s a huge loss for the Blue Jackets, but let’s just hope that he isn’t out for a long period of time.

Now to the home opener. It should be a great game. There is some bad blood between the Wild and the Jackets, going back to the preseason when Eric Belanger boarded Chimera. Belanger did apologize for the hit, but Chimera is standing his ground saying it was a dirty hit. However, I think Boll said it best:

“It’s always in the back of your head,” Boll said. “We know who did it and we know what happened, but we can’t let that get in the way of getting two points. This is a huge year for the franchise and we want to get off on the right foot and that’s with a win, not trying to get back at somebody.”

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Four Days and Counting…

by Bethany on 09/29/09 at 03:52 PM ET
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Yesterday, the Jackets acquired Anton Stralman from the Calgary Flames for a third-round pick in the 2010 entry draft.

Stralman is exactly what the Jackets needed, in theory. Here’s General Manager Scott Howson, on the subject:

“Anton fits a critical need on our roster,” Howson said. “He’s got puckmoving ability and power-play potential. He’s a right-(hand) shot, too, which is a nice bonus.
“He’s still a young player in the league, so he has a lot of upside, too.”

We have needed that right-handed shot for quite a while, and he has power-play potential.

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Injuries and Hockey Season

by Bethany on 09/19/09 at 02:07 PM ET
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We are two games into the preseason now, and with a game tonight against the dreaded Predators. It’s time for another update.

The Jackets lost the first two preseason games, the first a 5-4 OT loss to the Penguins, the second, last night a 2-0 loss to the Wild.

The scariest news out of last night, was that Jason Chimera, was carried off on a stretcher after a hit from Eric Belanger (of course don’t forget that Chimera gave the crowd 2 thumbs up as he left).

The quote that shook me the second I read it was from Fredrik Modin:

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Vermette Signs Extension!

by Bethany on 09/15/09 at 11:18 AM ET
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The Blue Jackets have signed Vermette to a contract extension. It is a 5-year contract, worth $18.75 million.

The Blue Jackets have been busy this summer locking up Nash, Brassard, and Dorsett.

This is a great move. Vermette made an immediate impact on the team when he came to us last season.

Rook and UFA Season!

by Bethany on 07/01/09 at 01:12 AM ET
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So much has happened with the Blue Jackets, and I promise to get all caught up this week as my life has decided to calm down for a bit. Free agency starts tomorrow and there are a few items of business to take care of before I hop into that mess.

First of all the Blue Jackets have been blessed with a new goaltending coach, David Rook. Steve Mason of course is thrilled to have Rook apart of the organization.

“If I’m playing poorly, he will not hesitate to tell me to pick up my game,” Mason said. “When things aren’t going well, he has been able to get me out of the rut.”

That’s a good thing for the Jackets. Last season as Mason struggled to find his form, and having a goaltenders coach who has a history with Mason will certainly help.

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Sin Tax…and the Jackets

by Bethany on 06/03/09 at 11:03 PM ET
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The Blue Jackets had five bloggers get together yesterday for a roundtable discussion. I was lucky enough to be asked to go to the meeting and to have Senior Vice President of the Blue Jackets, Greg Kirstein, explain the entire situation to us in regards to the sin tax (the tax on alcohol and cigarettes), and the exact situation that is happening with the Blue Jackets. Mike Priest is currently on vacation which was why he was not there meeting with us.

I am not a resident of Columbus or Franklin County so the ‘sin tax’ has nothing to do with me...except my team is involved.

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Off Season is Slow

by Bethany on 05/18/09 at 10:49 PM ET
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With the Blue Jackets out of the playoffs it’s hard to blog when...well there’s not a lot to say and it’s quite boring.

Talks with Manny Malhotra are underway, Howson has made Manny the priority UFA for the Jackets...personally I was thinking Williams first, but again, I’m not the general manager of this hockey club.

Malhotra has been with the Jackets since the 2003-2004 season. He’s a leader on the team and he and his family are comfortable here. Aaron Portzline thinks it will be a three-year deal at about $5 million...but again, you never know with these contracts.

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