Bethany's Hockey Rants

Category: Scott-Howson

Three Games Left

by Bethany on 04/07/09 at 10:26 PM ET
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Well with Huselius out...for at least Wednesday. The Jackets have a lot of offense to make up.

I think they can win these last three games, but the have to stay focused and play smart.

The lines, as usual get a shake up due to the injuries.

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Two Trades

by Bethany on 03/04/09 at 08:04 PM ET
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That’s all the Blue Jackets did today, was two trades. They didn’t make a huge slash, but they did get a very good player in Vermette.

During Howson’s press conference he said that Vermette is someone that the Blue Jackets have been after for a while.

I love this move. Pascal Leclaire, while an outstanding goaltender is injury prone. Unfortunately for Pazzy he hasn’t been healthy while in Columbus. He won’t be able to play this season, but next season he will be great for the Senators. He sounded so excited to be going to Canada in his interview with TSN.

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Howson in Ottawa

by Bethany on 02/28/09 at 08:16 PM ET
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Just got word that Scott Howson is at the Ottawa vs. Leafs game. Howson refused to comment to the CBC...but my guess is Antropov is getting a good look. He’d look nice in a Blue Jackets sweater...don’t you think. He could be looking at some Sens, but my guess is that Antropov is the reason Howson is there.

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Six in Nine

by Bethany on 02/22/09 at 11:03 PM ET
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Sometimes you have the highs, and then you have the lows. The game on Saturday was one of the worst games I have ever seen the boys play. They finished their sixth game in nine days with a loss to the Anaheim Ducks, who had played the night before.

I couldn’t be prouder of this team. We got NINE out of a possible twelve points, that’s nothing to be ashamed of. Back in the day, we would have considered ourselves lucky to get out of this stretch with 6 points. But, the way we lost was what was disappointing. They just weren’t in the game last night.

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Moving right along

by Bethany on 02/19/09 at 09:41 PM ET
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The Blue Jackets beat the St. Louis Blues last night to move up to sixth in the Western Conference. They played the game for 40 minutes and then the final period, as Hitch said, “Played the score.” They almost gave the Blues a point, but were able to pull it out, thanks to Steve Mason.

The third period was pathetic, we sat back and let the Blues score two goals to make it a one goal game. It was unacceptable, and one of the periods that make Hitchcock “hate coaching.”

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A point lost

by Bethany on 02/17/09 at 09:52 PM ET
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The Jackets lost in a skill competition last night. RJ Umberger was an absolute beast for the Blue Jackets last night. He set a franchise record by scoring two goals 89 seconds apart. It was a game that the Jackets should have won. We had every opportunity to win, but we didn’t capitalize on our chances - shocker, I know.

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A sweep, a sweep!

by Bethany on 02/11/09 at 09:58 PM ET
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My favorite part of the season so far? Sweeping the season series against the Avs. Why you may ask? Foote is actually the last of the reasons. One, the Avs have been like that mean older brother who continually beat you. We just couldn’t solve them...until Hitchcock came around, and we got rid of old Footer. Second, this is a team we needed to beat, and losing all the games against the Coyotes we had to sweep someone and we just got lucky that it was someone who we hate as much as we hate the Avs.

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Updates from the Jackets

by Bethany on 02/05/09 at 03:47 PM ET
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hate the deadline, can’t stand it. Last year was tough on the team and fans, as our ‘captain’ forced his way out. This season we are going to be buyers, which means we’ll be getting rid of some of the players that aren’t “necessary” for the playoff push. I have been trying to come up with a few guys, but nothing really sticks out aside from Backman. I highly doubt that we will have any takers for him.

I trust Scott Howson and his decisions, so I know that if we get a good deal for a quality center, he will take it, but won’t sell the farm. And, hopefully won’t give up too many draft picks doing it.

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Letting him rest…

by Bethany on 02/04/09 at 09:50 PM ET
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Time to let the kid rest. It was obvious against Dallas, and it was obvious against the Blues last night, Steve Mason needs to rest!! Thankfully, Hitchcock got the message and on Friday, in Pittsburgh, Dubie gets his first start as a Blue Jacket.

Let’s talk about the game. We hit a lot of posts - but that is no excuse for the way we played. Not saying anything bad about a team that is able to play a pretty style of hockey, but we aren’t that team. We don’t win hockey games with that. We win by outworking the other team and playing a “weighty” game.

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Rick Nash leads the way

by Bethany on 01/28/09 at 10:46 PM ET
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Rick Nash is for real. He’s the best captain that this franchise has ever known. He never gives up, and is always willing to do what it takes to make his team win. So let’s take a trip down memory lane with Nash.

What I love the most is that he hugs everyone, like seriously everyone around him.

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