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Zherdev’s Triumphant Return
by Bethany on 10/24/08 at 09:47 PM ET
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Okay, so I missed the first period due to being on the road, and hitting every ounce of traffic ever. But, thankfully I made it home for the second period. The first period appeared to be interesting, with Voracek scoring his third goal of the season. Also, don’t boo Zherdev. He was traded, he didn’t leave by choice. It’s classless, save your boo’s for someone that matters, yes, you know who I am talking about.
The second period got underway, and the Blue Jackets went down 2-1. Daniel Girardi and and Brandon Dubinsky scored the goals for the Rangers. Both goals, had an assist from, you guessed it, Nikolai Zherdev. A scary moment happened in the second, before the scoring took place, with Rangers coach Tom Renney took a stick, and was helped to the back, and did not return. Rick Nash also had a breakaway and missed it. Rick Nash is now 0 for 6 on the breakaways on the season...not that I’m counting.
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Zherdev (and Fritsche) Return!
by Bethany on 10/24/08 at 01:26 PM ET
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Well, it’s here. Game day against the New York Rangers, it’s not so much that tonights game is going to be about playing the Rangers. It’s about the return of Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche, and about Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman playing their old club. Zherdev and Fritsche are going to want to put on a show for the home crowd, and Tyutin and Backman are going to try and keep the Rangers in check.
It’s going to be a big test for the Blue Jackets to keep everything together and to play three solid periods of hockey. The Blue Jackets need a win tonight to stay above .500. Our focus needs to be putting pucks on the net, communication, and playing smart hockey. The Rangers have a potent offense and can score at any time, while their power play may be ranked 22nd in the league, that doesn’t mean they can’t score. The Rangers goaltender, Lundqvist is one of the best in the league, the more pucks we throw at him the better off we will be.
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The Blue Jackets Help
by Bethany on 10/23/08 at 01:41 PM ET
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Sometimes, you don’t need to worry about the goals, the shutouts, and the struggling defense, you need to worry about something else. Today the Blue Jackets helped out Flashes of Hope. It’s a non-profit organization that takes photographs of children fighting cancer and other potentially fatal diseases. Rick Nash, Fredrik Modin, Jared Boll, and Jason Chimera went in to take pictures with the kids.
I think this is something that everyone can relate to. We all know someone who has been affected by a life threatening disease. For me, it was my Uncle, who passed away three years ago in February with complications stemming from his leukemia. It was a great way for the Blue Jackets to do something meaningful and to help these kids have a reason to smile, in the toughest time of their young lives.
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Oh those Preds.
by Bethany on 09/28/08 at 10:55 AM ET
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The Nashville Predators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets last night. The final score of 3-1 Preds doesn’t do a lot of justice to what actually happened in the game. The Jackets dressed one of their top six forwards, RJ Umberger, and we didn’t dress any of our top four defensemen. Two of the three Predators goals were scored on the power play. It was a tough night for the Jackets as Tootoo seemed to get under the skin of everyone. He did his job extremely well last night. He never dropped the gloves, on order from Barry Trotz, who said:
``It was a physical game and obviously they’ve been targeting Jordin the last two nights,’’ Trotz said. ``I basically put the no-fighting (restriction) on Jordin. There’s no sense fighting some guy that will not be in the league.’’
He was talking about Jon “Nasty” Mirasty. I’m sure there are a couple of regulars who wouldn’t have mind to throw down with him, Boll if his arm wasn’t still on the mend and Tollefson who already had one fight under his belt. However, October 17th will be here soon enough, and Tootoo will be against a lineup of Jackets who won’t mind dropping the gloves.
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