Slow Days for CBJ

The days are shorter and hockey is slowly approaching.  Just some quick hits for what players are doing now.
Boll, Torres and Brassard were practicing at the Dublin Chiller.
Mayorov is now signed.  This kid could really bring some upside to the future of the offese.  Could be a late draft steal.
Traverse City rookie camp and tournament [...]

Quick Hit: State of the Franchise

I recommend reading the article in puck rakers today about a quick Q&A session with John P. McConnell.  You can get a general idea on his thoughts of the franchise from both a business perspective and a team perspective.  It doesn’t seem as though he is going to be as a big a public figure [...]

Legein Done. Filatov Ready.

As you may or may not know, CBJ prospect Stefan Legein has decided to quit pursuing hockey.  Not too many remarks have come out of this sudden news.  Fans are shocked, and many rumors have been brewed up regarding Legein’s departure.
My opinion is no immediate loss here…  But it’s too bad we lost a draft [...]

CBJ picked to miss playoffs again

As indicated in the Dispatch puck rakers blog, the blue jackets have been picked to miss the playoffs yet again by THN…
Interesting enough, one of the teams to finish below them is the Colorado Avalanche.  I must admit that their goal-tending situation might not be that great, but if Raycroft has a resurgance, he could [...]

Will a Number One Center Please Stand UP!

It was no secret that the Columbus Blue Jackets were in a desperate search for a number one center this off-season.  The very wording of this suggests that being positioned as the first center on the depth chart does not automatically qualify you as a “number one center”.  In the end, it looks like the [...]