The Blue Jackets Roundtable Podcast - Episode XIX - PLAYOFFS!
In which Dan is joined by Matt as well as Jim Rixner from Pensburgh to discuss the first round series.I really do have the best of intentions about keeping up with this podcast. I do. And yet, it seems...
View ArticleNM Contest Winners And New Playoff Bracket Challenge
Before I post the winners of the 3 Nucks Misconduct competitions from this season, I just want to thank not only everyone who participated in those events, but also every member of the NM Community,...
View ArticleGet to Know a Blue Jacket: Ryan Johansen
For part of our preview of the Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets series, we profile a couple of important but perhaps lesser known players that may be the difference between winning and losing.Name:...
View ArticleBlue Jackets vs. Penguins: Tale of the Defensive Tape
The Blue Jackets have a plethora of young defensemen and a guy with a Vezina Trophy on his mantle. The Penguins can score at will, but also boast some dangerous defensemen and a goalie who can be...
View ArticleGet to Know a Blue Jacket: Boone Jenner
For part of our preview of the Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets series, we profile a couple of important but perhaps lesser known players that may be the difference between winning and losing.Name:...
View ArticlePenguins Practice Update: Malkin to return for Game 1?
A huge update for the day before the Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets playoff series beginsYesterday was an off-day and a prep day, and I hope we're all prepared because this is Game 1 Eve...
View Article2014 NHL Playoff Pick 'em: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Armed with a top-flight goalie, can the Columbus Blue Jackets finish what the New York Islanders started last spring?Not many people like the Pittsburgh Penguins.No, I mean "like" them for this series,...
View Article2014 Lighthouse Hockey Playoff Bracket Pool
Put your picks where your poll is. (That's how that goes, right?)The annual Lighthouse Hockey NHL playoff bracket pool is back this year, hosted at the same site as last year, officepooljunkie. As...
View ArticleNHL Playoffs: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Preview
The StatsColumbus Blue JacketsPittsburgh PenguinsRecord43-32-713th51-24-76thGF/Game2.7612th2.955thGA/Game2.6113th2.4910th5-on-5 Close SF/6028.819th29.117th5-on-5 Close SA/6028.211th27.57thFenwick...
View ArticleGet to Know a Blue Jacket: Artem Anisimov
Previewing the Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins playoff series and we turn to a big Russian center. No, not Evgeni Malkin, but Artem AnisimovName: Artem AnisimovHeight: 6'4"Weight: 200...
View ArticlePenguins vs. Blue Jackets Game #1 Preview - The Second Season Begins
The Blue Jackets went 0-5-0 against the Penguins in the regular season. Which matters exactly nada for this series. Hopefully.Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh PenguinsApril 16, 2014 - 7:00 pm...
View ArticleGame Day Thread: Let the Battle Begin
Six teams prepare to sell their souls to the Hockey Gods and worship at their feet of the Corsi and Fenwick overlords. Tonight, it begins.Recommended Pre-Game Reading:Olivier Bouchard takes a...
View ArticleNHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Ducks, Penguins, Canadiens win nail-biters
The Stanley Cup Playoffs began in exciting fashion Wednesday, with Montreal needing overtime to overcome the Lightning. The Penguins rallied against the Blue Jackets and the Ducks held off the Stars,...
View ArticleBrandon Dubinsky sets up Jack Johnson with spin-o-rama pass
Paul Martin is still trying to find Brandon Dubinsky. It's hard to imagine a better start for the Columbus Blue Jackets than the one they had in the first 10 minutes in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night....
View ArticleGame 1 Recap: Pens rally back to beat Blue Jackets 4-3
Down 3-1 after giving up a short-handed goal to Derek MacKenzie, the Pittsburgh Penguins stabilized and fought back to beat Sergei Bobrovsky three straight times and take Game 1 by the final score of...
View ArticleExperience Matters: Penguins Edge Blue Jackets 4-3
For only the second time in franchise history, the Blue Jackets are playing on ice with the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo emblazoned beneath. What has the club learned in the five years since its last...
View ArticleGame 1 lineup updates; Nash doesn't feel bad for Mason; Hartnell on hatred
Today's New York Rangers notes.When this article hits the web, the Rangers-Flyers series will be roughly 13 hours away from puck drop. Needless to say, we're very close to getting the postseason...
View ArticleThursday's Dump & Chase: Defense Wins Championships
Which I guess this year means "allowing less than 5 goals per game wins championships". Twenty-three goals in the first set of games last night...seems kinda high, right? But if you saw the games, they...
View ArticlePens Points Thursday: off day addition
A look around the Pittsburgh Penguins for April 17, 2014Good morning, we survived game one. The Penguins are taking a day off practice today, and after being hit 47 times by Columbus last night and...
View ArticleBlue Jackets vs. Penguins Game #2 Preview -- Applying the Lessons
The Blue Jackets made a good showing in Game 1, but came up short. Time to take the lessons learned and put them into action, with the goal of earning a split before returning home to the friendly...
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