by Brad Kurtzberg | Apr 12, 2015 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, New York Islanders
The New York Islanders lost the final regular season game at the Nassau Coliseum to the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 in a shootout. The game was a difficult loss for the home team who saw a 3-1 third-period lead slip away and with it, their chance for home ice advantage...
by Brandon Mersky | Apr 11, 2015 | AHL, Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers
Hartford CT – Friday night, and we’re back at Hartford’s XL Center for the last of ten meetings this year between the Hartford Wolf Pack (39-23-5-4) and the Springfield Falcons (36-28-8-1). Overall, the Falcons haven’t been the greatest challenge for the Wolf...
by Ed Cmar | Apr 2, 2015 | Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL
To say that the Columbus Blue Jackets have experienced a hardscrabble season of adversity, particularly with injuries is to be kind. They are the runaway winner of the not-so-dubious distinction of ‘Man Games Lost to Injury’, a statistic that the National Hockey...
by Ed Cmar | Mar 1, 2015 | Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL
Last week, I wrote an article which was a trade primer for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Unbeknownst to myself and every other observer, Blue Jackets General Manager (GM) Jarmo Kekalainen, as he did in 2013, had other, additional ideas in mind to shape the Blue Jackets...
by Ed Cmar | Feb 22, 2015 | Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL
For those of us stats nerds – I’m a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), something I utilize for my ‘day job’ – there is a valuable resource to determine each National Hockey League (NHL) teams mathematical chances for qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The...
by Seth Rothman | Feb 22, 2015 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, New York Rangers
NEW YORK – With all the talk about what the Rangers need to do at next Monday’s trade deadline to improve for a run to the Stanley Cup, an important fact seems to have been misplaced. This team, this seemingly-flawed group that apparently isn’t as good as last year’s...