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I didn’t want to do this…BUT…………

Since the Sharks have been eliminated by the Red Wings. And, the Sabres eleminated the Rangers. There is one team in each of the Conference Finals that I will be cheering for. Out of the East it’s the Senators *I just realized I wrote Rangers earlier but no worries I caught it* Out of the West it’s the Ducks. You can expect me to cover those teams over here. Basically because there is not a whole lot going on in Blue Jackets Nation. We’re still waiting on a new GM and for the current President to figure out how this hockey operations thing works. (So not even kidding…still don’t believe me article here. In other news Rick Nash, Fredrik Norrena, David Vyborny, and Jason Chimera are tearing up the World’s over in Russia…Michael over at Army of Ohio covered that here. Also, the Cincinnati Cyclones lost a series (that they were up 3-1 in) last Thursday. But, that doesn’t mean the baby Habs didn’t have a remarkable year.

OH! And, in happy news Scottie Gomez said he is going to test the UFA market this year!!!!!!!! Check it out!

Well that’s all for now. I am sure I will write more later.

CBJ News

Well my friend Michael Arace over at his blog just wrote a great one talking about The Jackets and their future. You can view the blog here. A few things he talks about I kind of want to give my opinion on.

Fedorov moving back to center. Well that’s great. But let’s face the facts. His numbers were better when he was a defensemen. I actually took the time and figured it out. Now, being the Fedorov that I am I don’t care where he goes. But, as a Blue Jackets fan I honestly would rather see him on the blue line. So, with Fedorov moving back to center, that leaves us needing another top line center. In the UFA market this coming July 1st there is going to be a bunch of them…the one’s I think we should get…Scottie Gomez. He is an amazing playmaker and I think would do wonders for our team. Some other good centers that could potentially be available are Chris Drury and Daniel Briere. I don’t care for either of these players because I hate Buffalo so I don’t care if we get them or not. But, if we do have to get one I would choose Drury…I think he is a better playmaker than Briere.

He also talks about the fact that the new GM may not be willing to spend money on getting the correct players because right now they’re losing money, the fan base is dwindling, and well we need some direction. So, I don’t know that the new GM will spend the money on another $6 million dollar center. But, we have other needs that we do need two Top 4 Defensemen. I don’t know what they are going to do. But, we need help on the blue line and if we have to wait on the center that would be fine and I could deal with that if we could get a defensemen or two.


Anyway, that’s all I really have. Hopefully, our new GM will do something great for our team. I’m not asking for a Stanley Cup, I’m just asking for a playoff spot, because damn it I want to wave a towel around my heat and say Let’s Go Jackets!! So, hopefully that day will come soon.

Good Evening!


So I have been slacking on the posts however tonight I will ve liveblogging the Sharks and Wings game tonight…so tell your friends. Right, now I’m watching the Sens and Devils game. Can I tell you how much I want Scott Gomez on my team?! Thankfully he will be a UFA on July 1st so let’s hope we get him…or some top line center…because I think that we’re going to keeps Fedorov on defense…but I don’t really know. It’s all up to Hitch. Still no word on a new GM. I will keep you posted.

OK, so for the much awaited Draft post. *This isn’t going to be much really!* I live about an hour and a half from Columbus where the draft is taking place. So, I am coming up Thursday after work and getting a hotel kind of out of town that way I don’t have to deal with staying in town and I think it’s cheaper. But, I mean whatever. I am hoping to hang out with some fellow bloggers so if you’re going let me know and we will get together for dinner or something. i am not sure how the draft works. So maybe someone should explain it to me but uhm…I will have my car up there. Anyway. that’s all keep a look out for the liveblog tonight!

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