Posts Tagged ‘columbus blue jackets’
Saturday, April 27th, 2013
Well you can say the Edmonton Oilers are taking a deep breath today. They finally beat Niklas Backstrom in Minnesota. Backstrom, who was 17-0 against the Oilers in Minnesota prior to Friday, was pulled late in the first period, after Corey Potter put the Oilers up 3-0. Edmonton then went on to win 6-1.
The Oilers won despite being outshot 39-17 by Minnesota. Their play was simply opportunistic. They registered goals on less than one third of their total shots.
Potter and Nail Yakupov scored two goals each for the Oilers, while Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall had a goal and two assists each.
Jeff Petry meanwhile might have had his best game as an Oiler, as he went a +5.
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Tags: colorado avalanche, columbus blue jackets, corey potter, dallas stars, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers, jeff petry, jordan eberle, minnesota wild, nail yakupov, nashville predators, niklas backstrom, Taylor Hall, Vancouver Canucks
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Thursday, April 18th, 2013
When the Edmonton Oilers hammered the Calgary Flames on April 3 at the Scotiabank Saddledome by a score of 8-2, it seemed extremely likely that the Oilers would finish ahead of the Flames this season for the first time since 2002-03.
At the time the Oilers were nine points ahead of the Flames and in a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
How times have changed. The Oilers have lost six straight contests and the Flames have now won four games after their 3-2 upset win over the Detroit Red Wings in Calgary last night. With the win, Calgary is now one point back of Edmonton.
It is unlikely that either the Flames or the Oilers will make the playoffs this season, as the Oilers are ten points back of the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Flames are 11 points out.
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Tags: calgary flames, columbus blue jackets, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers
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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
Marian Gaborik (Wikimedia Commons)
So far there have been 15 NHL trades on trade deadline day, but none more were bigger than the trade between the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers.
On Wednesday, the Jackets acquired Marian Gaborik from the Rangers for forwards Derek Dorsett (an enforcer with offensive upside who is hurt right now but might be ready in time for the playoffs), Derrick Brassard, defenceman John Moore and a sixth round pick.
This trade is interesting primarily because the Blue Jackets and Rangers made a blockbuster deal that involved Rick Nash in the summer of 2012.
In other moves, the Penguins acquired shootout specialist Jussi Jokinen from the Carolina Hurricanes, the San Jose Sharks reacquired defenceman Scott Hannan from the Nashville Predators and Raffi Torres from the Phoenix Coyotes, the Minnesota Wild acquired Jason Pominville from the Mnnesota Wild, the Phoenix Coyotes also sent forward Steve Sullivan to the New Jersey Devils and Matthew Lombardi to the Anaheim Ducks, the St. Louis Blues sent Wade Redden to the Boston Bruins, and the Colorado Avalanche sent Ryan O’Byrne to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Tags: anaheim ducks, ben bishop, boston bruins, columbus blue jackets, cory conacher, derek dorsett, derrick brassard, filip forsberg, jason pominville, john moore, jussi jokinen, marion gaborik, martin erat, matthew lombardi, michael leighton, minnesota wild, nashville predators, new jersey devils, new york rangers, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, raffi torres, rick nash, ryan o'byrne, San Jose Sharks, scott hannan, steve mason, steve sullivan, tampa bay lightning, toronto maple leafs, Wade Redden, washington capitals
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Friday, March 29th, 2013
The Edmonton Oilers recorded their second key victory of the week Thursday night at Rexall Place.
Just two nights after Nikolai Khabibulin was flawless in an impressive 3-0 shutout win over the St. Louis Blues, it was the Oilers’ offense time to shine.
Sam Gagner led the Oilers with three points (a goal and two assists) as Edmonton defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-4. However it was a third period goal by Ales Hemsky that proved to be very key. Immediately after a brilliant save by Devan Dubnyk, Hemsky stickhandled his way through Blue Jacket players to score the game winning goal with 3:08 left in the third period in a Bobby Orr like fashion.
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Tags: ales hemsky, bobby orr, columbus blue jackets, Edmonton Oilers, nikolai khabibulin, sam gagner, st. louis blues
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Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
You know things are going bad when you lose to the Columbus Blue Jackets. However that was the Oilers’ fate on Tuesday night when they faced the worst team in the National Hockey League and lost by a score of 4-3 in a shootout.
The Oilers could easily beat Steve Mason, who gave up three goals on eight shots, but not Sergei Bobrovsky, who was stellar in making 21 consecutive saves for the Blue Jackets, not including the saves in the shootout off of Sam Gagner and Ales Hemsky.
The Oilers now fall to 1-2-2 on their nine game marathon road trip. Twice against the Blue Jackets the Oilers had the lead, but had numerous defensive breakdowns as a unit throughout the game, allowing the Blue Jackets back into it.
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Tags: columbus blue jackets, Edmonton Oilers, sergei bobrovsky, vinny prospal
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
The Columbus Blue Jackets made history Wednesday by hiring the very first European General Manager in the National Hockey League.
The new Blue Jackets boss is Jarmo Kekalainen, who replaces former Edmonton Oiler Assistant General Manager Scott Howson, who was fired by the Blue Jackets last night.
The move was made by John Davidson, the Blue Jackets’ current president of hockey operations.
Just how bad has Columbus been? Well, they have only made the playoffs once in franchise history and have finished in last place in the Central Division six times in 11 years.
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Tags: columbus blue jackets, jarmo kekalainen, john davidson, scott howson
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Monday, February 11th, 2013
I admit. Over the last couple of years I have sometimes been hard on Edmonton Oilers’ goaltender Devan Dubnyk.
I have blamed him for a few of the Oilers losses along the way. But it should be pointed out that I have had minimal criticism toward him this season.
That is because Dubnyk has become the Oilers’ best player. Last night in Columbus, Dubnyk made 39 saves in a 3-1 win over the Blue Jackets, in a game where Edmonton was outshot 40-14. Yikes!
Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini needs to also be commended for staying patient with Dubnyk instead of listening to well-educated bloggers like me who insisted he be traded for the Oilers to win.
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Tags: columbus blue jackets, devan dubnyk, Edmonton Oilers, magnus paajarvi, Steve Tambellini
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Friday, February 8th, 2013
Nikolai Khabibulin (Dan Nicholas, Wikimedia Commons)
After two home losses in overtime, the Edmonton Oilers play two back-to-back games on the road this weekend in Detroit (Saturday, CBC, 12 p.m.) and Columbus (Sunday, Sportsnet, 4 p.m.).
With Devan Dubnyk playing every game for the Oilers as the goaltender this season, expect Nikolai Khabibulin to get the start Sunday in Columbus.
The Oilers (4-3-3) to start the season are tied for seventh place in the Western Conference with Detroit and Dallas.
The injury woes at center continue for the Oilers. On Friday, the Oilers put Anton Lander on the injury reserve after a foot injury he suffered Wednesday against Dallas and called up Chris VandeVelde from Oklahoma City.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching:
Saturday–World Alpine Skiing Championships–www.cbc.ca–3:00 a.m.–The most significant alpine ski race before the 2014 Olympic Winter Games will take place Saturday from Schladming, Austria with the men’s downhill race at the World Alpine Skiing Championships. 2007 World Championship silver medallist Jan Hudec of Banff, Alberta will start eighth, Ben Thomsen of Windermere, British Columbia, who finished second at a World Cup last year near Sochi, Russia will start 15th, Erik Guay of Quebec City, the defending World Champion will start 16th and Manuel Osborne-Paradis, a three-time World Cup champion, will start 23rd. Dominik Paris of Italy is the current World Cup leader, Klaus Kroell of Austria is the defending World Cup champion and Didier Defago of Switzerland is the defending Olympic champion.
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Tags: 2013 world alpine skiing championships, ben thomsen, calgary flames, chris vandevelde, columbus blue jackets, detroit red wings, devan dubnyk, didier defago, dominik paris, Edmonton Oilers, erik guay, jan hudec, kevin martin, klaus kroell, leland irving, los angeles lakers, manuel osborne-paradis, Miami Heat, nikolai khabibulin, Vancouver Canucks
Posted in Amateur Sports, Curling, NBA, NHL |
Friday, February 8th, 2013
For the first time this season the Calgary Flames won twice in a row. On Thursday night in Columbus, Alex Tanguay scored at 1:07 in overtime, as the Flames defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 to improve to 3-3-2 on the season, and only three points back of the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference with two games in hand.
Tanguay leads the Flames with four goals, five assists and nine points in eight games.
Jiri Hudler and T.J. Brodie had multi-point games for the Flames as they each had two assists.
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Tags: alex tanguay, calgary flames, columbus blue jackets, jiri hudler, lee stempniak, leland irving, t.j. brodie
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Monday, July 23rd, 2012
Rick Nash (Wikimedia Commons)
Rick Nash is the second famous Nash raised in Canada traded in July.
Following Steve Nash’s (not related) deal to the Los Angeles Lakers from the Phoenix Suns earlier this month, Rick Nash was traded Monday from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the New York Rangers.
Nash, who had 30 goals and 29 assists this season was traded to the Rangers with third round pick and Steve Delisle for centres Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov, former Calgary Flame draft pick Tim Erixon, and a first round pick.
Who is Steve Delisle you ask? Well he is a defenceman that only recorded 4 points in 38 games in the East Coast Hockey League last season.
The Blue Jackets probably got as much as they could have possibly dreamed of for Nash. Dubinsky, is considered a checking line forward who had 207 hits last season. Anisimov has shown flashes of brilliance, but needs to show more overall consistency to his game to become the next Pavel Bure rather than the next Nikolai Zherdev.
By the Rangers picking up Nash, a Stanley Cup expectation is now on Broadway. Nash joins Marian Gaborik and Brad Richards in New York. Oh, and yeah, they have Henrik Lundqvist too.
Tags: artem anisimov, brandon dubinsky, columbus blue jackets, new york rangers, steve delisle, Steve Nash, tim erixon
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
Jordan Staal (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
I know it is a big time for many prospects on the weekend of the NHL Entry Draft, but I am more interested in the wheeling and dealing that takes place among the clubs.
The Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins delivered the biggest blockbuster of the weekend. The Penguins, unable to come to terms with Jordan Staal long term, traded Staal to the Hurricanes for centre Brandon Sutter, their first round pick and a prospect.
Staal, considered by many to be one of the best natural centremen in the game today, will join his brother Eric in Carolina.
This past season Staal had 25 goals and 25 assists in 62 games, while Sutter had 17 goals and 15 assists in 82 games.
The Dallas Stars dumped salary by trading Mike Ribeiro to the Washington Capitals for forward Cody Eakin and a second round pick in 2012. Ribeiro had 18 goals and 45 assists this past season.
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Tags: anaheim ducks, benoit pouliot, boston bruins, brandon sutter, brayden schenn, brian burke, carolina hurricanes, cody eakin, columbus blue jackets, dallas stars, eric staal, james van riemsdyk, jonas gustavsson, jordan staal, lubomir visnovsky, luke schenn, michel ouellet, mike ribeiro, new york islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, sergei bobrovsky, tampa bay lightning, toronto maple leafs, washington capitals, winnipeg jets
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Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
For the third year in a row, the Edmonton Oilers will draft first overall in the 2012 National Hockey League Entry Draft. The Oilers only had a 18% chance of winning the lottery.
If you were Steve Tambellini, what would you do with the pick? Would you trade it or keep it? Currently, Nail Yakupov, a forward of Russian descent is the projected number one pick. Yakupov, who played this past season with the Sarnia Sting, had 31 goals and 38 assists in 42 games.
But there are injury concerns with Yakupov. At the World Junior Hockey Championships in Calgary and Edmonton, he injured his knee, then he had an upper body injury in March. Is a possible injury risk like Taylor Hall has turned out to be, worth drafting first?
The Columbus Blue Jackets, who were nine points back of the Oilers had the greatest chance for the top pick. The Oilers become the second team in NHL history with three consecutive first overall draft picks following the Quebec Nordiques from 1989-1991.
State your comments please folks!
Tags: 2012 nhl draft, columbus blue jackets, Edmonton Oilers, nail yakupov, quebec nordiques, sarnia sting
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Monday, March 26th, 2012
The Edmonton Oilers won yesterday and yipee (sarcastically) they moved from 29th to 28th in the NHL Standings, past the lowly Montreal Canadiens.
Yesterday they scored six times, albeit against the immensely defensively inept Columbus Blue Jackets, scoring five times in the second period alone on one year wonder Steve Mason who has done nothing in the National Hockey League since his stellar rookie year in 2008-09.
Then the Blue Jackets brought in former Camrose Kodiak product Allen York in for the third period, who played rather well.
Ok, the Oilers might have scored six times, but Oilers fans have simply no reason to celebrate. It has been an atrocious season for a club expected to contend for a playoff spot by now rather than see the six remaining games against Dallas, Vancouver and two each against Anaheim and Los Angeles have no real significance whatsoever. Wake me up when this team contends. For now, I feel their development is going at snail’s pace like that of the Islanders than the expedient progress of Chicago and Pittsburgh a few years ago.
Tags: allen york, anaheim ducks, camrose kodiaks, Chicago Blackhawks, columbus blue jackets, dallas stars, Edmonton Oilers, los angeles kings, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks
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Saturday, March 24th, 2012
Edmonton’s Heather Nedohin is three victories away from winning the Women’s World Curling Championship in Lethbridge.
Yesterday afternoon, Nedohin got things back on track with a 9-8 victory over the United States in the fourth place tie-breaker.
Nedohin’s team got off to a commanding 4-0 lead after the second end before hanging on for the narrow victory. They now will have to face Korea’s Ji-Sun Kim in the 3-4 game this afternoon (1pm, TSN). With a win, they will then face Switzerland’s Mirjam Ott, the two-time Olympic silver medallist in the semi-final (6pm, TSN) and then if they win that, they will have to face Sweden’s Margaretha Sigfridsson in the final (Sunday, 4:30pm).
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Tags: 2012 olympic games, 2012 women's world curling championship, anthony davis, billy donovan, brent sutter, calgary flames, colorado avalanche, columbus blue jackets, dallas stars, Edmonton Oilers, florida gators, harrison barnes, heather nedohin, jay feaster, ji-sun kim, kansas jayhawks, kris joseph, louisville cardinals, margaretha sigfridsson, michal misewicz, mirjam ott, north carolina tar heels, ohio state buckeyes, rick pitino, soccer olympic qualifier, syracuse orangemen, thomas robinson, tyler zeller, tyshawn taylor, Vancouver Canucks
Posted in Amateur Sports, Curling, NHL, Soccer, University Sports |
Well you can say the Edmonton Oilers are taking a deep breath today. They finally beat Niklas Backstrom in Minnesota. Backstrom, who was 17-0 against the Oilers in Minnesota prior to Friday, was pulled late in the first period, after Corey Potter put the Oilers up 3-0. Edmonton then went on to win 6-1.
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