Glen Miller: Third Period Comeback Nets Jackets First Win of Season

Guys, Sabres fan, I come in peace. I've never really had much of a connection with the Blue Jackets, I still don't and honestly never really cared for whatever it was they were trying to build. I really like what you have now and where you're going. Prospect wise, it'll be nice to see how all of the guys you got fit it and develop in a squad that's already pretty good. It's exciting, you have an amazing GM now and a team on the up and up that has a stocked cupboard! You're like nashville but with a vision past goalies and defense, good work!

Guys, Sabres fan, I come in peace. I've never really had much of a connection with the Blue Jackets, I still don't and honestly never really cared for whatever it was they were trying to build. I really like what you have now and where you're going. Prospect wise, it'll be nice to see how all of the guys you got fit it and develop in a squad that's already pretty good. It's exciting, you have an amazing GM now and a team on the up and up that has a stocked cupboard! You're like nashville but with a vision past goalies and defense, good work!
- FIREonICE

Appreciate your comment. Jacket fans are definitely excited to have a hockey guy with the pedigree of John Davidson running the club. Kekalainen has the qualities good GM's do. He isn't afraid to be aggressive and take a chance (i.e. Gaborik trade and Horton signing) but still maintains a measured approach and prioritizes building through the draft. This is no longer the rudderless Columbus Blue Jackets of years gone by.

As for Buffalo, what's your take on that team? They have some talent but just can't seem to get it together over the last few years. Do you think they should have removed Regier in addition to Ruff?

Appreciate your comment. Jacket fans are definitely excited to have a hockey guy with the pedigree of John Davidson running the club. Kekalainen has the qualities good GM's do. He isn't afraid to be aggressive and take a chance (i.e. Gaborik trade and Horton signing) but still maintains a measured approach and prioritizes building through the draft. This is no longer the rudderless Columbus Blue Jackets of years gone by.

As for Buffalo, what's your take on that team? They have some talent but just can't seem to get it together over the last few years. Do you think they should have removed Regier in addition to Ruff?
- Glen Miller

trading Nash was a great, and the rangers were stupid enough to trade gaborik later, that's why the jackets are on the up and up and the rangers are bad and will be worse when henrik leaves.

I think the Sabres have good young talent. Their goaltending is solid, and the defense core is going to be neck and neck with nashville for best in the league in a few years for years to come. personally i think we should trade enroth and run miller/hackett for the next 4-5 years, we need miller when it's cup time.

our forwards are a mess. We need to tank this year to get a top flight talent on LW, that's imperative. I'm on the fence with vanek because i'd rather keep vanek over stafford, leino, and even ennis, but with armia and grigorenko, and girgenson and larrson coming up, i just don't see how he stays. I want him to be our alfredsson, solid, steady sniper-type that ages with the team, but honestly i view him, assuming our talent grows and develops more, to be our hossa, our second line sniper that we have as the calvary after the first line does damage and comes in and cleans up.

I think regier has had a combination of bad luck and bad management at times. I do think he should have been removed because starting fresh is a better idea here but since they don't view it that way, I'm not entirely worried. darcy is rapidly rebuilding this team and I have faith he'll put together a contender, I'm not sure about a winner. I think lombardi in LA and regier are comparables. I think also that rolston is maybe good for devlopment, we'll see if they have to get rid of him or if he has what it takes to get them there when the guys are developed and ready. After losing Ruff, it really doesn't matter to me who the coach is, I just want them to win a cup. Honestly, i love our defensive core, and ott, and after that girgensons, grigo, and especially miller are the only players I really would like to try ot make it work with. I'm in the minority on Miller but since Ruff is gone, I'd like to see someone i like take us there from the depths to the promised land.

trading Nash was a great, and the rangers were stupid enough to trade gaborik later, that's why the jackets are on the up and up and the rangers are bad and will be worse when henrik leaves.

I think the Sabres have good young talent. Their goaltending is solid, and the defense core is going to be neck and neck with nashville for best in the league in a few years for years to come. personally i think we should trade enroth and run miller/hackett for the next 4-5 years, we need miller when it's cup time.

our forwards are a mess. We need to tank this year to get a top flight talent on LW, that's imperative. I'm on the fence with vanek because i'd rather keep vanek over stafford, leino, and even ennis, but with armia and grigorenko, and girgenson and larrson coming up, i just don't see how he stays. I want him to be our alfredsson, solid, steady sniper-type that ages with the team, but honestly i view him, assuming our talent grows and develops more, to be our hossa, our second line sniper that we have as the calvary after the first line does damage and comes in and cleans up.

I think regier has had a combination of bad luck and bad management at times. I do think he should have been removed because starting fresh is a better idea here but since they don't view it that way, I'm not entirely worried. darcy is rapidly rebuilding this team and I have faith he'll put together a contender, I'm not sure about a winner. I think lombardi in LA and regier are comparables. I think also that rolston is maybe good for devlopment, we'll see if they have to get rid of him or if he has what it takes to get them there when the guys are developed and ready. After losing Ruff, it really doesn't matter to me who the coach is, I just want them to win a cup. Honestly, i love our defensive core, and ott, and after that girgensons, grigo, and especially miller are the only players I really would like to try ot make it work with. I'm in the minority on Miller but since Ruff is gone, I'd like to see someone i like take us there from the depths to the promised land.
- FIREonICE

Both those trades worked out in the Rangers favor, but ok.

Both those trades worked out in the Rangers favor, but ok.
- B2B76

Honestly I think they worked well for both clubs. Obviously bringing in Dubinsky and Anisimov helped in transforming the Jackets into a hard working team willing to do whatever necessary to win games. They are both big guys with some skill. Obviously Nash is the better player by far but Columbus got deeper in making the trade.

Gaborik was a good flier for the Jackets to take. He needed a change of scenery and he is a great offensive player. Obviously Brassard was another guy who needed a change and he looks good so far in NYC. Moore was a guy I thought never got the opportunity to shine here. Why he was scratched in favor of Adrian Aucoin last year was beyond me. He's going to be a good player for the Rangers.

Honestly I think they worked well for both clubs. Obviously bringing in Dubinsky and Anisimov helped in transforming the Jackets into a hard working team willing to do whatever necessary to win games. They are both big guys with some skill. Obviously Nash is the better player by far but Columbus got deeper in making the trade.

Gaborik was a good flier for the Jackets to take. He needed a change of scenery and he is a great offensive player. Obviously Brassard was another guy who needed a change and he looks good so far in NYC. Moore was a guy I thought never got the opportunity to shine here. Why he was scratched in favor of Adrian Aucoin last year was beyond me. He's going to be a good player for the Rangers.
- Glen Miller

This should make for an interesting first season tilt between both clubs, can't wait to see Gaborik and Nash face their former teams.