I read your post after the game last night and thought you were spot on. Like you, we will follow this team until the day we leave this earth and will always root for the blue and gold.

Some don't want to believe it but good things are coming.
- mhp

1 minute 15 sec mark

Later dorks back to work.

I'll be back and read some more ill conceived commentary and respond apporpriately to the negative naysayers and their ill repute of the facts.

I guess it's easy for some that come on here that hate most of the players and like to b!tch about this trade or that trade or Bogo sucks or Foligno blows. Step back and realize we are missing two huge pieces of our team. If you didn't know the final score you would have thought we lost 8-1 by the collection of comments last night.

Like I said, when people are negative they show up. When things go well they run and hide.
- mhp

You see these excuses are getting old when other teams are losing their franchise star players and they still dominate The next Guy steps up what about our team ?
"Crickets "

You see these excuses are getting old when other teams are losing their franchise star players and they still dominate The next Guy steps up what about our team ?
"Crickets "
- GERBE!!!75PTS

We lost 2

Cody Goloubef on waivers

low risk guy
second rd pick that has never found his place with blue jackets

decent wheels, good outlet pass
right handed shot

claim him and put kane on ir

Cody Goloubef on waivers

low risk guy
second rd pick that has never found his place with blue jackets

decent wheels, good outlet pass
right handed shot

claim him and put kane on ir
- homiedclown

He is already 26yrs old . We have Grant already .

He is already 26yrs old . We have Grant already .
- cabin

d man

d man


- homiedclown

Threw me with the Kane comment

looking at Cody Goloubef's numbers the last 2 years, knowing the blue jackets suck

79 games
17 points

but..............+9

Threw me with the Kane comment
- cabin

we have an open spot on the roster if they put kane on ir

This is my point though. This team is still pretty bad 5v5 even with a healthy lineup so if they want a shot at the playoffs they have to take advantage of schedule imbalances like this one at the start. Where the talent is enough to overcome the bad 5v5 numbers. If they had a full lineup from the beginning they'd probably be looking at 6 or 7 points.
- Sabresfan-365

In 4 games we have 0 goals from the back end. 1 from Girgensons, Foligno, Baptitste.

That's awful secondary scoring.

Move Reinhart down a line. Make at least 2 lines a threat to score

We lost 2
- cabin

You mean 3 ? Teams like Calgary and Vancouver you're supposed to dominate if this team is struggling against those what's it gonna look against elite teams

I'm just getting sick of everyone saying when Jack comes back etc what happens if he doesn't come back ? Everyone in the NHL deals with these kinds of injuries And yet they still dominate we on the other hand don't

if it's
okposo-ror-reinhart
foligno-larsson-gionta

then your basket of deplorables for the last 6 come from


moulson, ennis, girgens, grant, deslaurers, fasching, baptiste

I would go
ennis, girgens, baptiste
moulson/deslaurers, grant, fasching


it serves baptise and fasching no good to be in the presser, should just call up COR if that is the case
- homiedclown

If leaving one of those 7 out, it needs to be Deslauriers. The other 3 are "young" and could use some NHL time (Grant, Fasching, Baptiste).

I think Moulson has shown he has a bit of his game back, his goals aren't just gross flukes or anything - they were skilled shots off good passes, so he needs to be on the more scoring line of those bottom 6 you've laid out. Girgensons with him (for now) wouldn't be a bad thing due to past chemistry and a (hopeful) turnaround starting from Girgensons right now.

Who the 3rd should be on that line is tough...I'd lean towards Fasching for his forechecking, because I also think Ennis and Baptiste would be detriments to this line since they'd be too fast for Moulson (and yes, apparently Girgensons is fast too).

You see these excuses are getting old when other teams are losing their franchise star players and they still dominate The next Guy steps up what about our team ?
"Crickets "
- GERBE!!!75PTS

You've said this multiple times now yet never cite a reference...

You mean 3 ? Teams like Calgary and Vancouver you're supposed to dominate if this team is struggling against those what's it gonna look against elite teams

I'm just getting sick of everyone saying when Jack comes back etc what happens if he doesn't come back ? Everyone in the NHL deals with these kinds of injuries And yet they still dominate we on the other hand don't
- GERBE!!!75PTS

lehner is getting a pass from most

I thought he stunk in 2 of the 4 games and looked uncomfortable last night (non stunk game)

You mean 3 ? Teams like Calgary and Vancouver you're supposed to dominate if this team is struggling against those what's it gonna look against elite teams

I'm just getting sick of everyone saying when Jack comes back etc what happens if he doesn't come back ? Everyone in the NHL deals with these kinds of injuries And yet they still dominate we on the other hand don't
- GERBE!!!75PTS

2 players .

Your being too judgmental about the team 4 games in. West coast road trip, etc. You are young , Get used to things not being all unicorns and rainbows all the time . Wait till you have to pay taxes.

In 4 games we have 0 goals from the back end. 1 from Girgensons, Foligno, Baptitste.

That's awful secondary scoring.

Move Reinhart down a line. Make at least 2 lines a threat to score
- sbroads24

awful secondary scoring despite you listing 3 players with goals (3 games into the season)? Not sure what the statistics are, but I wouldn't think "secondary scoring" should average much more than 1 per game (1.5 over the course of the year maybe?)

Edit: sorry, 4 games in...already losing track of games somehow

If leaving one of those 7 out, it needs to be Deslauriers. The other 3 are "young" and could use some NHL time (Grant, Fasching, Baptiste).

I think Moulson has shown he has a bit of his game back, his goals aren't just gross flukes or anything - they were skilled shots off good passes, so he needs to be on the more scoring line of those bottom 6 you've laid out. Girgensons with him (for now) wouldn't be a bad thing due to past chemistry and a (hopeful) turnaround starting from Girgensons right now.

Who the 3rd should be on that line is tough...I'd lean towards Fasching for his forechecking, because I also think Ennis and Baptiste would be detriments to this line since they'd be too fast for Moulson (and yes, apparently Girgensons is fast too).
- stashu

what about going this way

ennis, girgens, baptiste on the 3rd line
moulson, grant, fasching on the 4th line

give moulson pp time for his "skill"

You've said this multiple times now yet never cite a reference...
- stashu

Penguins , Tampa ,

Baptiste scored his first goal.

Had 5:49 of ice time

Penguins , Tampa ,
- GERBE!!!75PTS

So the other 27 teams are just like us then

Baptiste scored his first goal.

Had 5:49 of ice time
- cabin

took it away from deslaurers


what a way to get your first nhl goal, finding out after you leave the arena

Penguins , Tampa ,
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Does Buffalo have an equivalent to Malkin and Kessel? Who is Tampa missing???

what about going this way

ennis, girgens, baptiste on the 3rd line
moulson, grant, fasching on the 4th line

give moulson pp time for his "skill"
- homiedclown

Part of it is I've lost faith in Ennis...I know it's contradictory to my own mantra of "it's just a few games into the season!!", but from what I found lackluster last year and then a poor preseason and looking bad this season, I'd just rather be rid/bury him.

awful secondary scoring despite you listing 3 players with goals (3 games into the season)? Not sure what the statistics are, but I wouldn't think "secondary scoring" should average much more than 1 per game (1.5 over the course of the year maybe?)

Edit: sorry, 4 games in...already losing track of games somehow
- stashu

first line, 2 goals even strength in 4 games

second line (foligno, larsson, gionta) 3 goals even strength in 4 games


the basket of deplorable lines combined 1 goal in 4 games 5 on 5


first line needs to step up 5 on 5 as well as the 3rd and 4th lines