Guess CBJ First Win of the Season

[MAHJ71]

I chose the Kings - with no Quick in goal the Jackets may have a chance. The Hawks are going to score about 7 or 8 goals on Friday and the Stars are too good.

7 or 8 goals? C'mon now...

 

[major major]

Blackhawks aren't that good. IIRC, the Hawks forwards didn't outscore the Jackets forwards. Have folks seen their 3rd and 4th lines? A 2 line team like that can get outmatched on the road. Of course, we would need a functional shutdown line for that.....

 

[Speedy Sanderson]

7 or 8 goals? C'mon now...

They scored 3 in the first period tonight against Philly.......

 

[NotWendell]

They scored 3 in the first period tonight against Philly.......

And then Philly came all the way back to tie it 4-4. They're not invincible.

 

[Speedy Sanderson]

And then Philly came all the way back to tie it 4-4. They're not invincible.

....and then the Hawks scored three more to win 7-4. I certainly think the Jackets can score a few goals, but can a very young blue line and an average goalie shut the Hawks down? Not sure, and it's such a miserable experience being surrounded by Hawks fans when they are playing well at Nationwide. Hopefully the game ops can refrain from playing Chelsea Dagger.

 

[Tulipunaruusu*]

This extended training period is truly a marvel. All the talk about tough schedule can be forgotten if it allows for such freedom of training. Good gracious, five days!

 

[BluejacketNut]

The only chance for a win against the hawks is Bob standing on his head. He's going to be busy

 

[Nordique]

It's Friday night. The team is starting to come together and a nearly full week of practice will do them good.

I hope so.

I've been board absent since dropping $$$ on opening night tickets and watching the **** we dropped on the ice. We have the talent, we should be a hard team to beat at home, time to figure things out, and right now. I like Torts, but if we start 2-8, I'm ready to send him packing. We have enough talent in the room to win a freaking home game (6 World Cup roster members).

 

[cbjfaninmo]

I am hoping for a big win Friday night. Get a little confidence going and get the "0-8" monkey off our backs.

 

[Crede777]

The team looked better in the past 2 games than they did during the 0-8 stretch last season. Bob certainly looks better.

That said, tough schedule. I suppose it's always a tough schedule when you're on the bottom looking up, but it seems hard to anticipate them beating Chicago.

If we win, it'll be basically a fluke until we manage to control puck possession better and limit opposition shots. Not saying we won't win, in fact I expect us to in the next couple of games, but the chronic problem of being out possessed and out shot needs to be addressed.

 

[BluejacketNut]

This was some serious scheduling stupidity to stick us with a 6 game layoff 2 games into the season, then follow it with 2 back to backs in 7 days

 

[cbjgirl]

This was some serious scheduling stupidity to stick us with a 6 game layoff 2 games into the season, then follow it with 2 back to backs in 7 days

It's better than 6 games in 9 days including 2 back to backs that they had last season. Hopefully they've adjusted after the first two losses rather than not having time to practice at all like last year.

 

[NotWendell]

Kudos to the 20 of us who believed the squad was coming together.

 

[Nanabijou]

Kudos to the 20 of us who believed the squad was coming together.

Yep, we are the TROO fans. Suck it, naysayers!

 

[Cyclones Rock]

I say they win vs. Chicago in a 3-2 nail biter.