Interesting Info: Part XIII (All Jackets-related "tidbits" in here)

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NotWendell

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Saw this article today posted on "The Hockey Writers" about Boone Jenner and figured I'd share.

http://thehockeywriters.com/boone-jenner-calder/

... in reference to the Jenner - Dubinsky - Gaborik line... "A great combination of speed, hands and scoring ability. With that kind of talent, this line could potentially become one of the best lines in all of the Metropolitan division, or even the entire Eastern Conference." :naughty:

It's also got a little bit of grit.
 

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I though Jenner was going to be good, but honestly had him pencilled in getting experience in Springfield. But from the way he's played so far, he really does look like a possible Calder winner. I also had Murray gaining experience in Springfield, but right now Murray looks better than Nikitin for sure. This makes Richards's decisions on pairings and lines much more interesting. Think some trades might be coming, because right now my pairings are:

JMFJ-Tyutin
Wiz-Murray
Erixon-Prout-Golubef

Nikitin really doesn't look like he can make this team unless he ups his game.
 

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I though Jenner was going to be good, but honestly had him pencilled in getting experience in Springfield. But from the way he's played so far, he really does look like a possible Calder winner. I also had Murray gaining experience in Springfield, but right now Murray looks better than Nikitin for sure. This makes Richards's decisions on pairings and lines much more interesting. Think some trades might be coming, because right now my pairings are:

JMFJ-Tyutin
Wiz-Murray
Erixon-Prout-Golubef

Nikitin really doesn't look like he can make this team unless he ups his game.

That's ideal pairings to my mind also. I can't think of too many teams though that would want Nikitin now. Last season a team like the Oilers could have really used him, but now they're putting Grebeshkov on waivers because they have enough defencemen. So who wants Nikitin?
 
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That's ideal pairings to my mind also. I can't think of too many teams though that would want Nikitin now. Last season a team like the Oilers could have really used him, but now they're putting Grebeshkov on waivers because they have enough defencemen. So who wants Nikitin?

You can't have too many NHL defensemen. Ask Philly who lost 5 of their top 6 last season. Ask Vancouver who played either 11 or 12 in the playoffs due to injury a few years ago.

If the Jackets want to trade Nikitin, he'll have plenty of takers once the season starts.

I bet Calgary would want him now.
 

ekcut

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Oiler fan here...How has Murray looked? Is he a lock to make the Blue Jackets?
Always curious to see how the "other guy" is doing. There was a big Murray following on the board pre-draft, still the #2 pick in most predraft polls, but there was obvious respect for him.

Good looking team you have there! Good luck.

p.s. Sorry about your luck with the division name. Sheeesh.
 

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Oiler fan here...How has Murray looked? Is he a lock to make the Blue Jackets?
Always curious to see how the "other guy" is doing. There was a big Murray following on the board pre-draft, still the #2 pick in most predraft polls, but there was obvious respect for him.

Good looking team you have there! Good luck.

p.s. Sorry about your luck with the division name. Sheeesh.

Not a lock, but he's made a real case for himself with a strong preseason. I would say it's 70/30 that he makes the team.

As for the division name, don't sweat it. Just don't call us "BJ fans".
 

ekcut

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Not a lock, but he's made a real case for himself with a strong preseason. I would say it's 70/30 that he makes the team.

As for the division name, don't sweat it. Just don't call us "BJ fans".

Ha...Ya, it took me all the maturity I could muster not to do that.
 

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Good for Bob. Not sure how Nash tops Hossa on that list though.

NOW LEMME TELL YA SOMETHING RIGHT HERE. RICK NASH PLAYED HIS JUNIOR HOCKEY IN LONDON ONTARIO, UNDER A COUPLE OF GOOD OL' CANADIAN BOYS. WHEN MARK AND DALE HUNTER PLAYED, IT WAS ALL HEART AND SOUL. THEY ONCE FOUGHT EACH OTHER IN THE GOOD FRIDAY MASSACRE, AND NEITHER ONE WOULD GIVE AN INCH. AND LEMME TELL YA SOMETHING ELSE. WHEN MARIAN HAWSA GOT INJURED IN JUNIOR HOCKEY, THEY WON A MEMORIAL CUP WITHOUT HIM. AND WHEN HE CAME OVER, HE TOOK A JOB AWAY FROM A CANADIAN BOY AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN NEED HIM. [/Cherry]
 

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For clarification purposes, who all on the Jackets defense is waiver eligible this season? Savard, Goloubef.... Erixon? Prout? What are the odds that one or more of those names ends up on the wire?
 

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Seriously bee, you could be the Frank Caliendo of HNIC. Love it.

I USED TO PLAY WITH A GUY NAMED FRANK CALIENDO BACK IN ROCHESTER, AND HE HAD THE SMALLEST NOSE I'VE EVER SEEN ON AN EYE-TALIAN. NOW WHEN YA THINK ABOUT AN EYE-TALIAN, YOU THINK OF BIG NOSES LIKE PHIL ESPOSITO AND MIKE RICCI. I LOVED ESPO; WHEN I HAD TO TELL HIM HE'D BEEN TRADED, I WAS IN FRONT OF AN OPEN WINDOW NEXT TO BOBBY ORR. AND ESPO COMES IN, AND I SAID "PHIL, WE'VE TRADED YOU." AND HE SAID "IF IT'S TO THE RANGERS, I'M JUMPING OUT THE WINDOW." SO I LOOKED AT NUMBA FO-AH, BOBBY OA-AH, AND I SAYS "BOBBY, CLOSE THE WINDOW."

BUT ESPO HAD THAT BIG NOSE, AND SO'D RICCI. RICCI WOULD GIVE YOU EVERYTHING HE HAD AND THEN SOME, AND IF YOU TOLD HIM THAT WINNING A FACEOFF WOULD COST HIM A KIDNEY, HE'D DO IT. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE FROM PETERBOROUGH. YOU KNOW, GORDIE HOWE ONCE BROKE HIS NOSE AND DIDN'T MISS A SHIFT. SOMEONE ASKED HIM WHY HE PLAYED WITH A BROKEN NOSE, AND HE SAID "I DON'T SKATE WITH MY NOSE." THAT'S ANOTHER HEART-AND-SOUL GUY.

ANYWAY, WHERE WAS I. OH YEAH, CALAMARINO. HE HAD THIS TINY LITTLE NOSE, MOSTLY BECAUSE HE DIDN'T GO INTO CORNERS. YOU CAN'T TRUST AN EYE-TALIAN WITH A SMALL NOSE. YOU KNOW WHO ELSE HAS A SMALL NOSE? LALONGO. ASK VANCOUVER IF THEY TRUST HIM.[/cherry]
 

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For clarification purposes, who all on the Jackets defense is waiver eligible this season? Savard, Goloubef.... Erixon? Prout? What are the odds that one or more of those names ends up on the wire?

Savard and Goloubef are waiver eligible.

90% chance that at least one of them ends up on waivers, while probably 40% chance both end up on waivers.

I'd have Savard ahead of Goloubef, but I can't say for sure if the team feels the same way.
 

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Savard and Goloubef are waiver eligible.

90% chance that at least one of them ends up on waivers, while probably 40% chance both end up on waivers.

I'd have Savard ahead of Goloubef, but I can't say for sure if the team feels the same way.

i was told there'd be no math
 

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Good for Bob. Not sure how Nash tops Hossa on that list though.

Well Nash had eleven more points than Hossa last season and only played in four more games than him. Hossa also plays on a better team than Nash, so it's not like Hossa's point total is skewed downward due to a poor supporting cast.

All in all I'd say there probably isn't much of a difference between the 29th ranked player and the 32nd ranked player on that list, however.
 
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