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Interesting Info: Part XXII (Jackets-related "tidbits" here)

majormajor

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Quoting this post from the main board thread on Doug Maclean's book:

Riggins said:
I finished the book and enjoyed it. I thought the first half was pretty dry but the last half was more of what I was looking forward to with behind the scenes draft stories.

The chapter on Nikolai Zherdev was fun. Some hilites:

- McLean personally wanted Staal or Horton, knew it was unlikely at #4
- His head scout and Russian scout really wanted Zherdev
- Zherdev came across cocky in the interview, said he wouldn't be there #4 for them to take.
- It was Zherdev or Vanek for them and Buffalo would have taken Zherdev next if Columbus didn't
- After Zherdev's first season, McLean got a call from Nationwide Insurance who was operating the condo Zherdev was living in by the rink and they asked McLean to go inspect it. There were wine stains all over the place and Zherdev broke the lock seven times
- McLean heard some rumblings and was now very worried. Zherdev's second season was wiped out by the lockout, he went back to Russia and came back with a 35 year old girlfriend
- McLean then hired a private investigator to follow him to see what was going on! No surprise, he was partying hard
- He traded for Fedorov to try to mentor him, after a few weeks Fedorov said it was hopeless
- Thought he had a deal straight up with Dallas for Brenden Morrow but the Stars got a long-term extension done with Morrow instead
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I hadn't heard that bit before that Fedorov said Zherdev was hopeless. That was still only in Zherdev's second season. It would have been nice to trade him then and spare us the headache and declining trade value of the following couple years. Though Tyutin was a really good player.
 
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EspenK said:
L1 Johnny Gaudreau, Adam Fantilli, Kent Johnson
L2 Patrik Laine, Boone Jenner, Kirill Marchenko
L3 Yegor Chinakhov, Cole Sillinger, Gavin Brindley
L4 Kirill Dolzhenkov, Jack Roslovic

D1 Zach Werenski, David Jiricek
D2 X, Damon Severson
D3 Denton Mateychuk, Stanislav Svozil

G1 X
G2 X

The above is Pronman's projected CBJ lineup 5 years out.

He's got the Gs correct.
Pretty good on D but if Provorov continues to play well I could see him in the 5 yr.
L3 & L4 are crap shoots.
In 5 years I'd like to see Jenner at 3C with a very solid 2C. So far it doesn't look to me that KJ is that guy nor does Sillinger.
Interesting omission is Dumais.

NHL future rosters: Projecting Metropolitan Division teams in 5 years
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Sergei Ivanov will be one of the goalies.
Dmitri Voronkov???
 
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SvoNotes: Tracking stats reveal some fun numbers for CBJ fans | Columbus Blue Jackets

Who has the hardest shot on the team? Who's skated the fastest? Thanks to the NHL, now you can know
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No one thinks Werenski is slow, but in a league where swift-skating defenders are taking over blue lines, people – including Werenski – didn’t necessarily think he’d be the fastest.

“Sonny Milano sent it to me and was like, ‘What the hell?’” Werenski joked. “I was like, ‘I don’t know, man. My mind is blown, too.’

“I can still move, I guess. I’m getting old, but I still got it.”
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Not sure where to post this since there isn't a stats topic.

Danforth +3
Marchenko +3
Voronkov +3
Jiricek +0 (Sat last two games)
Peele +0

Everyone else has a negative +/-.
Texier -8 being the worst.
 
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Does RJ Umberger still live in Columbus? I'd swear I saw him exiting Chiller North as I was walking in with my boy last monday.

Edit: NVM, a quick glance at the Delco auditor site answered my question.
Double Edit: He's got a nice pad lol.
 
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We Want Ten said:
Does RJ Umberger still live in Columbus? I'd swear I saw him exiting Chiller North as I was walking in with my boy last monday.

Edit: NVM, a quick glance at the Delco auditor site answered my question.
Double Edit: He's got a nice pad lol.
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He coaches a high school pre post team.

In Ohio you can’t be on a high school team and a club team during the high school season, so we have club teams that play before high school hockey starts, then they disband during the high school season, and they might get back together for a couple more tournaments after high school hockey ends. They are called pre post teams.
 
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Btw, we are extremely good in PK:

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koteka said:
So you are saying this team loses games 5on5?
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Apparently so. The important thing is that in most cases when there is nobody around the player, you have time to think, but he has to pass the ball to the opponent. Furthermore, you have to remember the youth of the team.

And one more thing. I don't know what expression use in English, so I will try to describe it. Look at the Voronkov - Fantilli - Marchenko line. They're warriors all over the ice, play very well defensively, they're athletically aggressive. When they are in front of the net, the goalie can start praying. But at the same time they use each other, they follow the wisdom "the puck is faster than the skate".

The opposite of such a Johnny Gaudreau. If he went with 10 eggs in his pocket to the board, they would stay whole on his return. He needs someone to clear some space for him and he doesn't play full 60 minutes. One doesn't always use teammates ideal he often wants to do everything himself.

But his status doesn't allow us to try the Chinakhov - Jenner - Laine line which @majormajor suggested (and I think it would be excellent).
 
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didn’t know where else to put this but.. does HF Sportsbook convert to real money if you win? or is it all just for fun? never done it before and never even knew it existed until today lol.
 
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I3LI3 said:
didn’t know where else to put this but.. does HF Sportsbook convert to real money if you win? or is it all just for fun? never done it before and never even knew it existed until today lol.
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I donated all of my points to a Nigerian prince who was hoping to reclaim his crown. I haven't heard from him since.

Starting to wonder if I backed the wrong horse.
 
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Hey All,
Our podcast focuses on sports titles, we just had former Columbus Blue Jackets President and GM Doug MacLean join us to talk about his recently released book titled Draft Day: How Hockey Teams Pick Winners or Get Left Behind. We had a chance to discuss a number of topics including Jackets draft pick Nikolai Zherdev.
Perhaps you will find it interesting. Links to listen below:

MacLean and Morrison Deal with the NHL Draft
 
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