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[SteelCityCannon]

I really want to keep receipts of all the habs "fans" commenting on this on twitter and see how they feel in 2 years after the shine on their new toy wears off.

No way it takes that long.

 

[Cowumbus]

#BusWasRight

@thebus88

Can’t wait for all the Laine defenders to find a way to spin this one. Better off without Laine. Love THIS TEAM. Go Jackets!

 

[NotWendell]

Maybe try giving birth to a couple kids and have your sexual organ bleed for a week once a month and then check you if you still feel having a vagina implies softness.

As a man I'm telling you if we had periods we'd be spending every last one of them on a sick leave staring at our dicks in worry

You knew what I meant. No implication like that was made. But I'll reply to your other comment by admitting, if biological men could have babies, we'd be extinct. No way in hell I'm doing that twice!

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

On a side note here since its being overshadowed, where are we headed with the Defense when a guy making 6 million plus cap hit (and larger actual dollars) and a NTC was made a healthy scratch when we still played 7 defensemen?

Obviously it's just 1 game right now but it's a sign he may not work out the way we want him too. Are we stuck if he's not going to be a long term fit in the DW regime? I like the idea of keeping Provorov to play with Mateychuk which makes Severson probably 3rd pairing at best.

If he were to be bought out he'd count against the cap longer than Bobby Bonilla gets paid by the Mets so that ain't happening. I guess you could Trouba him if you really wanted to move him somewhere.

I'm really trying to find a way to keep Provorov on this team feasibly.

 

[SteelCityCannon]

Guess he didnt care either. Patrik take note, this is what a teammate look like:

Johnny Gaudreau giving an assist to mental health resources | Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets forward joins teammate Patrik Laine’s Give Back program for the 2023-24 season

www.nhl.com

 

[CBJWerenski8]

On a side note here since its being overshadowed, where are we headed with the Defense when a guy making 6 million plus cap hit (and larger actual dollars) and a NTC was made a healthy scratch when we still played 7 defensemen?

Obviously it's just 1 game right now but it's a sign he may not work out the way we want him too. Are we stuck if he's not going to be a long term fit in the DW regime? I like the idea of keeping Provorov to play with Mateychuk which makes Severson probably 3rd pairing at best.

If he were to be bought out he'd count against the cap longer than Bobby Bonilla gets paid by the Mets so that ain't happening. I guess you could Trouba him if you really wanted to move him somewhere.

I'm really trying to find a way to keep Provorov on this team feasibly.

Yeah, Severson is definitely something we need to talk about.

For one, I don't think he was worthy of being benched. He certainly makes head scratching plays sometimes, and I do think his play has lagged some recently. But healthy scratched? I think that was a bit drastic. Jack Johnson makes just as many mistakes in far less minutes.

Severson needs to be better but pulling the plug on a scratch was a bit drastic IMO. I thought he was maybe hurt, but Evason definitely made sure to note it was a healthy scratch

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Asked if the Blue Jackets were motivated by it, Werenski didn’t flinch.

“Yeah, 100 percent,” Werenski said. “What’s he thinking saying all that? It’s just incredible. I’ve got no more time for that. I don’t want to talk about Patty anymore. I hope he’s all right. I just thought that was pretty ridiculous, to be honest.”

The front office didn’t appreciate it, either.

The Blue Jackets had a “welcome back” video ready to play for Laine during a TV timeout in the first period, but by afternoon they’d decided against showing it. The last time that happened was when Ryan Johansen returned to Columbus after being traded to the Nashville Predators midway through the 2015-16 season.

Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason, who was hired this past summer, said he could tell his players were riled up by the time they returned to the rink before the game.

“I didn’t even know that went down (Laine’s comments),” he said. “I don’t hear it, but I definitely heard players talking about it, and I thought our guys handled it appropriately. They probably weren’t happy about it and rightfully so, but they did it the right way.

“I was happy and proud of our guys for how they conducted themselves. And the fans.”

One of the biggest cheers of the night came in the third period when the scoreboard zoomed on a fan with the words “Where is Laine?” typed on her cellphone. Montreal coach Martin St. Louis said after the game that he didn’t have an update on Laine’s status.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6017376/2024/12/23/blue-jackets-laine-comments-response-canadiens/

 

[VT]

Yeah, Severson is definitely something we need to talk about.

For one, I don't think he was worthy of being benched. He certainly makes head scratching plays sometimes, and I do think his play has lagged some recently. But healthy scratched? I think that was a bit drastic. Jack Johnson makes just as many mistakes in far less minutes.

Severson needs to be better but pulling the plug on a scratch was a bit drastic IMO. I thought he was maybe hurt, but Evason definitely made sure to note it was a healthy scratch

Jack Johnson has a small salary, he was taken more as an experienced veteran, btw he is often HS. Severson is a completely different story. And since he made mistakes over and over, he was a HS.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6017376/2024/12/23/blue-jackets-laine-comments-response-canadiens/

The front office didn’t appreciate it, either.

The Blue Jackets had a “welcome back” video ready to play for Laine during a TV timeout in the first period, but by afternoon they’d decided against showing it. The last time that happened was when Ryan Johansen returned to Columbus after being traded to the Nashville Predators midway through the 2015-16 season.

Boom

 

[majormajor]

Yeah, Severson is definitely something we need to talk about.

For one, I don't think he was worthy of being benched. He certainly makes head scratching plays sometimes, and I do think his play has lagged some recently. But healthy scratched? I think that was a bit drastic. Jack Johnson makes just as many mistakes in far less minutes.

Severson needs to be better but pulling the plug on a scratch was a bit drastic IMO. I thought he was maybe hurt, but Evason definitely made sure to note it was a healthy scratch

We've done fine when Severson is out there this year, more than you can say about some of our D. He's an even player on goal differential.

It makes sense to me to scratch him if you want to send a message and you think he can be smarter or tougher. Evason has to figure out if there's more to get out of Severson.

If he is what he is though, then I agree that I wouldn't scratch him. We're simply much better off with Sevo than JJ, Harris, etc...

 

[NotCommitted]

You knew what I meant. No implication like that was made. But I'll reply to your other comment by admitting, if biological men could have babies, we'd be extinct. No way in hell I'm doing that twice!

Ye i know but my inner feminist took over

 

[thebus88]

On a side note here since its being overshadowed, where are we headed with the Defense when a guy making 6 million plus cap hit (and larger actual dollars) and a NTC was made a healthy scratch when we still played 7 defensemen?

Obviously it's just 1 game right now but it's a sign he may not work out the way we want him too. Are we stuck if he's not going to be a long term fit in the DW regime? I like the idea of keeping Provorov to play with Mateychuk which makes Severson probably 3rd pairing at best.

If he were to be bought out he'd count against the cap longer than Bobby Bonilla gets paid by the Mets so that ain't happening. I guess you could Trouba him if you really wanted to move him somewhere.

I'm really trying to find a way to keep Provorov on this team feasibly.

How about people are realistic about Fabbro for once?

It’s clearly just 1 game and the coach trying to send some message. There’s no way Severson shouldn’t have been in the game over JJ and Harris.

Severson is not a worse player than Provorov.

 

[thebus88]

#BusWasRight

@thebus88

Can’t wait for all the Laine defenders to find a way to spin this one. Better off without Laine. Love THIS TEAM. Go Jackets!

I mean, what’s there to say….however, since essentially everyone is now on the same page, let’s say it together…. f*** PATRIK LAINE!!

Who woulda thought, he COULD bring the fans and team together, and bring some positive to the organization.

And to think, not long ago, Laine was our “1C” and our top draft pick and prospect had moved in with him. A literal nightmare. It’s like we’ve swapped timelines. Thank god.

 

[thebus88]

Eh nvm, overkill.

Will be interesting to see where the team goes from here.

Hopefully Chinakhov is back and Mateychuk stays with the team.

 

[majormajor]

Eh nvm, overkill.

Who are you and what have you done with the real thebus?

 

[EspenK]

Wait. What's a Christmas Salad?

And what makes a cabbage soup a Christmas one?

 

[EspenK]

I get all the excitement but (there is always a but) Jackets twice blew a 2 goal lead and gave up 4 goals against a worse team.Time for a light brake tap.

That being said if team D and goalie play improves I m in agreement that the future looks very bright for the Jackets.

 

[River Meadow]

I really want to keep receipts of all the habs "fans" commenting on this on twitter and see how they feel in 2 years after the shine on their new toy wears off.

He sucks 5vs5.

He plays like he's 36yrs old, not 26yrs old, he's quite slow overall, except he has a great shot.

Is this what you saw when he was with CJB?

 

[VT]

And what makes a cabbage soup a Christmas one?

That's how we make the cabbage soup, which is prepared for Christmas. It is usually made of onions fried in lard, cabbage, mushrooms, pork and smoked meat and sausage. Salt and dried red pepper, of course. But I don't put smoked meat in it, for example, because we don't like it and I use less pork.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

He sucks 5vs5.

He plays like he's 36yrs old, not 26yrs old, he's quite slow overall, except he has a great shot.

Is this what you saw when he was with CJB?

sucking 5v5 is par for the course. He never could play a full ice game like they tried to get him to do. And he could never stay healthy. The most he ever played here was 56 games in a season.

 

[koteka]

He sucks 5vs5.

He plays like he's 36yrs old, not 26yrs old, he's quite slow overall, except he has a great shot.

Is this what you saw when he was with CJB?

For us he didn’t just go to his spot and just fire shots like you would want. He would try to do too much with the puck. About every hundred attempts he would get some speed going and deke a couple of guys and have a highlight reel play. But mostly he would turn the puck over. He decided he wanted to be a center for some reason. He’d pass instead of shoot. You would be screaming at the tv - just freakin’ pick a spot and shoot. And then he would skate with his head down and get injured. Most surprisingly, our power play wasn’t that good with him. He wasn’t the Patrik Laine we thought we were getting.

 

[Cheddarcheese]

Better quality of the play

i think he forgot to check the game notes....voronkovtrain

 

[Napoli]

Yeah, Severson is definitely something we need to talk about.

For one, I don't think he was worthy of being benched. He certainly makes head scratching plays sometimes, and I do think his play has lagged some recently. But healthy scratched? I think that was a bit drastic. Jack Johnson makes just as many mistakes in far less minutes.

Severson needs to be better but pulling the plug on a scratch was a bit drastic IMO. I thought he was maybe hurt, but Evason definitely made sure to note it was a healthy scratch

Based off his performance in Philly, he most definitely deserved a wake up call. Almost every goal Philly scored was due to some soft play Severson made in the defensive zone. He's just not a player you can count on to play hard minutes against the other team and shut them down.

That said, I'll agree he's still much better than JJ and Harris. The issue is how he's utilized. He needs to be on the third pairing and PP. That's usage he could be effective in. When he's being played like a defensively responsible top 4 dman, issues arise. He needs someone to cover for him aka a strong shutdown dman (which we don't really have).

Good on Evason for demanding more, hopefully he has realized that Severson isn't trustworthy in the defensive zone and puts him on the 3rd pair.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Based off his performance in Philly, he most definitely deserved a wake up call. Almost every goal Philly scored was due to some soft play Severson made in the defensive zone. He's just not a player you can count on to play hard minutes against the other team and shut them down.

That said, I'll agree he's still much better than JJ and Harris. The issue is how he's utilized. He needs to be on the third pairing and PP. That's usage he could be effective in. When he's being played like a defensively responsible top 4 dman, issues arise. He needs someone to cover for him aka a strong shutdown dman (which we don't really have).

Good on Evason for demanding more, hopefully he has realized that Severson isn't trustworthy in the defensive zone and puts him on the 3rd pair.

hard to blame him 100% for the Philly meltdown because Werenki was in obvious pain and not playing to his normal abilities after going into the boards. Bad D is bad D but they ended up being a pretty poor pairing at that point.

 

[Napoli]

hard to blame him 100% for the Philly meltdown because Werenki was in obvious pain and not playing to his normal abilities after going into the boards. Bad D is bad D but they ended up being a pretty poor pairing at that point.

Ok but the Werenski injury happened at the end of the game. Severson was making soft defensive plays all game. Evason is in a tough spot because who do you play with Fabbro out? JJ? Christiansen probably deserved more time as he was doing well.

Dean now has some more option, Fabbro is back and Mateychuk is up who looks solid defensively through 1 game. Let's see how that plays out.