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The Columbus Blue Jackets
By Bethany | March 24, 2008
It’s funny, this season has been the best season to be a Blue Jackets fan. It’s been one of heartache, one of hope, and really just a new beginning. While we may be out of the playoff picture now, we were in it to the mid March. Most of the time we are out at Christmas. How amazing is it to be able to say we fought, we were so close to making a spot. I wanted to wait to do this post until the end of the season, but, it’s just easier to do it now.
The Jackets started their season out with a bang. Our goaltender, Pascal Leclaire has nine shutouts to date. Here’s hoping for one more. Pazzy changed his game, he trained harder, he was in great shape when he entered training camp. Pazzy worked hard, and gained my trust, and my respect. I was a bit of a Freddy girl before.
Our Captain, Adam Foote was gone at the trade deadline, he left us for Colorado. We received a first round draft pick. Adam was the leader for this hockey club and deserves all the respect in the world. I refuse, REFUSE, to say anything bad about the man. He was a great addition to this hockey club, and while it is very sad for me that he is now gone, I am excited about our first rounder, and happy that Footer will be in the playoffs.
Sergei Fedorov, our aging vet, was gone also at the deadline. We received Teddy Ruth a d-man…don’t know too much about him but maybe someday. Feds is helping the Caps in their playoff race with his veteran leadership, and his play making ability (maybe I am not sure how many points he has had since going there HA). Feds was expensive but I couldn’t see the Jackets without him, last season he played on the blue line for us at the end of the season when our boys were injury plagued and well it was pretty pathetic.
Rick Nash, our new Captain. Since earning the ‘C’ he has been a force on the ice. Literally putting the team on his back and trying to carry us to victory. Nash has proved himself as an elite player in this league, playing on the penalty killing unit, the power play unit, and of course the top line. He may not have a top line center to feed him the puck but he is almost at 40 goals this season, imagine what he will do when we do sign that top line center. And, of course the thing I’ll remember most is the goal.
Nikolai Zherdev’s turn around this season has been the biggest surprise to me. He plays with passion. He plays like he wants to win and he plays for his team. I will never forget the game where he passed the puck when he could have had a hat trick. there were tears in my eyes, literally, as I sat on the couch watching in disbelief.
David Vyborny has had a horrible season, but he has meant so much to this team, since day one that I just hope that they sign him again and give him another chance.
I could go on and go through these guys one on one but I can’t. The future looks bright for the Jackets, and it just might be that next year is our year, simply by adding a few key players. Now, I just hope that Aaron Rome is a permanent fixture on the ice next season!!
Topics: David Vyborny, Aaron Rome, Pascal Leclaire, Rick Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Foote, 2007-2008 Season |
March 24th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
I for one still love this scrappy team- I have no doubt we will get where we want to be. I am willing to be patient.
Must admit I am a bit concerned about the talk on HL boards- someone saying they got the inside scoop that Nash is going to fly the coup if he doesn’t get better back-up soon…. hopefully that is just an ugly rumor.
Stay here Nasher- we need you!
March 24th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Oh my, that would ruin my…ugh, I can’t think about that. I would be devastated. I’m sure it’s an ugly rumor…a horrible horrible horrible rumor.
March 24th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Here is the post I saw, which of course started a ball rolling….
From the grapevine, Nash is not going to put up with a losing Blue Jacket organization forever if the franchise doesn’t get their act together and get a winning roster on the ice soon, you can determine when soon is soon… No links or anything else to back that up….just what I heard.
So who knows. I will be at both home games this week- think I should make a sign begging him to stay?
March 24th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Don’t be so sure about that… I am not
March 24th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Elisa do it!! HA!! Give it to the youngest to hold, haha he’ll feel guilty and then he’ll have to stay!!
Jibbles, have a little faith dear.