Category Archives: Columbus Blue Jackets

Brother Can You Spare A D-man? Caps 4 / Blue Jackets 3 – OT

Posted on March 31, 2011 by On Frozen Blog

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Readers React: On Thoroughbreds Being Asked To Be Clydesdales

Posted on January 31, 2011 by PucksAndBooks

I’m highly suspicious of the likelihood that the actual jockey for the great Secretariat, Ron Turcotte, is an OFB reader; nonetheless, a commenter identifying himself as such had over the weekend what I regarded as the best reflection related to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Semin, Cody Eakin, Columbus Blue Jackets, Eastern Conference, Evgeny Kuznetsev, George McPhee, Jason Chimera, Marcus Johansson, Mathieu Perreault, Matt Bradley, Matt Hendricks, Mike Knuble, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Southeast Division, Tampa Bay Lightning, Trap hockey, Washington Capitals | 16 Comments

Bounceback for the Backstop

Posted on April 6, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

A lead storyline for the Capitals the past couple of days has been the bounce-back performance of Jose Theodore. After injecting a scare of his old inconsistent self last week, Theo was rock solid in Columbus Saturday night and he … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Boston Bruins, Columbus Blue Jackets, John Carlson, Jose Theodore, Mike Green, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | 1 Comment

Captain vs. Ex-Captain: Caps 3 / Jackets 2

Posted on April 3, 2010 by On Frozen Blog

Posted in 2 Points, Columbus Blue Jackets, Washington Capitals | 2 Comments

Backpacking Through Europe, NHL-Style

Posted on February 9, 2010 by OrderedChaos

Six teams will be starting their seasons with games in Europe for the 2010/11 season. The NHLPA announced today the following games: Continue reading →

Posted in Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, NHL, Phoenix Coyotes, San Jose Sharks, Washington Capitals | Tagged Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Hockey, Minnesota Wild, Phoenix Coyotes, San Jose Sharks, Washington Capitals | 2 Comments

Better Living Through Chemistry

Posted on December 29, 2009 by OrderedChaos

Chemistry can be a fickle mistress. The Washington Capitals were Exhibit A tonight, turning in one of their worst first periods in a very long time and a messy game overall.

The trade of Chris Clark and Milan Jurcina to Columbus caught the players — even those involved in the trade — by surprise, and the team were not in sync when the puck dropped against the Carolina Hurricanes. Continue reading →

Posted in Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Clark, Columbus Blue Jackets, Jason Chimera, Milan Jurcina, NHL, Washington Capitals | Tagged Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Clark, Columbus Blue Jackets, Jason Chimera, Milan Jurcina, Washington Capitals | 14 Comments

Model Faceoffs?

Posted on January 14, 2009 by gustafsson16

One of the advantages of having a birthday fairly close to Christmas is to pool gift money together to up the ante on your loot. In this case, the procured item was a new image capturing device. I’ve only begun to learn how to use this fancy piece of equipment and related software, but here are a few shots from a rookie photographer/image editor. Continue reading →

Posted in Columbus Blue Jackets, Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals | 14 Comments

Capitals – Blue Jackets Open Thread

Posted on January 9, 2009 by gustafsson16

Blue Jackets / Capitals Open Thread Continue reading →

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Hockey Sweater Obsessives, Your Ship Has Arrived

Posted on October 10, 2008 by On Frozen Blog

Paul Lukas of Uni Watch fame has published his NHL preview, chock full of hockey uniform photos from new sweaters, to memorial patches, to the sneaky “C” that Roberto Luongo added to his mask since by NHL rules no goaltender … Continue reading →