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Now that Ken Hitchcock is out of the picture and Claude Noel has been named interim head coach, let’s take a moment to get to know him. What experience has he had and what should we expect from the team with him in charge.
Tags: claude noel, kwn hitchcock
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The Columbus Blue Jackets made a bold move today, they fired head coach Ken Hitchcock. After the team made their first ever playoff appearance last season, the disappointing season this year was too much for upper management to handle. What’s next for the Blue Jackets and will they start trading away their veterans and restock youth?
Tags: ken hitchcock
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Twitter has been buzzing this afternoon about something that happened during Saturday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks. After a Blackhawks goal in the contest, the sound operator played The Fratellis song, “Chelsea Dagger,” which is played after Blackhawks goals in Chicago. The crowd was quite confused and a lot of fans are going on Twitter wanting to know answers.
Tags: the fratellis
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Chicago is arguably the best team in the Western Conference and a home and home against them would probably send most teams running. The Blue Jackets faced that task and they had two shots at the Blackhawks, they completely whiffed at Chicago and foul-tipped when they faced them at their house. What can we take from these two meetings, anything good come from two losses?
Tags: cristobal huet, jonathan toews, kris russell, kris versteeg, kristian huselius, mathieu garon, raffi torres, rick nash, steve mason
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It looks like coach Ken Hitchcock’s philosophy of riding his hot goaltender finally paid off. Garon went 3-0-0 with a 1.46 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage. He even registered a shutout this week against the Stars. Who did the NHL give the first and second stars of the week?
Tags: alex burrows, jonas hiller, mathieu garon
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Nikita Filatov, the #1 prospect in all of hockey, said that he will not go back to the Columbus Blue Jackets until “there is a change in executive.” We can all read between the lines of his quote and know what he is trying to say. He won’t come back to the Blue Jackets until Ken Hitchcock is no longer the coach of Columbus. Who will ownership pick? The #1 prospect in hockey or a coach who is currently having trouble getting his team to play hard?
Tags: ken hitchcock, nikita filatov
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Columbus has been playing defensive hockey the last few weeks and it looks like its finally paying off. The Blue Jackets are riding Mathieu Garon’s hot streak when they faced the Dallas Stars at home. Garon was a brick wall and the defensemen played very well in the 2-0 win against Dallas on Sunday night.
Tags: antoine vermette, mathieu garon, raffi torres, steve mason
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Right Said Fred, Cutting Crew, Fine Young Cannibals, and Steve Mason may all have something in common. They could all be one-hit wonders. After last season, Steve Mason was going to have a hard time to top his performance of last season. He had 10 shutouts and if you take away the few games that he played poorly because of a misdiagnosis of mononucleosis, he was lights out and consistent. He hasn’t been anything near what he was last season and everyone from scouts to executives are starting to wonder about him.
Tags: ken hitchcock, mathieu garon, steve mason
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It’s been a long time since the Blue Jackets won a game on the road, they were losers in 13 straight road efforts. They were looking to stay out of the basement in the Western Conference with a win in Edmonton. The Blue Jackets got their wish and beat the Oilers 4-2 on Thursday night.
Tags: antoine vermette, fernando pisani, jan hejda, mathieu garon, r.j. umberger, sam gagner, steve mason
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It’s hard being a Blue Jackets fan the last 24 games. They have lost 21 of the past 24 contests and many of them are blowouts. They kept up with the trend by losing to the Canucks 7-3, a game in which they carried a lead until Steve Mason let the game get away from them in the 2nd period. It’s starting to sound like every other game this season, I am a broken record.
Tags: ken hitchcock, mathieu garon, steve mason
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Bobby Roberts is the Editor at America's White Boy, providing an alternative and humorous view of the world of sports and entertainment. He also serves as the Indiana Pacers correspondent (PacersPlace.com) and Columbus Blue Jackets Correspondent (StingersOnIce.com) for the Fanball Blog Network. He has routinely wrote under the nickname, Sweetbob, across the internet for years. You can contact Bobby via email, Facebook, Twitter, Digg, and BallHype.
