tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post240339127229092686..comments2023-10-25T05:51:28.164-04:00Comments on Light the Lamp - a Columbus Blue Jackets blog: Prospects win first game and Legein to return?LTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817321633985765198noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-85876469739504451772008-09-14T23:37:00.000-04:002008-09-14T23:37:00.000-04:00I have confirmed that Garrioch and Maclean are, in...I have confirmed that Garrioch and Maclean are, in fact, close friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-17392745909850490732008-09-14T18:43:00.000-04:002008-09-14T18:43:00.000-04:00Thank you for writing that viqsi so I didn't have ...Thank you for writing that viqsi so I didn't have to. That guy is one of the laziest rumor mongers in journalism (if you can even call it that) and CLEARLY has no idea of what the team was, or what we added/needed. <BR/><BR/>Another thought I had is that maybe Maclean has gotten to Garrioch? Anyone with even an ounce of sense will realize that the jackets have bolstered in every area and to say that they will be worse than the NYI, Florida, and LA is flat out laziness. <BR/><BR/>Maclean is one guy who will be just waiting to pounce on ANYTHING that resembles a stumble by the jackets, perhaps he has been filling Garrioch's ears lately. Bruce is not much more than a tabloid writer and if anyone, even Maclean, gives him what he might think is 'insider' he will roll with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-86734763668092419272008-09-14T18:33:00.000-04:002008-09-14T18:33:00.000-04:00Good Job Viqsi. Stick it to those people who still...Good Job Viqsi. Stick it to those people who still see us as the same team we were two years ago.<BR/><BR/>As for the Traverse Tournament, I know the focus has been on Voracek and Mayorov and Clitsome and Holden but So far I'm really impressed with Calvert. Last I checked it was 2-1 Jackets against Dallas and Calvert scored once. that makes two goals and a supposedly awesome shootout goal in two games. I don't what line he's playing on but as far as the tournament goes he's looking pretty good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-15583573587700705812008-09-14T12:49:00.000-04:002008-09-14T12:49:00.000-04:00Bravo Viqsi! That was an outstanding reply. Plea...Bravo Viqsi! That was an outstanding reply. Please keep us posted if (doubtful) Garrioch replies.<BR/><BR/>Then again he might be to busy making up the next big trade rumor.<BR/><BR/>-LTLLTLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817321633985765198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-52541838837103610412008-09-14T11:37:00.000-04:002008-09-14T11:37:00.000-04:00My email sent to Mr. Garrioch ('cause I'm just Ann...My email sent to Mr. Garrioch ('cause I'm just Annoyed In General right now and needed to vent):<BR/><BR/><BR/>I find it rather astonishing that you have the Jackets literally dead last in your recently released Power Rankings - a position which, if accurate, would require them to be substantially worse than last year. (You know, the year when the top two lines were handled by "center-by-committee" and defense was the team's only semitangible strength (and not a big one at that) and yet the team was still in the playoff mix until collapsing after the All-Star weekend?)<BR/><BR/>Now, most of the columnists throughout the summer have at least had the sense to note that a roster makeover on the scale the Jackets have done (not as massive as TB's, but just about half the roster's been turned over) can potentially go either way and just express skepticism in its effecacy whenever they rank the team near the bottom of the NHL, but you seem bound and determined to not only not acknowledge even that possibility, but suggest that it's somehow been wholly detrimental - no positive, nothing added, all loss.<BR/><BR/>Or were you simply not paying attention, and just assuming that since the names Marleau or Jokinen didn't appear and the name Zherdev did that this meant absolutely nothing positive happened? In that case, you missed quite a few midlevel additions - particularly R.J. Umberger (you might remember him from Montreal's playoff exit), Kristian Huselius (who seems to do very well when paired with skilled power forwards, like Iginla, or perhaps Nash), and Fedor Tyutin (who likely would've been the Rangers' biggest rising star on defense if it wasn't for one of the Staal brothers). There's also a few rookies coming in; you might be familiar with the name Jakub Voracek (who's pretty much torn up the minors, and is off to a great start in Traverse City), and there's also Derick Brassard (who was pretty dominant in an AHL playoff run last year), plus a potential wildcard Russian kid you might have heard of last year named Filatov. Now, granted, our depth still isn't quite what we'd like it to be, but that's being built up with a few low-cost reclamation projects that have the potential to be fun bonuses if they pan out (Richard Matvichuk, Shane Willis, Raffi Torres, and Mike York are the names that come to mind immediately).<BR/><BR/>Skepticism is perfectly understandable (in that, you'd find yourself in agreement with quite a few fans, even), but this is just pathetic; it's an indicator of either an unfounded vendetta or simply being uninformed.<BR/><BR/><BR/>As for the rest... I think Vancouver is also ridiculously low (they may not be a playoff team, but #29?) and Anaheim is way too high (best defense in the NHL, but their scoring is on a par with the Jackets - top 10 surely, but not top 5, to say nothing of your top 3), but otherwise there's nothing else too egregious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-10185025584698730172008-09-14T11:15:00.000-04:002008-09-14T11:15:00.000-04:00Where did ol' Brucy rank the LA Kings? Aren't they...Where did ol' Brucy rank the LA Kings? Aren't they still below the cap? And on the Lightning subject... Aren't they way over cap? How can they keep all those players? They should have kept Richards at this rate. My goodness....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com