tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post6985202053800054572..comments2023-10-25T05:51:28.164-04:00Comments on Light the Lamp - a Columbus Blue Jackets blog: ESPN's Buccigross weighs in on Jackets chances..LTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817321633985765198noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-21565317160661380152007-09-27T15:51:00.000-04:002007-09-27T15:51:00.000-04:00The other thing that confuses me is the "where the...The other thing that confuses me is the "where they'll end up" predictions.<BR/><BR/>Despite all our injuries, the atrocious start, and the lack of good scoring, we finished at 11th in the West. I've yet to see a preview that puts us higher than 14th. <BR/><BR/>I just don't see how the four teams below us last year made improvements to lift them over us that we can't match.<BR/><BR/>St. Louis: Oh, everything old is new again, except even older. And Paul Kariya, who may or may not replace our scoring.<BR/><BR/>Chicago: I admit that Toews and Kane may be very, very special. I don't think the rest of the lineup around them (excepting Havlat) matches that.<BR/><BR/>Edmonton: May or may not recover from their internal bleeding, but I don't see them as a powerhouse. The rest of the Northwest is going to eat them.<BR/><BR/>Phoenix: ...um. Yeah. Turris? Turris played very well against Russia, I admit, but can anyone else tell me what Phoenix did to improve this offseason? <BR/><BR/>Nashville isn't the steamroller it was last year, Detroit has some chinks in it's armor, and I think we have the scoring and the grit to beat up on Minnesota. I don't think placing 11th again (or 10th, or 9th, and at least being competitive for 8th) is such a stretch on paper, so why do these guys all poo-poo that?BZArcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139662859021933255noreply@blogger.com