Tag Archive | "Jakub Voracek"
Nightly Scrap: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0; 4-1? 3-1?
Notice the picture to the right, Jonathan Quick. He clearly deserves a vote for in today’s three stars for his 1-0 shutout of Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Notice Jaroslav Halak above. He also shut out a strong offensive team, the San Jose Sharks, last night. Notice a trend? Two days ago my [...]
Continue reading...Nightly Scrap: Garon earns shutout; starting role?
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Columbus Blue Jackets backup Mathieu Garon won his third game of the season with a 3-0 shutout against his former team, the Montreal Canadiens. Although he has played five less games than starting goalie Steve Mason, he only has one less win than the former Calder Trophy winner. In addition to receiving good goaltending, the [...]
Continue reading...Nikita Filatov will start season in top six
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Scott Arniel and the Columbus Blue Jackets have leaked their lines for the upcoming season. Their top 9 will be: Jakub Voracek – Antoine Vermette – Rick Nash Nikita Filatov – Derrick Brassard – Kristian Huselius Ethan Moreau – Sammy Pahlsson – RJ Umberger With Voracek playing on the top line, his value will skyrocket. [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy Season in Review: Columbus Blue Jackets
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Offensive Corps: Not too much changed this year opposed to last as Rick Nash led the team in scoring for a third straight year. The captain seemed a step off as he battled both injuries and inconsistency, finishing the season with 67 points– his lowest totals since the 2006-2007 season. His frequent linemates Kristian Huselius [...]
Continue reading...Mason Returns to Form with Hard Hat in Hand
Sunday, February 7, 2010
After the Columbus Blue Jackets fired head coach Ken Hitchcock, most pundits expected the team’s younger players to return to form. Little did anyone expect the reigning Calder Trophy winner to improve his terrible totals and resemble the double digit shutout threat that took the hockey world by storm last season. Interim coach Claude Noel [...]
Continue reading...Voracek Finally Gets His Chance
Monday, December 21, 2009
In what might be an effort to save his job, Ken Hitchcock has finally done what he should have done weeks ago – elevate Jakub Voracek to the top line to play with Rick Nash. Voracek, arguably Columbus’s most consistent forward this season, has 21 points and is a -7 on the season. Most of [...]
Continue reading...Sabres Shuffle; Jackets Jumble
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
You know the best part about covering the Sabres and the Jackets for DailyFaceoff? Both of their coaches have some form of hockey coaching ADD and just can’t seem to leave things alone. As a result, there is no shortage of updates for these two teams heading in to action tonight.
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Friday, November 5, 2010
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