by Brian Kennedy | Apr 17, 2022 | Archived Features, Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Jonathan Quick found himself starting in the LA Kings’ net for the third game in a row on Saturday night, despite having been pulled against Colorado in a 9-3 loss on Wednesday. The Kings had no room for fooling around, as they came into the game sitting third in the...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 6, 2019 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, NHL
Let’s not get weepy, but I’m gonna say this: had I been able to look ahead from my Montreal childhood and see myself in an NHL press box covering the game on a nightly basis, I would have thought it a dream. If only . . . . I worshipped the Canadiens, and I got to...
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 29, 2016 | Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, NHL
The refrain was the same from the defenseman to the captain to the coach of the Ducks Friday night: We got off to a good start. We had a bad five minutes (actually four), and we never got it back on track. They ended up losing 4-0 to the Columbus Blue Jackets, who got...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 7, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage
Ketchup bottle. Chain reaction. Turning the corner. Getting their game back. Call it any of those or something else, the people following the Ducks this week have had their faith in their team restored. Somewhat. Their four leading scorers coming into Friday night...
by Ed Cmar | Mar 1, 2015 | Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL
Last week, I wrote an article which was a trade primer for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Unbeknownst to myself and every other observer, Blue Jackets General Manager (GM) Jarmo Kekalainen, as he did in 2013, had other, additional ideas in mind to shape the Blue Jackets...