Okay... so the Blue Jackets suck

• Fly4Fun

  

  What is so wrong? On 97.1 I thought I heard this off-season they made good acquisitions and were looking to be good this year.
  
  I don't know enough about hockey to know whether that was a reasonable thought or why they are bad now.
  
  I'm just wondering from our more knowledgeable hockey fans what the hell is wrong with them.
• gorocks99

  

  Short answer: everything. Long answer: eeevvvvverrrrythiiiing
• chicago510

  

  But Mason, especially bad. He can't even stop 20 foot slapshots anymore.
• Mulva

  

  Has Mason done anything useful since his rookie season?
• gerb131

  

  Mason sucks. I felt bad for him (sorta). He was getting beat from the top of the circle along the boards. Once he let in the first 2 softies it was lights out. Outshot them like 40-19 and 1 gd goal. Howson/Arniel/need to go ASAP.
• chicago510

  

  Gotta clean house. Start at the top and no player is safe. Too bad we have no other serviceable goalie, I would send Mason packing as well.
• gerb131

  

  York looks ok but he hasnt played much cant be worse at this point. I've got tickets to some upcoming games I will be brown bagging it.
• End of Line

  

  Mason and Howson it the problem.
  
  They NEED to get Schneider asap.
• Writerbuckeye

  

  Looks like Rebuild No. ? will be taking place soon.
• End of Line

  

  Another thing, Howson has handed out some of the worst contracts in the NHL. Who does he think he is, Glen Sather?
  
  Some bad contracts:
  
  Rick Nash (yes he does not deserve that deal) 7.8mil cap hit
  Derrick Brassard 3.2mil cap hit for 3 years
  James Wisniewski (same as Nash, he should be paid 1 million less) 5.5mil for 6 years
  Fedor Tyutin's contract extension, 4.5mil
  Marc Methot is not a 3million dman
• TedSheckler

  

  The_Crosby_Show;957154 wrote:Mason and Howson it the problem.
  
  They NEED to get Schneider asap.

  
  It would be nice, but there is no cap space. Vancouver will want a top 6 coming back and Brassard isn't going to get it done.
  
  I should have woke up this morning to the news of Priest and everyone under him bring fired.
• sportchampps

  Wisniewski is an alcoholic with a new contract great...
• ts1227

  

  There had been some low rumblings of having Hitchcock coach the team again since he was still under a contract with CBJ, but Hitchcock has taken the Blues coaching gig.
  
  http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/7201336/st-louis-blues-replace-davis-payne-head-coach-ken-hitchcock
• End of Line

  

  Go after Therrien right now but, the biggest problem starts with Howson and Nash.
• queencitybuckeye

  Why Nash?
• End of Line

  

  queencitybuckeye;961829 wrote:Why Nash?

  He has to start playing up to his contract.
• justcompete

  Nash has been the only constant through these bad years. It's time someone starts to take a look from the inside. There have been people in the past that have said negative things about Rick, but nobody in Columbus wanted to hear about it. Maybe it is time they do.
• sportchampps

  The worst part is the owners are spending money and they can't win. I think were the 7 th highest payroll this year.
• wkfan

  sportchampps;963613 wrote:The worst part is the owners are spending money and they can't win. I think were the 7 th highest payroll this year.

  7th highest payroll and worst record does not add up.
  
  What I don't understand are the 'we didn't play with any intensity' comments game after game. You are paid to play a game...there is no reason to not play hard each and every game. Any player who does this should be cut immediately and replaced with someone who wants to be there.
• sportchampps

  Wk are hockey contracts guaranteed
• End of Line

  

  sportchampps;966643 wrote:Wk are hockey contracts guaranteed

  No.
• gerb131

  

  5-1 down to the Hawks in the 2nd period at Nationwide.
• ts1227

  

  gerb131;967276 wrote:5-1 down to the Hawks in the 2nd period at Nationwide.

  Good work.
• End of Line

  

  Mason has turned into Andrew Raycroft.
• gorocks99

  

  Worst team ever: 8-67-5 (Caps in their expansion year). Just please avoid that record at this point...although they are on pace to go 11-66-5 (or thereabouts).