GDT: CBJ vs Chicago 1:00 PM Bedard Bowl Part Deux -

[Fred Glover]

What? You already got a chili and got to sing along.

You get a donut too

Gus
Chuck the helmet into the crowd

On the bright side we have a road heavy second half with alot of potential lossess

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Looked like the same helmet nick Foligno used a long time ago

 

[Cowumbus]

@Cowumbus @Double-Shift Lasse

Say hi, I'll be in front of The Blue Line after the fireworks after the game.
Wearing a baseball style Blue Jackets jersey

Already left… craving a Chicken Parm from Martini. Next time!

 

[CBJ goalie]

Already left… craving a Chicken Parm from Martini. Next time!

Did John Buccigross get to you, lol...

Sounds good!

 

[MoeBartoli]

Five Observations:
1. 13-91-86 meshed well and deserve more games together
2. When Ros plays poorly or meh - which is often - his line does, too. But in those nights he plays good center, his line can be effective.
3. Bemstrom was very good tonight
4. Korpi is on a good roll
5. Gud and Berni were a good duo tonight (Peeke is wondering if he’s a healthy scratch again)

Cant overlook that this was Chicago, but they also smoked us last time,

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

@Cowumbus @Double-Shift Lasse

Say hi, I'll be in front of The Blue Line after the fireworks after the game.
Wearing a baseball style Blue Jackets jersey

Ah bummer. Just now seeing this.

 

[ViD]

I'm starting to think moving Gavrikov may improve our defense. Just based on eye test but he has looked real sloppy the last 10 or so games.

Also, Olivier has to get that puck out of the zone. Yikes.

He’s not a top 2 d man and he’s having to play one

 

[EDM]

Very disappointing win

 

[NotWendell]

There's zero chance we win a lottery over Chicago. Bedard to Chicago has no other fate

The #2 pick would be nice though.

 

[rotsbu]

Went to NA for the second time this year, and have to say I was pleasantly surprised (maybe it helps to have incredibly low expectations going in...). Really liked how the team kept their heads after going down 1-0, hope we get to see more of the 13-91-86 line, and am really excited for what 91 can become.

Happy new year ya all.

 

[KJ Dangler]

When/ where did he say that?

On the podcast Porty just gave the same line they've used since the summer "the expectation is he will be back but we don't know yet."

 

[majormajor]

Yeah I listened. It's a misleading tweet because Porty said the same thing they've all been saying since last summer. There's been no update but the tweet is pretending to be an update.

 

[stevo61]

What is Trotz's connection to Columbus?

 

[majormajor]

What is Trotz's connection to Columbus?

Has some old friends in Columbus, that's about it.

 

[stevo61]

I dont expect Trotz and his style is incredibly boring but the team would some structure for the 1st time in a few years I guess.

 

[Cowumbus]

Bemstrom had six shots tonight

 

[I3LI3]

the four games after the next? bruuuuutal. yeeesh

bemmer’s last 8 games. I like the sight of this.

 

[thebus88]

He’s not a top 2 d man and he’s having to play one

Why isn’t this same excuse in play for Gudbranson??

This question goes out to everyone.

 

[Cowumbus]

Yesterday was a fun game, and honestly felt good to not care about winning or losing. With that being said, some of the takeaways for me were:

1. Nyquist brings out the best in Bemstrom. Normally I think Roslovic is not a good fit with Bemstrom, but that line seemed to work. Of course you should take it with a grain of salt because of who they are playing, but that line had plenty of chances.

2. Johnson and Gaudreau need to stay together (maybe Marchenko too). Johnson is so close to having “it.” He really needs to work on bulking up this off-season, face-off ability, and continuing to develop his shot. However, the way he can handle the puck, borderline elite skating (not speed), and vision, there is no reason he cannot be a great player in this league.

3. Continue to put Nyquist out there in empty net situations, increase his trade value.

4. I prefer Berni to Boqvist. Not sure if that is a hot take or not.

5. Put Foudy out there for empty nets. He needs to score a goal and maybe his floodgates open. Never do I expect him to score 15-20 goals a year, but he gets so many chances that I don’t know how he can’t score 5 a year. Robinson was very much the same way, and still is on breakaways