This franchise has only won one series in their history, but there are still some excellent players who have worn their jerseys.
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There’s a good amount of young guns currently on the team now who could easily be on this list in a few years
How was Federov a blue jacket?
Funny I have a Gaborik jackets jersey
Jack Johnson.
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Voracek also spent his first years in Columbus
First to admit our history is less than stellar, but I attribute that to the first ten years being bad. Doug MacLean wasn't a very good GM in my opinion. About the only good thing he did in ten years was bring the cannon in to give the franchise a unique identity. In his ten years of building the team, the Jackets never made the playoffs once. They've been there five times since he left, including 3 in a row. As for the future, David Savard is a free agent after next year and Seth Jones the year after. It will be interesting to see if they want to stay. Columbus is a relatively clean and quiet city which makes it more appealing to married players with young families Many have homes in the city and many former players still live here. The city doesn't seem to have as much appeal to young players looking for the" bright lights and big city", hence Panarin's departure after two years. The Blue Jackets did all they could to retain Panarin, but he told them he grew up a fan of the New York Rangers and his dream was to play there. There's not much you can do to compete with that, even after offering $19 million more than the Rangers. John Davidson coming in to be the team president, his subsequent hiring of Jarmo Kekelainen, and Kekelainen bringing in John Tortorella has brought about the best days in the history of the Blue Jackets.
Jeff Carter was a freaken fiasco
We don’t speak of Adam Foote.
I would say the best team was the 2016-17 team with the most wins in franchise history, and the 16 game win streak, they may have not won the most playoff games, but I think they were the best overall. And Jeff Carter is a turd and every single Jackets fan hates him for very good reason, mostly for not trying when he was here, and for convincing Rick Nash to demand a trade. Sorry for the two comments, Google didn’t like my edits as the video went, so I had to do separate comments
I would like this team more if they were called the "Columbus Cannons".
Sergei Federov played for Columbus???
Wasn't he part of the Evil Empire?
A friend of mine lived in the same apartment complex as Fedorov when he was a Blue Jacket, in fact one floor up from him. From what he tells me the man threw parties. A lot.
What about Jakub Voracek for the he was a jacket category
Columbus fans will never really forget Jeff Carter, what happened just makes it impossible to forget
I live in NE Ohio(it's a good place to be from.)I feel horrible for the Jacks,they get zero exposure from the media.Most people i know arent even aware that ohio has an NHL franchise.After they beat the #1 seed(Tampa Bay) in last seasons playoffs.I figured they'd gain some traction,but nothing in the papers,news,or any other local media.I think the ticket sales have been good lately,but the lack of support/interest is alarming.I think the logic of putting them in Columbus b/c it's the biggest market that doesnt have a pro franchise was a bit flawed.That area is a fanatical following for OSU football.It's not considered pro ofc,but the only difference truely is that they dont pay the players,as far as the rest huge money.I think even though the original botched attempt at hockey in cleveland (Barons)didnt work,this franchise would have been better served there .I think even though browns/cavs/indians are already there-it would feed some interest to the NHL franchise being part of the sports scene there.And as dysfunctional as most of the current cleve teams are,if they(the Jackets) had even moderate succes it would go a long way.
Vinny prospal was a jacket
Lyle Odelin or Odelein?
The sad case of Steve Mason. I was 9 years old, and for that glorious year, he was the savior of our franchise. Until we got utterly outclassed by Detroit in the first round.
No Blue Jackets fan will ever forget FJC was on the team.
There are people who post here who act like Columbus is the biggest joke in the NHL. Really? Okay, 18 years and one trip to the 2nd round. But c'mon. New York Rangers 54 years without a cup. Toronto 53 years and no cup. St. Louis just ended a 52 year run. Buffalo and Vancouver- 50 years each and no cup. Atlanta has failed twice as an NHL city. Columbus was awarded the Blue Jackets based on the success of the Columbus Chill of the ECHL. The Chill sold out a horrible 5,500 seat arena for 8 years and the NHL saw Columbus as a good hockey market. The league had to decide between the McConnell's (the current owners who are tied to Nationwide Insurance) or the Lamar Hunt family (owners of the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL). The NHL chose the McConnell's because they were local ownership whom the league believed would keep them in Columbus. The perception of the Hunt's was they would find a reason to move them to Kansas City.
Ray Whitney? David Vyborny? RJ Umberger? Nik Zheredev? Antoine Vermette?
David Vyborny was an underrated player
Zach Werenski is another great defenseman.
FJC
Big logos are always hilarious. Still say best player is Rick Nash but it's a short history for a fairly new franchise.
Cats are still grooming, we will survive.
Jeff Carter had a really bad attitude when he was in Columbus
THG "Columbus has had that goalie of the future problem for a while…"
Elvis has left the chat.
CBJ! CBJ! CBJ!
He was a Blue Jacket?
Darryl Sydor
Francois Beauchemin
1. Seth Jones
2. Artemi Panarin
3. Sergei Bobrovsky
4. Rick Nash
5. Zack Werenski
6. Pierre-Luc Dubois
7. Cam Atkinson
8. Jakub Voracek
9. Ray Whitney
10. Nikolai Zherdev
Fuck Jeff Carter.
Thank you Shannon
Anyone who thinks Nash wasn’t as talented as Pinarin never saw Nash play those years in Columbus. He was nothing short of dominant on an otherwise lousy team.
Fun Fact-During the Jackets current playoff stints, Seth Jones has been the on-ice time leader in most of the games played during the season. Second, if the NHL restarts this season, nearly all the players who were out with injury would be healthy and (hopefully) ready to return. The atmosphere in Nationwide Arena on game nights is one of the finest in the NHL…I worked the 2016-17 home season there on Club Level. @The Hockey Guy, this was a great list and thank you! #CBJ!
GO BLUE JACKETS!!!!!!!!!!
As a Jacket follower, I doubt they would have made the playoffs this year. They were a beat-up team that had fallen out of a playoff position and therefore likely would not have been able to lift themselves up a notch or two in the last 8 or 10 games to make the playoffs. Jeff Carter… Jeff Carter basically cried and weeped himself out of Columbus and on to Los Angeles. If there were a "most despised" category, Carter should win it in Columbus.
I realize this is Best of list…but ill list my 3 favs, since I haven’t seen Fav ofAll CBJ…3. Rick Nash – mainly because he provided goals n highlight reels, when thru most of his career, he was thee Only goal scorer in CBJ…2. Scott Hartnell …well cause he’s Scott Hartnell, god love him…1. Matt Calvert or better known in CBJ as MattyIce…Matty wasn’t the fastest, strongest, most agile, best scorer, best skater, fighter, toughest…But what MattyIce Was, was one of the most complete hockey skaters, most fiercest competitor, one of the Only skaters I’ve seen thru all his career, give his team “60” minutes of his Best…every game from 00:01 thru 60+. I’ve never seen a hockey skater of his size fight and out hustle around the boards…His tv n interview persona was just as energized as his play on the ice…ive said, and I’m not…If I was a NHL hockey starter for 8+ seasons, I would be very proud and accomplished as a player to have paralleled Matt Calvert’s….the Best to Ya…MattyIce and Thank You for 8 yrs in CBJ !
No mention of 16 game winning streak. Think there should have been a most important event/record for team.
It’s funny when other people forget people like Carter, Gaborik, Hartnell were on the team but when you are a jackets fan for years, you remember those guys because they were a “star” of the team even if it was short period.
Werenski, Jones, and Dubois most likely to be on the list. One guy likely not there is David Savard, franchise leader in blocked shots and deked out Hedman in the 2019 playoffs.
Most CBJ fans don't like to talk about Foote or Jeff Carter. Bad taste in the mouth in how they left.
One thing that hurts the jackets is whenever a big name player comes here, they always want to leave and they don’t try.
My All Time Blue Jackets Lineup:
Goal: Sergei Bobrovsky
Defense: Seth Jones – Fedor Tyutin
Forwards: Artemi Panarin – Nick Foligno – Rick Nash
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS IN THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME
01. 2015: Sergei Fedorov
For Detroit fans congrats…you win
as a columbus fan… not a lot to say about the history. basically the last few years + rick nash. I think Jones+ Werenski could be a hall of fame duo for years to come, and the young goalies look very promising. We'll see
He was a jacket? also Vinny Prospal… That team was a tie breaker away from making the playoffs in the shortened season after finishing some crazy streak like 18-2-3 or something (I dont know the exact numbers, I might be exaggerating a bit, im not sure. Sure felt like it). Which sadly for us, was a big deal. Vinny reportedly had a deal to stay with the front office in Columbus after retirement, but Scott Howson soon got housed, but that agreement didnt carry over with Jarmo
2005/06 nhl season columbus full game,anywhere?)
Rick Nash for sure