2009-10 Blue Jackets Schedule

by Andy Newman on Jul 15, 2009 3:28 PM EDT Comment 14 comments

Today, the Blue Jackets officially announced the 2009-2010 regular season schedule.

It can be viewed here. (Here are links to a printable version and a downloadable version.)

The season kicks off on Saturday, October 3rd at home against the Martin Havlat and the Minnesota Wild. The season will come to an end against the Detroit Red Wings in Columbus on Friday, April 9th.

The Jackets will have another New Years Eve game this year when the Nashville Predators come to Columbus.

Notable Eastern Conference opponents visiting Columbus: Pittsburgh Penguins, 10/30. Carolina Hurricanes, 11/7. Toronto Maple Leafs, 12/3. Buffalo Sabres, 2/6. Washington Capitals, 4/3.

The Blue Jackets break for the Olympics is 2/15 through 3/1.

Details on 6-game packages can be viewed on BlueJackets.com.

Thoughts? Likes? Dislikes?

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Thoughts, Likes, Dislikes

Likes:
-Opening the season at home.
-Seeing, then beating, the champs at home.
-4/3 at home vs Washington. I’m excited to see Ovechkin play.
-Toronto at home 12/3. I hope some Toronto fans show up, just so I can watch them cry because they won’t see #61 in one of their jerseys, for a long, long time.
-Rematch with Boston. After last years thriller, I can’t wait to see what they do next.

Dislikes:
-Finishing the season with a home and home with Detroit. God forbid, but if our playoff hopes rest on those final two games, I will be concerned. There’s no way they want to face us again in the playoffs. We’ll be out for revenge.

Looks like a pretty solid schedule from top to bottom, AND I CAN’T WAIT!!

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by BLAZER_FAN_199 on Jul 15, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

Likes, Dislikes

Likes-
Starting and finishing at home.
Cup champs coming to town.
Ovechkin coming to town.
Nice amount of home stands (6 in a row!!?)
New pepsi girls
Losing my hearing from sitting by the cannon
Dressing up like a complete idiot with my friends
Full season of steve mason, derrick brassard (no fighting!), nikita filatov

Dislikes-
Ovechkin coming to town(not a fan, too cocky)

by Ryan31 on Jul 15, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions

yes

ovechkin is cocky. however sometimes his antics are funny. he single handedly revived the lost art of stick celebrations. if you channel jimi hendrix in a celebration, you’re ok with me.

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by BLAZER_FAN_199 on Jul 16, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

agree

His antics are sometimes funny. and I do laugh really hard when they are. I wish he played more like Crosby and just let his game do the talking. Not his game and his mouth.

by Ryan31 on Jul 16, 2009 12:58 AM EDT reply actions

honestly, I like the fact that he can score (a lot) and be kind of a bully at the same time. it just makes him more of a complete player, not just a finesse guy that doesn’t want to get his hands dirty.

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by BLAZER_FAN_199 on Jul 16, 2009 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Ovechkin is my favorite player not playing for the Blue Jackets.

He’s got some attitude and style, and I like that. Not every superstar has to be like Rick Nash (not saying that’s what your getting at, but still).

And I don’t think I’ve ever really seen him run his mouth. He’s over the top on the ice, but he’s not a trashtalker or constantly running his mouth like Ochocinco or T.O.

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by Andy Newman on Jul 16, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions

for the record

I wasn’t referring about Nash at all…more of a shot at Crosby. We’ve seen Nash get in people’s faces before. He’s a physical beast, just doesn’t have the opportunity to score like Ovie. I have to agree that he is my favorite player who isn’t on our roster.

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by BLAZER_FAN_199 on Jul 16, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Sorry, my reply was actually more towards Ryan than you — I agree with you on Ovie.

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by Andy Newman on Jul 16, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions

o o o o o o another like

Adam “im too good for columbus, but didn’t make the playoffs” Foote comes to town 12/5/09.

by Ryan31 on Jul 16, 2009 9:58 AM EDT reply actions

He’ll be “injured,” count on it.

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by Andy Newman on Jul 16, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Get your “Sudden injury” bingo cards ready, kids!

This year I’m putting my money on ‘Prolapsed Colon’ for the 12/5 game, and ‘Lambic Imbalance’ for the 1/2/10 game.

by Matt Wagner on Jul 16, 2009 6:03 PM EDT reply actions

Whoops. That was supposed to go under the Adam Foot “injury” comment.

by Matt Wagner on Jul 16, 2009 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Finishing Strong Against the Strongest

With a Detroit-heavy April schedule, and a rested Steve Mason thanks to Mathieu Garon, I’m inclined to think the Jackets won’t limp into the post-season like this previous season. The Wings are a team that the Jackets always play passionately, and it’ll be hard to sit back against them.

Let’s face it, once they clinched a berth, it seems like the team exhaled, stopped sucking in their guts, and pulled an Al-Bundy-after-work. This year… I see a different story.

by Dan J on Jul 17, 2009 8:28 AM EDT reply actions

agree

Last year just proved that we’re starting to turn the corner against them. I feel like it’ll only get better from here. Props for the Al Bundy comment…

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by BLAZER_FAN_199 on Jul 17, 2009 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions

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