What would you like to see at The Cannon?

Being originally from Michigan, I am a die-hard Wings fan. I finally got a chance to see my first NHL game back on Feb 13 when the CBJ beat the Wings 3-2. In that one night, my interest in the Blue Jackets went from casual and passing to reading as much as I could to learn about the team and listening to Hitch whenever he was on the Big Show with Spielman and Hooley and on Wednesdays with Rimmer on the Coach’s Show.

Yes, I’m from Michigan and I live in Cbus and am tortured by all of the Scarlet and Gray everywhere, but that’s for a different discussion :)

As for the Cannon, I’d like to see alot more in-depth coverage on the players themselves, draft picks. The main 2 SB hockey blogs I read are this one and the Wings one (Winging it in Motown). The wings blog, for example, had an article with video clips of the Wings top 3 picks (Ferraro, Tatar, Nestrasil). Each pick had at least an article. With that type of coverage, I am able to see how the Wings are drafting for their future and what I might see on the ice in 3-4 yrs.

I can only name one player that the CBJ drafted…Moore.

Maybe preview the full season series’ with our division opponents, other Western conference matchups and some Eastern conference matchups as well…throw in some key players to watch for both sides, predicitions on win/loss records etc.

How about doing something like taking a look at the line combinations and what we might see as far as who would be playing with who? I’m sure most of it is already known but it couldn’t hurt to look at other possibilities. I see other blogs that do position battles, they take everyone on the roster who play each position and talk about who will be a starter and who will end up being a backup. This would be really valuable in regards to the 3rd/4th lines because those combinations are still up in the air.

I think we should also take a more in depth look at Syracuse and its roster. Let’s talk about who is probably going to see some time in the ’Bus this year. It would be nice to be more acquainted to the youngsters in our organization.

I think you guys do a great job here and I love checking in to see what you have next. Things definitely get boring over the long summer and I think game previews are a great way to pass the time and give even the casual fan something to look forward to.

The one major difference I see is that with some of the other teams, most likely because they are older and more established teams, have more contributors and fans talking and bringing in new news….I don’t see this as a Cannon problem, more of a Jackets are still developing into a team of interest for people/fans. It is the offseason. Jackets have kept quiet for the most part, which maybe will be beneficial when the season gets underway. + Sure when the season does get underway, there will be more and more content available to add to the site.

Other then that, I think ‘The Cannon’ has developed well and will continue to provide updates and other useful tools for the fans and bloggers that come to the site daily. I’d say, Keep up the Good Work!

Being a White Sox fan, one thing I enjoy about their site is the:
Adopt-a-Prospect, where members adopt, profile, and feature one of the White Sox minor leaguers, in order to provide intimate details on the players.

How about doing the same thing with all the Blue Jackets prospects? Maybe one a week, or every other week, each member has a brief update on their prospect.

For the White Sox board it has been nice getting these updates on players we wouldn’t otherwise know anything about.

I would definitely be willing to adopt a Blue Jacket prospect in the minors and even a second that will be in Juniors or Europe.