The mic not picking everything up makes this funnier than it should be
Why’s the mayor of whoville so angry?
Button has the Colombus Blue Jackets of microphones
All Craig is missing is a few slurs and he’d be a doing a perfect imitation of your average Call of Duty player, borked mic and all. He isn’t entirely wrong though. That franchise lacks a strong identity. They had a few interesting years under Torts before the bread man and Officer Bobrovsky left.
They were decent with Rick Nash, but never properly built around him and ended up wasting his career. I like Fantilli, Lindstrom and a few of their defensive prospects. I am hopeful that franchise can actually ice a consistently good roster. They need like 5 strong years of playing meaningful games. They gotta build something that lasts more than a fart in the wind.
“A game on a schedule” is brutal.
The only players that choose to go to Columbus are the ones that don’t want the pressure of having to win anything and can just play out their contracts. Looking at you Johnny.
He’s not wrong about the mess in Columbus, but considering his track record as a GM and some of his takes as an analyst, I’m not sure that he should be riding a high horse at all.
There’s 31 other dogs out there and 1 ball. We better get big and nasty quick. My opinion, don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings now. We’re building on finesse and skill. Get some on the edge of legal type players and wreck the league. Thats should be our identity. Big, physical, ruthless, just brutal old school hockey.
The saddest part is their fans show up & aren’t rewarded.
I’ve lived in Columbus during the entire lifespan of the Jackets. Huge hockey fan as an east coast transplant and was more than willing to completely adopt the team. Had season tix for 20 yrs until retirement. Still watch 90% of their games. I don’t really disagree with Button.
The Jackets 1st owner died and the son now runs the team. The ownership has been largely absent, but they do spend. Most years, the Jackets have been a cap team. Many cities wish the owner would stay out of the way. The first regime was a nightmare of missteps, but they aren’t the first to have done so either. The Jarmo era (about half of the team’s existence) was another story.
At first, the seemed to be some calm, some confidence, and a direction. However, under Jarmo (and JD) they always seemed to get in fights with their own players. I don’t know what kind of guy Joey is/was, but he was pretty damn good for the Jackets. He might have been Nashville’s best player (until hurt) during their cup run. However, they started squabbling with him and then he’s gone. They got Jones. He was pretty good here. He tells them he won’t re-sign. Why? Dubois. Again, he may be an issue. How can you not know that when you drafted him? He was actually pretty good here (and not bad w/ ‘Peg). Again, squabble and gone. What the hell? They also tend to want to torch these guys on the way out. Let’s be honest, all those leaks that he “quit,” was “out of shape,” “wanted out” were b/c the TEAM wanted that info out there.
The also seemed to overpay for low end talent. I don’t get it. Was it Jarmo’s lack of confidence that someone would ever come to Cols or did he have to do so? Both issues are troubling. However, look at all the overpays to fill out depth: Pahlsson, Campbell, Kuraly, Gudbranson, etc.
The Jackets also get talent and then don’t know what to do with it. Gaudreau isn’t McDavid (of course) and he isn’t going to single-handedly change the team. He is a good player. However, he’s a puck carrier and passer who isn’t really going down low. Laine? He’s a shooter. That’s it. He’s a big guy but I don’t think he’s ever been lower than the dots. You can’t put those two guys together. The team hasn’t figured out how to get C in 25 years.
As such, I agree. Until the Jackets do something, they’re just another date on a schedule. Uggh- think I’ll rest now!
He’s not wrong. CBJ and especially their management has been a joke since day 1.
We will be in the playoffs within 5 and win the cup within 10. Quote me.
Buttons a moron though
Eh. I think most idiots on the internet hate us because their team lost to us when they “should’ve beaten us”. We’ll just continue to be a punching bag until the team proves ya wrong, that’s fine.
“You pay too much for players that aren’t going to live up to the contract!” Ok keep saying that when you’re the one holding the bag for Josh Anderson, Ryan Johansson, PLD, Seth Jones, whatever.
“Nobody wants to play there!” Bullshit. Sure some folks don’t but there are so many CBJ alum who still have houses in Columbus and who keep coming back.
It’s fine that Columbus has the magnifying glass on it right now. I think the Laine trade was stupid, but at the beginning of the summer we weren’t sure if Laine would ever lace em up again for the NHL. The dudes been through a lot. Hell this team has been through a lot. There are guys still on the team who watched their friend and teammate die from a firework going off. We’ll get through this, sign someone with all that cap space, and Mr Whoville’s rant will be forgotten.
Isn’t this why they hired a new GM and coach?
He’s not wrong. But no player in the right mind would outright say anything like that without being called a diva or locker room cancer. That’s why guys like PLD, Laine and back then Rick Nash had to force their way out. Most of the hard-headed owners will never get held liable for stuff like this. Which eventually starts seeping down the franchise like Arizona. Which sucks cause the fans are really the ones that lose in these situations.
He’s pretty accurate on this. Sure they have spent, but they can’t seem to draft and trade guys just before they break out (ex. William Karlsson). They just can’t seem to put together a solid roster. The line “they’re just a game on the schedule” is pretty savage, but on point
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The mic not picking everything up makes this funnier than it should be
Why’s the mayor of whoville so angry?
Button has the Colombus Blue Jackets of microphones
All Craig is missing is a few slurs and he’d be a doing a perfect imitation of your average Call of Duty player, borked mic and all. He isn’t entirely wrong though. That franchise lacks a strong identity. They had a few interesting years under Torts before the bread man and Officer Bobrovsky left.
They were decent with Rick Nash, but never properly built around him and ended up wasting his career. I like Fantilli, Lindstrom and a few of their defensive prospects. I am hopeful that franchise can actually ice a consistently good roster. They need like 5 strong years of playing meaningful games. They gotta build something that lasts more than a fart in the wind.
“A game on a schedule” is brutal.
The only players that choose to go to Columbus are the ones that don’t want the pressure of having to win anything and can just play out their contracts. Looking at you Johnny.
He’s not wrong about the mess in Columbus, but considering his track record as a GM and some of his takes as an analyst, I’m not sure that he should be riding a high horse at all.
There’s 31 other dogs out there and 1 ball. We better get big and nasty quick. My opinion, don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings now. We’re building on finesse and skill. Get some on the edge of legal type players and wreck the league. Thats should be our identity. Big, physical, ruthless, just brutal old school hockey.
The saddest part is their fans show up & aren’t rewarded.
I’ve lived in Columbus during the entire lifespan of the Jackets. Huge hockey fan as an east coast transplant and was more than willing to completely adopt the team. Had season tix for 20 yrs until retirement. Still watch 90% of their games. I don’t really disagree with Button.
The Jackets 1st owner died and the son now runs the team. The ownership has been largely absent, but they do spend. Most years, the Jackets have been a cap team. Many cities wish the owner would stay out of the way. The first regime was a nightmare of missteps, but they aren’t the first to have done so either. The Jarmo era (about half of the team’s existence) was another story.
At first, the seemed to be some calm, some confidence, and a direction. However, under Jarmo (and JD) they always seemed to get in fights with their own players. I don’t know what kind of guy Joey is/was, but he was pretty damn good for the Jackets. He might have been Nashville’s best player (until hurt) during their cup run. However, they started squabbling with him and then he’s gone. They got Jones. He was pretty good here. He tells them he won’t re-sign. Why? Dubois. Again, he may be an issue. How can you not know that when you drafted him? He was actually pretty good here (and not bad w/ ‘Peg). Again, squabble and gone. What the hell? They also tend to want to torch these guys on the way out. Let’s be honest, all those leaks that he “quit,” was “out of shape,” “wanted out” were b/c the TEAM wanted that info out there.
The also seemed to overpay for low end talent. I don’t get it. Was it Jarmo’s lack of confidence that someone would ever come to Cols or did he have to do so? Both issues are troubling. However, look at all the overpays to fill out depth: Pahlsson, Campbell, Kuraly, Gudbranson, etc.
The Jackets also get talent and then don’t know what to do with it. Gaudreau isn’t McDavid (of course) and he isn’t going to single-handedly change the team. He is a good player. However, he’s a puck carrier and passer who isn’t really going down low. Laine? He’s a shooter. That’s it. He’s a big guy but I don’t think he’s ever been lower than the dots. You can’t put those two guys together. The team hasn’t figured out how to get C in 25 years.
As such, I agree. Until the Jackets do something, they’re just another date on a schedule. Uggh- think I’ll rest now!
He’s not wrong. CBJ and especially their management has been a joke since day 1.
We will be in the playoffs within 5 and win the cup within 10.
Quote me.
Buttons a moron though
Eh. I think most idiots on the internet hate us because their team lost to us when they “should’ve beaten us”. We’ll just continue to be a punching bag until the team proves ya wrong, that’s fine.
“You pay too much for players that aren’t going to live up to the contract!” Ok keep saying that when you’re the one holding the bag for Josh Anderson, Ryan Johansson, PLD, Seth Jones, whatever.
“Nobody wants to play there!” Bullshit. Sure some folks don’t but there are so many CBJ alum who still have houses in Columbus and who keep coming back.
It’s fine that Columbus has the magnifying glass on it right now. I think the Laine trade was stupid, but at the beginning of the summer we weren’t sure if Laine would ever lace em up again for the NHL. The dudes been through a lot. Hell this team has been through a lot. There are guys still on the team who watched their friend and teammate die from a firework going off. We’ll get through this, sign someone with all that cap space, and Mr Whoville’s rant will be forgotten.
Isn’t this why they hired a new GM and coach?
He’s not wrong. But no player in the right mind would outright say anything like that without being called a diva or locker room cancer. That’s why guys like PLD, Laine and back then Rick Nash had to force their way out. Most of the hard-headed owners will never get held liable for stuff like this. Which eventually starts seeping down the franchise like Arizona. Which sucks cause the fans are really the ones that lose in these situations.
He’s pretty accurate on this. Sure they have spent, but they can’t seem to draft and trade guys just before they break out (ex. William Karlsson). They just can’t seem to put together a solid roster. The line “they’re just a game on the schedule” is pretty savage, but on point