seriously, put all your home team pride aside and tell me hockey experts, what are the chances of the Blue Jackets making some noise this season?
Zherdev, Nash, Foote, Federov, Vybrony...
2006-10-11 06:54:16 · 15 answers · asked by stateofwoo 5 in Sports ➔ Hockey
If the rest of the Eastern Conference were to blow up....then they would have to make the playoffs.
2006-10-11 06:57:10 · answer #1 · answered by Bapo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, I'm a Boston Bruins fan, so I can look at this objectively. Columbus does have a legitimate chance of making the playoffs. It will be tough with Detroit and Nashville in their own division, but anything is possible. The Western Conference has the better teams from top to bottom; so it won't be easy, the chance is there. The Blue Jackets have one of the League's most exciting players in left wing Rick Nash and a number of other former first-round picks like defense-man Rostislav Klesla, goalie Pascal Leclaire and forwards Nikolai Zherdev, Alexander Picard and Gilbert Brule. These young guys will need to step up and play a more prominent role for the Blue Jackets to make the playoffs... David Vyborny is off to a fast start...which can only help their cause to realize the dream of make the playoffs this season.
2006-10-11 07:25:35 · answer #2 · answered by B-Money 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have to rate these teams as higher seeds in the Western Conference (in no particular order)
Detroit, Nashville, Calgary, Anaheim, Dallas, San Jose.
I will say Chicago and St.Louis are also rans.
So that leaves Columbus in a battle with:
Minnesota, Colorado, Edmonton, Vancouver, Phoenix, Los Angeles
with only two of these teams making it.
I would tend fo favour Minnesota and Vancouver out of this group.
I would rate Columbus chance of making the playoffs at around 25%.
2006-10-11 08:26:02 · answer #3 · answered by J Z 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they have a 50/50 chance of making the playoffs, and they'll do that coming in eighth place. They need to get rid of upper management, like the Kings did, to start having a good team. They definitely have the talent (except for the goalie), now it's up to the front offices.
2006-10-11 09:50:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, they got some good talent but look at what that did for the yankees, HA! but, with the way things are going, with the new rules, and stuff, anybody has a real chance to make the playoffs. why not the blue jackets?
2006-10-11 06:58:49 · answer #5 · answered by no, it's me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they have a really good chance this year if Nash, can stay healthy. they are still a pretty young team and they will have too really play as a team. if they do then they could make the playoffs.
2006-10-11 08:28:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personaly I don't mind watching the CBJ. They're not THAT bad, However they don't yet have enough to make it in the WEST. There is too much talent and the race is to tight for the CBJ to infiltrate that this year. Sorry but I don't see them making the playoffs.
2006-10-11 07:41:52 · answer #7 · answered by Bianca 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To the first answer: First of all they are in the Western Conference.
And yes they will make it this year, as long as they keep their scoring up, and Leciare steps up as a consistant starting goalie.
2006-10-11 09:02:17 · answer #8 · answered by Draco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, Columbus is in the difficult Western conference, NOT THE EASTERN!!! They have two unproven goalies and their one SUPERSTAR player, Rick Nash, tends to be injury-prone. CHANCE OF PLAYOFFS: SLIM TO NONE. Sorry.
2006-10-11 07:06:23 · answer #9 · answered by Michael G 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pretty good i didnt put them in playoffs and im bitting my nails now .
Good solid team skates hard check hard and full of young talents.
Columbus will finish 5th in west
2006-10-11 07:09:14 · answer #10 · answered by sam (joe thornton) pro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋