LeClair still hasn't let up a goal this season, The chemistry is looking really good and Hitchcock has never missed the playoffs with a team for an entire season. do you think the jackets will finally make the playoffs this year?
2007-10-10 18:12:28 · 15 answers · asked by hooah89d 4 in Sports ➔ Hockey
I will back up Bill's opinion of Hitchcock. When the Flyers cleaned house last season, the part that surprised me the most was that he was leaving. Given where the Blue Jackets have been the past couple of years, they should be on the verge of cracking into the playoffs. They have had numerous high draft picks over a number of seasons. Hitch has a reputation of favoring veteran players, but if there is a coach out there who can put a team together and make a difference between in or out of the playoffs, it is him. I vote they are in with a low seed.
2007-10-10 18:48:18 · answer #1 · answered by Lubers25 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Once the season is underway for a month or so, teams like Columbus and Washington will start to fall back to where the experts picked them (which was out of the playoffs for both).
Both teams are on the rise, and if either one of them gets in, I think Washington would have the upper hand. There is a still a huge divide in the west between the good teams (Dal, SJ, Ana, Vcr, Col, Cgy, Det, and Min) and the playoff wannabees (Chi, Stl, LA, Cbj, Nsh) and then another dropoff to the pretenders (Edm and Phx).
If Cgy and Min have problems scoring goals, I think those two could be battling with the 5 wannabees for the 7th and 8th seeds. For now, I'm still sticking with Calgary and Minnesota.
2007-10-11 02:34:30 · answer #2 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surprise? No...I have been telling people since training camp started that this will be the year that the Jackets make the playoffs. I am not saying they will be a high seed or go deep into the playoffs, but they will be there.
2007-10-11 02:50:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm guessing they will fade as the season goes on. They look good now and Leclaire looks good as well, but rooks start out that way til teams figure them out
2007-10-11 03:22:03 · answer #4 · answered by hellaberg19 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doubtful... though they're off to a decent start. I think the two Western Conference teams that may surprise are the Blues and the Blackhawks, but neither team is anywhere close to the Ducks, Sharks or Red Wings.
2007-10-10 20:37:04 · answer #5 · answered by [z]ther 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hitchcock is one of the best active coaches out there right now and has a lil bit of talent lot of coaching well anything is possible but I'm thinking probably wont make playoffs. actually is raise that to a pretty sure to high probability.
2007-10-10 18:38:27 · answer #6 · answered by Jay Argentina 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They better. BJ season ticket holders are getting sick of never going to the playoffs. If they have another losing season people will raise some heck.
Go Bucks! Go Jackets!
2007-10-10 18:18:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's going to be close. keep in mind they're shifting to the East so that's not undemanding. they have a shot in spite of the shown fact that it specially relies upon on the play of Bob. i like the way the offense became looking they want Gaby to return to 2012 style and that i'm looking forward to staring at Atkinson, Prospal, Anismov. could be exciting next season
2016-10-22 00:15:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LeClair does look great, however he spends more time on the IR than he does on the Ice. Playoffs no.
2007-10-10 20:57:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is more possible than people may have thought in the pre-season:
1) Zherdev, for the moment, is actually trying.
2) Unforseen talent - Jared Boll. He's an enforcer with hockey talent = bye bye Shelley.
3) Possible rebirth of Chimera? He's looking good so far.
2007-10-10 23:38:47 · answer #10 · answered by nytebreid 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋