This stinker is an aberration | The Columbus Dispatch

With the Detroit Red Wings behind the Blue Jackets in the Central Division, this was supposed to be the night when we got a good look at the leveling effect of the NHL salary cap.

[Balls Deep]

Come on, Bob, the Bj's are just no match for the wings. My guess is the Bj's played a softer schedual than Detroit has in this young season. I root for columbus but....please. 9-1 is not an aberration. 9-1 is pathetic.

[Shallow Pete]

Balls Deep wrote:

Come on, Bob, the Bj's are just no match for the wings. My guess is the Bj's played a softer schedual than Detroit has in this young season. I root for columbus but....please. 9-1 is not an aberration. 9-1 is pathetic.

You have got to spell out BlueJackets....I totally got the wrong idea when I first read your post. LOL!

[Jonathan S]

I now only read Bob Hunter's column for the comedy. Is this guy really this clueless or just shameless? We shouldn't worry about this loss because the Red Wings aren't as good as they were least year? Then let's forget about the loss and be thankful about the salary cap??? Don't p|$$ on me and tell me it's raining. Come on Bob, we deserve better. Start writing your column as a real critic rather than as an employee of the BJs.

[AngelBear_OH]

Jonathan S wrote:

Come on Bob, we deserve better. Start writing your column as a real critic rather than as an employee of the BJs.

Well, he does set me a good example in the language he uses, which is a great alternative to cussing. "Uglier than a hungover rhinoceros"? Truly a gem.

One of my favorite phrases is "as unhappy as an airsick angel", which is the way I feel right now about the Jackets.

[Smart Alex]

AngelBear_OH wrote:

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Well, he does set me a good example in the language he uses, which is a great alternative to cussing. "Uglier than a hungover rhinoceros"? Truly a gem.
One of my favorite phrases is "as unhappy as an airsick angel", which is the way I feel right now about the Jackets.

yeah, bob's a regular wordsmith

[Terry L]

I don't know who played for Columbus last night but it wasn't the Blue Jackets. Send last nights team to the Arctic Circle and bring back our Blue Jackets.
I hope they return in time for Friday's game with Anaheim.

[Russ Harwood]

You people are so jealous! The Wings are without 3 front line players, and still demolished your Blue Jackets. They will all be back in January; we will see which team ends up with the better record! I would not put my money on the Blue Jackets!

[pkalin]

Nice article and how true it is. Last night at the end of the game they should have crashed the IGS Energy blimp into center ice.

[Nash is overrated]

Remember how we used to make fun of the NHL because they let so many teams qualify for the playoffs? Remember? Come on, some of you still poke fun at the NBA for it.
We'd look at the standings and see teams a game or two under .500 get in to the playoffs and get smoked in the first round. What a joke, right?
Well that's YOUR Columbus Blue Jackets.

[Hockey Fan]

Out of all this mess of a game comes "Thank the salary cap?"!!! On Sunday April 1st, 2007 - I watched the Jackets watch the Wings play a hockey game. I apologized to my young friend for a 2nd time because the Jackets did not show up. What are the Jackets saving themselves for? They're all paid to PLAY. Poor Raffi lost teeth over this one too.