I'm sick of the Bluejackets

I hate to say it, but I agree with you Slobberknocker. I have lived in Columbus all of my life and was raised on hockey. The team seeems like they are constantly "stuck". We should be trying to load up our team to make a run for the playoffs. Not get rid of one of our most liked player.

When we first got the Jackets, I was a die hard fan and I told everyone to give them a few years to build a team, but it has never happened. I've gone back to rooting for the Canadiens, because the Jackets just aren't  worth wasting my breath.

Maybe I'm missing something but being only 4 points out of the playoffs with 23 games left is definitely progress.  Despite the horrible performance on Wednesday they're still in it (and up 4-0 AT Detroit as I type). 

Let's support the home team and not jump off the bandwagon.  I think they're headed in the right direction.  Howson is infinitely better than McLean and Hitch is one of the best coaches in the league.  We have talent but unfortunately don't have much depth.  I think if Freddie and Sergei play down the stretch we'll see the Jackets in the hunt through the final weeks!

Go Jackets!!

Yeah, I feel your frustration.  The jackets will always be my team.  They fit right in with the rest of my teams.  Browns (no titles since '64), Indians ('55), and Cavs (never).  However, at least the Cavs, Indians, Browns tease me with a playoff run every once and a while. 

One can only talk about the great atmosphere at Nationwide for so long.  We NEED a playoff game!

Quick, name the ONLY team in the NHL to never participate in a playoff game... that's right... our Bluejackets!

So quit rooting for the Blue Jackets.  I have been a fan of them since they started palying. Yeah, it sucks to not see them make the playoffs but that's part of being a fan of a team.

How many years did the Buckeyes flounder and not win a Championship under John Cooper?  Did you quit rooting for the Buckeyes?  Not likely.  Your final comment proves that.

If the Blue Jackets won 5 straight Stanley Cups, they would still be the  "other" team in Columbus.

Yeah, it's frustrating watching the CBJ. Lose to LA, Chi, Phoenix at home, beat Det, Ott on the road. What the hell!? But I'm not about to cash it in on the home team. I'll keep pulling for them. And they are headed, slowly, in the right direction. It's what?--4 days to the trade deadline? I don't think we'll stand pat this year. Hopefully Howsam will show he's a big step up from MacLean here. Maybe we can address one need (a decent playmaking center, for example) before the trade deadline and fill in some more over the summer through free agency. It'll be our best finish ever (though not in the playoffs) and we might be primed to finally make a legitimate move.

Go Jackets!