What evidence is there that Montreal is bad? Young yes, inexperienced sure…but the pool of sheer talent Montreal has is enormous. They are the best team in the league since December 1….last year they played in more one goal games than anyone. They played great against top teams.
@@raymondclouston6255 Montreal was cratering before Laine came back from injury. But besides that, it's just someone making a joke on the internet, so just chill.
An interesting point about the Jackets is that they're still missing significant players to injury that they're expecting back before the end of the season. Monahan, Jenner, Chinakov and Gudbranson will all slot back into the lineup when they're healthy. Getting Boone back would almost be like getting a trade deadline acquisition since he hasn't played all season, and he is a monster at faceoffs. Not to mention how good Monahan is in the dot. Barring any other injuries or setbacks, if we keep playing the way we are and get all 4 of those players back this team could make a real playoff push
Im curious what would be number 1 on their trade board to add at the deadline. They might be one of the few teams that isnt in desperate need of a center. Depending on how their goalies hold up, I think a bottom 6 defensive forward and maybe a goalie could really put this team over the top and get in.
@@lennartforsberg1519 Yea. They got over his death and don't care about it anymore and decided now is the time to start winning.... for Johnny Hockey.... Yea....
Wait until you see the outdoor stadium series jerseys against Detroit on March 1st. Your wish will come true. The new logo is getting rave reviews. Google Columbus stadium series jerseys and check it out.
Tarasenko in his glory days in St Louis was called the Tarasenk-show, however I don't think it matters as Kirill Kaprizov is called 'Kirill the Thrill' even though Phil Kessel was already called 'Phil the Thrill'. Also people were calling Zadorov 'Big Z' for a while until he asked them to stop out of respect to Chara. Marchenkshow it is 👍
Johnny Hockey chose Columbus over other 'Brighter Lights' destinations. His and his brothers passing have definitely influenced this surge. Imagine there was a mourning phase. They play better at home too, less variables to manage and are around loved ones
We have to mention that even Jonathan Quick, who never once played a game in a Jackets Jersey, did in fact get a shout out from the blue jackets on the jumbotron when the rangers came to town in October.
Go Jackets! Finally have a GM and HC who know what they are doing. Jarmo did for a while but lost it. Torts, well you know he worse out his welcome. So Happy Waddell and Evason are here. It is a drastic change in the atmosphere here in Columbus. Also i think getting Laine out of here helped alot as well. I heard he was a terrible teammate here. Just excited to be in the race again!
Laine carrying 2 teams to the playoffs is kinda insane but here we are. one with scoring and the other with motivation. we can blame Laine, he did insert his foot in his mouth.
I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who’s noticed that Fantilli has been playing really well this season. I when I watch him play I can definitely see him becoming the center Columbus has needed since I started watching Hockey.
With Monahan, Jenner, and Chinakhov due back over the coming month, I doubt they'll be buying and rather just look at those players returning as their TLD adds.
Gudbransn will probably come back before playoffs if CLb qualify - he gets a bit underrated. Plus, Brindly should be a very good prospect he gets forgotten about. Del Bel Bllz & Mateychk are too very good prospects too, both getting some icetime, but more likely next yr they will become regulars. Laban, Christiansn, JVR, & Fabbr have been good for them. Greave looks good in a goal, & Merzlikin has found some of his old good form. But it definately is Werensk, the young kids (Fantil, K.J, Sillingr, & now Del Bellz, and the Russians that have made the difference in close games more recently.
@@coasterconquest I mean the whole video is about him talking smack in the media when really he is the one with confidence issues. Takes mental health breaks while talking smack about his teammates.
How awesome would it be for Columbus to make the playoffs this year. I really hope they do. The team and the fans deserve it. Johnny would be proud. I’m a Habs fan but hoping that somehow they can both make it. What a race to the end it’s gonna be. Werenski’s play in both ends it’s outstanding. Hoping he gets the Norris. Fantilli is fun to watch as well. What a beast. Sidebar: I hope the jackets play the leafs in the first round. I’ll leave it there. ☺️
Answering the title: I don't think so since before that we two sperate mini-losing streaks and went through 12 of the 16 western teams on the road, which some of it basically didn't capitalized. After that comment was a nice stretch of home games to start building the momentum. After the Sharks game, there is a 19 game stretch, which goes little past the TDL, in which only 5 games will be played in NWA and 1 at Ohio Stadium. That will dictate if we should be buyers or sellers based on the road record. If we are buyers at that time, we will get Jenner back from IR who will be another FO specialist and slot into the 3rd line.
Marchy Madness is often used when Kirill Marchenko scores a goal. Werenski for Norris. Olivier proving to be a modern day Enforcer. As for face-offs, Captain Boone Jenner returning makes him that guy and a return for Monahan helps too.
If that's the case, thank god for Columbus ! That franchise needed the kick in the nuts, it deserve better and the fan too ! Also in the Gaudreau year...He may have helped 2 franchise this year without knowing ! There some good player in Columbus, they will be good !
I think like the Predators Vegas trip last year and the "Gloria" for the Blues in the Cup run the passing of Johnny Hockey and Laine's comments will help contribute to the mythology if the Jackets reach the playoffs (especially if they go on a deep run). It helps inspire belief that something special is happening and you'll take that over the alternative lol
All a team really needs is a star player to create an identity, then momentum can be built and a winning culture established. Think about the Leafs before Matthews. Or the Panthers before Hubie. Washington before Ovie, Pittsburgh before Crosby. If Columbus gets a star, it will help create an identity, and a culture can be built from that.
they did have a star 15 years ago in Rick Nash and they did absolutely nothing to help him. hopefully this iteration of CBJ management is better in that regard
I mean, we had Patty and Johnny. Star players tend to underperform for us, it's the lunch pail lineups that have given us our most successful years. I know most of those were first round exits, but they were also competitive in those series, most of which were against the eventual champions.
It was. And it was a bit bold comment from a player who did not give his all for the jackets. But, it was the truth, and the truth hurt the CBJ - players. After that they did just the right thing, bounced back, learned from it and got tougher. And proved Laine`s point.
Definitely how I see it. Monahan and Fabbro were the two players laying the heaviest hits on Laine and they weren't on the team before this year. That tells you it's bigger than just the personal relationship with Laine, it's about how much effort the team has been putting in to honoring Johnny and having some asshole accuse them of not caring.
During the time Laine was there the coaches and leadership culture were horrible. First and only thing Torts said to Laine was "dont duck up" when he joined the team. No hello or nothing.
I was thinking this exact same thing lol. They were trending down after a good start before the game with Montreal. Anything to get a locker room united.
My biggest take from the Laine thing was, its not entirely wrong but rich coming from him, of all people. That said, i do feel like it reminded the team they were playing for Johnny on house money. They are back to having fun with it and it shows.
Not a fan of Laine's but he was probably right about Columbus in the past. Maybe they've finally grown up. They remind me of what Hartford was in the 80's. They had some good teams and occasionally made the playoffs but never were a top team. But Hartford was all that in a 21 team league. It's much tougher nowadays if you just continually drift from mediocre to pretty good and never go beyond that.
I know for a fact having their top Line in Fantasy (Marchenko, Voronkov, and Monohan/Fantilli) is one of the best stacks to have. They put up so many points and it seems like they score at will and a lot of it is at 5 on 5. I think their offense is legit though as all of their top guys all took a huge step this year. If their Goaltending can hold up and be below average to average, they should get in.
Coincidence. I think the effect of that type of comment is limited. I think Colombus is just a better team that they shown prior to that game. Laine should have refrained himself.
I know this is about Columbus and I hope they make the playoffs but I honestly couldn’t choose between Montreal and Ottawa on who I want in the playoffs. If we could get Montreal, Ottawa, and Columbus in that would be fantastic.
We gotta remember that Laine has always been outspoken and expresses his feelings quite bluntly. I didn’t really like the way he phrased what he said but he’s bashed some heads going back to u18 Ivan Hlinka when he clashed with the coach for not playing him in the final minutes of the game and was kicked off the team. Man’s always had a bit of an ego but he has also matured with age.
Good video THG, but I think the real difference maker for CBJ has been the call up for Denton Mateychuck. Team is 10-2-1 with him on the ice and one of the losses came in a shoot out. Plays solid defense that the team desperately needed and pairs well with Provorov.
yeah but in the interview he refused to give clarification on if it was the FO or teammates, I think we all kind of knew which of the two he wanted to say but when you leave it open ended like that you’re immediately opened to intense scrutiny, not like this matters but if I were his former teammate and I heard that, first I’d be offended and two it’d light a fire under me to prove him wrong out of spite or whatever motivation
Give credit where its due, but Dean Evason has been able to getting the Blue Jackets into playing better than the previous seasons. Laine's comments were just a motivating factor in Columbus performing better with Evason's guidance.
Probably the Laine comments were a motivating factor in what Columbus has done but let's not forget how the boys lost Johnny before the season ever started and once they found their skating legs, they made good things happen in his memory. Another factor that I think is not recognized enough is having Dean Evason as coach. He is not a coach who will be satisfied with slackers and he showed that in his previous tenure as Minnesota Wild coach. The Wild were usually in the playoffs when he was coach and so he will likely have been a motivating factor for the success they're enjoying this year. I hope they make it into the playoffs. They're my Eastern team (underdog) that I've rooted for (except when they play my Jets) so I wish them a berth in the playoffs this season.
If the laine quote wakes Columbus up to this extent, that would suggest to me that he was right considering the only thing that changed is their mindset.
Marchy madness, Marchenk-goal, Marchenk-show, The translator, it’s funny we’re looking for nicknames for Marchy but he’s the one who gives out honorary russian nicknames to his linemates, Mo might’ve finally earned his Andrei with the hatty against Toronto
I'm not sure they make a push for a facoff specialist at the deadline. They'll get Boone Jenner back from injury around the deadline and he's been the team's faceoff specialist in the past.
I think Provorov should be sold if the return is a 1st rounder. But also if we can get a 3rd line-ish center with another year and is good at face offs for a 2nd or 3rd that would be good too. Also, Jenner is coming back post 4 Nations. Might be just the kind of played Mr Shannon is talking about.
Didn’t their GM basically echo that statement though? Or owner or something? Glad it turned their season around but I remember their fans being mad about the comments for way too long lol
A lot of people were saying Don said pretty much the same thing, but it's not what was said so much as who was saying it. Don is the incoming GM who has committed himself to improving the team and wants to build a winner in Columbus. Laine is the guy who asked to get traded and claimed no responsibility for the culture that developed in Columbus over his time there. It's easy to see how one of those people criticizing the organization would piss people off a lot more than the other.
IMO it's a few things, Zack leading with a hold my beer attitude, laine running his mouth and like a bunch of guys finding their groove, provy, fantilli, the Russians, elvis, and some time to learn the team Dean eveson, CBJ!!
Laine’s comment definitely hurt Colombus because of gaudreau’s death. You know the jackets were gonna try hard to win for him and the comment probably hurt their feelings because of that. You go see some replays and Monahan is actively targeting laine even though monahan was a hab last season. The comment was true for the past seasons front office, but the comment is untrue for this season and that’s why they got so angry and “motivated”
Hockey Dude, recommendation for you: if the jackets make the playoffs I recommend you respectfully introduce the possibility of Devine intervention. This might be the will and influence of the spirit of Johnny Hockey! It's a good narrative....all of a sudden they're playing this well, could be because of Johnny!
If Laine's comment was what set all this off, then he was probably correct about the CBJ players when he played there. My money is on Columbus slumping and missing the playoffs. If Montreal faces Columbus again this season, I hope Laine keeps comments like that to himself. If Columbus takes another run at him, then Wifi will probably put an end to that 😊
They didn't even hurt him, he got taken out of the game. Make stupid comments, win stupid prizes. Also, WiFi can get his ass manhandled by Vronk or Olivier.
Right now I expect the Rangers and Senators to grab the two wildcards, with Columbus and Montreal hanging around. I expect Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia to fall back a bit. Laine's comments have me hoping that Columbus finishes ahead of Montreal this season.
And so tonight Ottawa beats Boston, Detroit beats Montreal, and Carolina beats Columbus. Shows how much I know.... At least the Rangers blew out Philly. But my preseason prediction of Rangers over Stars still doesn't look good.
Columbus is like the NXT of WWE/NHL. Everybody will pretend that it's important and is a marketable hockey franchise, when really it comes across as a $2 New York. "YES COLUMBUS IS A BIG HOCKEY TEAM AND LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT TO PLAY FOR THIS TEAM " 🎉🎉🎉
Love when u said finally fantilli, hes barely 20 yrs old lol. They have a good young core. Wouldnt doubt if they fall off at the end but well see. Evason surprisingly was the right coach for them this yr with everything thays happened. I liked dean in minney but he drive me nuts when he wouldnt mix up the lines, lnce in a while hed swap 2 guys for a shift or 2 that was it. It was infuriating.
I think i did help Columbus for sure.Montreal players and their fans have been very cocky. A lot of counting their eggs before they hatch including annotating a certain rookie dman a norris candidate.
As a habs fan, I can say that confidence is very high right now. A lot of people where counting us out early and putting them in their place has been a pure bliss to see. I have to say however that I personally hope that Columbus make the playoffs for Johnny and even win the Cup for him. If Laine have to play the role of the villain for that then so be it.
Montreal is playing with house money at this point , playoffs or not , the rebuild is going 100% in the right way , Montreal fans deserve to be happy plus you can't deny that 13-3-2 record the last 18 games , it's a big sample size
@THEGDB even larger sample is 20-10-2 over their past 32 games. Even if they go something mediocre like 3-5-1 over their next 9 games, that's a half-season at 23-15-3, which is a 98 pt pace.
Columbus has always been a bit snakebit. People forget at one time we had the 4th best point total in the league. It just happened to be a year where 2 of the 3 teams with a better record were in the same division.
So Imo its 2 fold. its 50 percent Laine saying they accept losing and the other 50 percent is a little help from the other side ie Johnny hockey. Now if only someone would say they accept losing in Buffalo....."Eichel? Can u get on that?"
The biggest thing that kinda agrees with what laine said was the video tribute to laine that got canceled . How sad is it that Columbus was going to do a video tribute to the glory days of laine in Columbus , come on set a higher standard .
Spite is a huge motivating factor.
Laine single handedly getting two bad teams to playoffs 🫡
Did we just watch the same video? Not seeing how can you say Columbus is bad?
What evidence is there that Montreal is bad? Young yes, inexperienced sure…but the pool of sheer talent Montreal has is enormous. They are the best team in the league since December 1….last year they played in more one goal games than anyone. They played great against top teams.
@@coasterconquest How do you get through life when you don't seem to understand anything?
@@raymondclouston6255 Montreal was cratering before Laine came back from injury. But besides that, it's just someone making a joke on the internet, so just chill.
@@DirtyDan77 "mY tEaM aIn,T bAd oKaY?!" They can't understand, for some reason.
An interesting point about the Jackets is that they're still missing significant players to injury that they're expecting back before the end of the season. Monahan, Jenner, Chinakov and Gudbranson will all slot back into the lineup when they're healthy. Getting Boone back would almost be like getting a trade deadline acquisition since he hasn't played all season, and he is a monster at faceoffs. Not to mention how good Monahan is in the dot. Barring any other injuries or setbacks, if we keep playing the way we are and get all 4 of those players back this team could make a real playoff push
Im curious what would be number 1 on their trade board to add at the deadline. They might be one of the few teams that isnt in desperate need of a center. Depending on how their goalies hold up, I think a bottom 6 defensive forward and maybe a goalie could really put this team over the top and get in.
@@shocka_khan monahan should come back to the Habs now
Marchenkos nickname is The Translator because Voronkov depends on him for that 😂
They could be playing for Johnny Hockey.
Both
Then why weren’t they at the start of the season?
@J_Juice88 It takes some time to come over your sorrows. If your teammate was killed, how would you feel? Happy?
@J_Juice88 kinda hard to have your head in the game after your teammate just got ran over by a car
@@lennartforsberg1519 Yea. They got over his death and don't care about it anymore and decided now is the time to start winning.... for Johnny Hockey.... Yea....
Completely random but the cannon should be CBJ's main logo at some point.
Yes
The current one is really good though.
Its on the alternate. That being said the State of Ohio flag curved around the cannon would be sweet. All you would need to do is replace the star.
The Ohio flag and star are awesome tho
Wait until you see the outdoor stadium series jerseys against Detroit on March 1st. Your wish will come true. The new logo is getting rave reviews. Google Columbus stadium series jerseys and check it out.
Their top d-man is having his best season and doesn't even get the credit for his teams' success
In Columbus the nickname we usually use for Marchenko is The Marchenk”show”, just because you mentioned him needing a nickname in the video.
Tarasenko in his glory days in St Louis was called the Tarasenk-show, however I don't think it matters as Kirill Kaprizov is called 'Kirill the Thrill' even though Phil Kessel was already called 'Phil the Thrill'. Also people were calling Zadorov 'Big Z' for a while until he asked them to stop out of respect to Chara. Marchenkshow it is 👍
Boone is a monster at face-offs. Hopefully, he comes back and stays healthy.
Thanks for the love, Shannon 🫡
Johnny Hockey chose Columbus over other 'Brighter Lights' destinations. His and his brothers passing have definitely influenced this surge. Imagine there was a mourning phase. They play better at home too, less variables to manage and are around loved ones
We have to mention that even Jonathan Quick, who never once played a game in a Jackets Jersey, did in fact get a shout out from the blue jackets on the jumbotron when the rangers came to town in October.
The best goalie the Blue Jackets ever had.
They had a video ready but did not play it because of the comments he made before the game
I hope Zach Werenski wins the Norris trophy, this year. He took his game to another level.
Next CBJ challenge: beat the THG video jynx
Not off to a strong start😂
@ubiquiste8582 most teams feel it right away, others within a nother game or two.
Thank you for talking about this team as often as you do. 5th line from Ontario Canada!!!
Not a Jackets follower ...so I was unaware of most of this. very insightful video Shannon. you never disappoint
Go Jackets!
Finally have a GM and HC who know what they are doing. Jarmo did for a while but lost it. Torts, well you know he worse out his welcome. So Happy Waddell and Evason are here. It is a drastic change in the atmosphere here in Columbus. Also i think getting Laine out of here helped alot as well. I heard he was a terrible teammate here. Just excited to be in the race again!
Laine carrying 2 teams to the playoffs is kinda insane but here we are. one with scoring and the other with motivation. we can blame Laine, he did insert his foot in his mouth.
I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who’s noticed that Fantilli has been playing really well this season. I when I watch him play I can definitely see him becoming the center Columbus has needed since I started watching Hockey.
With Monahan, Jenner, and Chinakhov due back over the coming month, I doubt they'll be buying and rather just look at those players returning as their TLD adds.
Gudbransn will probably come back before playoffs if CLb qualify - he gets a bit underrated. Plus, Brindly should be a very good prospect he gets forgotten about. Del Bel Bllz & Mateychk are too very good prospects too, both getting some icetime, but more likely next yr they will become regulars.
Laban, Christiansn, JVR, & Fabbr have been good for them. Greave looks good in a goal, & Merzlikin has found some of his old good form. But it definately is Werensk, the young kids (Fantil, K.J, Sillingr, & now Del Bellz, and the Russians that have made the difference in close games more recently.
only took the guy almost 5 years to actually do something productive for the jackets for once
I mean he was a near ppg winger pacing for 30+ goals. But alright
They don’t need to trade for a faceoff specialist at the deadline because Boone Jenner will be back soon.
That dude had more giveaways than goals. He was -29 in the bubble year (and then it got worse).
They may have a face-off specialist already, Boone Jenner
They are free of all the pressure, that's the key. Is it Gaudreau or Laine, who knows, but they have ZERO pressure.
They also have a GM who says it out loud that losing isn't acceptable and a competent coach fully invested in the team.
From what I have heard Laine was a terrible teammate and a cancer to the lockeroom.
@@coasterconquest yeah right, trust me bro..........
@@coasterconquest I mean the whole video is about him talking smack in the media when really he is the one with confidence issues. Takes mental health breaks while talking smack about his teammates.
@@patrickgoulet8170 yup
How awesome would it be for Columbus to make the playoffs this year. I really hope they do. The team and the fans deserve it. Johnny would be proud. I’m a Habs fan but hoping that somehow they can both make it. What a race to the end it’s gonna be.
Werenski’s play in both ends it’s outstanding. Hoping he gets the Norris. Fantilli is fun to watch as well. What a beast.
Sidebar: I hope the jackets play the leafs in the first round. I’ll leave it there. ☺️
It's giving him too much credit. Just being in the mix is enough to motivate the boys
Answering the title: I don't think so since before that we two sperate mini-losing streaks and went through 12 of the 16 western teams on the road, which some of it basically didn't capitalized. After that comment was a nice stretch of home games to start building the momentum. After the Sharks game, there is a 19 game stretch, which goes little past the TDL, in which only 5 games will be played in NWA and 1 at Ohio Stadium. That will dictate if we should be buyers or sellers based on the road record. If we are buyers at that time, we will get Jenner back from IR who will be another FO specialist and slot into the 3rd line.
Marchy Madness is often used when Kirill Marchenko scores a goal. Werenski for Norris. Olivier proving to be a modern day Enforcer. As for face-offs, Captain Boone Jenner returning makes him that guy and a return for Monahan helps too.
If that's the case, thank god for Columbus ! That franchise needed the kick in the nuts, it deserve better and the fan too ! Also in the Gaudreau year...He may have helped 2 franchise this year without knowing ! There some good player in Columbus, they will be good !
I think like the Predators Vegas trip last year and the "Gloria" for the Blues in the Cup run the passing of Johnny Hockey and Laine's comments will help contribute to the mythology if the Jackets reach the playoffs (especially if they go on a deep run). It helps inspire belief that something special is happening and you'll take that over the alternative lol
All a team really needs is a star player to create an identity, then momentum can be built and a winning culture established. Think about the Leafs before Matthews. Or the Panthers before Hubie. Washington before Ovie, Pittsburgh before Crosby. If Columbus gets a star, it will help create an identity, and a culture can be built from that.
@@Jalreal I think fantilli can be there star and honestly it might already be werenski
Their
they did have a star 15 years ago in Rick Nash and they did absolutely nothing to help him. hopefully this iteration of CBJ management is better in that regard
I mean, we had Patty and Johnny. Star players tend to underperform for us, it's the lunch pail lineups that have given us our most successful years. I know most of those were first round exits, but they were also competitive in those series, most of which were against the eventual champions.
It's this season's U2 concert.
If Laine’s comments saved their season then it’s certainly more than he did for them while playing for jackets
It was. And it was a bit bold comment from a player who did not give his all for the jackets. But, it was the truth, and the truth hurt the CBJ - players. After that they did just the right thing, bounced back, learned from it and got tougher. And proved Laine`s point.
Thanks for the video! Good info, details, and insights! Ted Laine-so put up a Believe sign?
They are playing for Johnny, laine comments pissed them off.
Definitely how I see it. Monahan and Fabbro were the two players laying the heaviest hits on Laine and they weren't on the team before this year. That tells you it's bigger than just the personal relationship with Laine, it's about how much effort the team has been putting in to honoring Johnny and having some asshole accuse them of not caring.
During the time Laine was there the coaches and leadership culture were horrible. First and only thing Torts said to Laine was "dont duck up" when he joined the team. No hello or nothing.
Laine is such a great guy, he can turn two teams' fortunes around at the same time.
I was thinking this exact same thing lol. They were trending down after a good start before the game with Montreal. Anything to get a locker room united.
He gave them the old "put your gear on" speech.😂
Did you hear from Laine how he was welcomed in Columbus by Tort?
No greetings. .. he just said: "don't f up tonight"
My biggest take from the Laine thing was, its not entirely wrong but rich coming from him, of all people. That said, i do feel like it reminded the team they were playing for Johnny on house money. They are back to having fun with it and it shows.
Laine is a bum that quit on the team.
Also Cbus has no offensive player making more than 5.5M a year. Insane
The Blue Jackets making the playoffs this year after the devastating loss of Johnny Gaudreau would be such an amazing story
Not a fan of Laine's but he was probably right about Columbus in the past. Maybe they've finally grown up. They remind me of what Hartford was in the 80's. They had some good teams and occasionally made the playoffs but never were a top team. But Hartford was all that in a 21 team league. It's much tougher nowadays if you just continually drift from mediocre to pretty good and never go beyond that.
Thank you Laine! Now we need Laine say something about vancouver
I know for a fact having their top Line in Fantasy (Marchenko, Voronkov, and Monohan/Fantilli) is one of the best stacks to have. They put up so many points and it seems like they score at will and a lot of it is at 5 on 5. I think their offense is legit though as all of their top guys all took a huge step this year. If their Goaltending can hold up and be below average to average, they should get in.
I am begging all former ducks to start trash talking them.
Yes, no questions asked.
I really want the 8 teams in a playoff spot in the East right now to be the ones to make it
Issue with Laine was he was often injured in Columbus
Close enough, welcome back 2008-2009 Marian Hossa!
Coincidence. I think the effect of that type of comment is limited. I think Colombus is just a better team that they shown prior to that game. Laine should have refrained himself.
I know this is about Columbus and I hope they make the playoffs but I honestly couldn’t choose between Montreal and Ottawa on who I want in the playoffs. If we could get Montreal, Ottawa, and Columbus in that would be fantastic.
We gotta remember that Laine has always been outspoken and expresses his feelings quite bluntly. I didn’t really like the way he phrased what he said but he’s bashed some heads going back to u18 Ivan Hlinka when he clashed with the coach for not playing him in the final minutes of the game and was kicked off the team.
Man’s always had a bit of an ego but he has also matured with age.
Good video THG, but I think the real difference maker for CBJ has been the call up for Denton Mateychuck. Team is 10-2-1 with him on the ice and one of the losses came in a shoot out. Plays solid defense that the team desperately needed and pairs well with Provorov.
Kirill the Merc Marchenko
Phantom Fantilli
Laine has changed the way the Habs perform since he joined the team. I hope his contact gets extended
"Clusterrific!"
He was telling the truth about the front office, not the players. So no, Laine was wrong.
yeah but in the interview he refused to give clarification on if it was the FO or teammates, I think we all kind of knew which of the two he wanted to say but when you leave it open ended like that you’re immediately opened to intense scrutiny, not like this matters but if I were his former teammate and I heard that, first I’d be offended and two it’d light a fire under me to prove him wrong out of spite or whatever motivation
"Chill" Kirill Marchenko
I was just thinking this very thing the other day.
Believe me, we CBJ fans do have high expectations for our team. We are also realistic. We are victims of tragedy after tragedy
Give credit where its due, but Dean Evason has been able to getting the Blue Jackets into playing better than the previous seasons. Laine's comments were just a motivating factor in Columbus performing better with Evason's guidance.
Chill Kirill 👌
Probably the Laine comments were a motivating factor in what Columbus has done but let's not forget how the boys lost Johnny before the season ever started and once they found their skating legs, they made good things happen in his memory. Another factor that I think is not recognized enough is having Dean Evason as coach. He is not a coach who will be satisfied with slackers and he showed that in his previous tenure as Minnesota Wild coach. The Wild were usually in the playoffs when he was coach and so he will likely have been a motivating factor for the success they're enjoying this year.
I hope they make it into the playoffs. They're my Eastern team (underdog) that I've rooted for (except when they play my Jets) so I wish them a berth in the playoffs this season.
If the laine quote wakes Columbus up to this extent, that would suggest to me that he was right considering the only thing that changed is their mindset.
If they would just rebrand to the cannon permanently it would change everything for them.
Marchy madness, Marchenk-goal, Marchenk-show, The translator, it’s funny we’re looking for nicknames for Marchy but he’s the one who gives out honorary russian nicknames to his linemates, Mo might’ve finally earned his Andrei with the hatty against Toronto
I'm not sure they make a push for a facoff specialist at the deadline. They'll get Boone Jenner back from injury around the deadline and he's been the team's faceoff specialist in the past.
I think Provorov should be sold if the return is a 1st rounder. But also if we can get a 3rd line-ish center with another year and is good at face offs for a 2nd or 3rd that would be good too. Also, Jenner is coming back post 4 Nations. Might be just the kind of played Mr Shannon is talking about.
idea : Johnathan toews to cbj
Kirill MarchenkSHOW!!!!
Theyre doing it for Johnny 💙
Didn’t their GM basically echo that statement though? Or owner or something? Glad it turned their season around but I remember their fans being mad about the comments for way too long lol
A lot of people were saying Don said pretty much the same thing, but it's not what was said so much as who was saying it. Don is the incoming GM who has committed himself to improving the team and wants to build a winner in Columbus. Laine is the guy who asked to get traded and claimed no responsibility for the culture that developed in Columbus over his time there. It's easy to see how one of those people criticizing the organization would piss people off a lot more than the other.
Hockey Dude: how much of this turn around is caused by a potential culture change by the new GM?
I don't think it's going to matter, but imagine if Columbus wins the cup this year.
If they manage that, it will be amazing and Gaudreau will be the first name put on the cup.
IMO it's a few things, Zack leading with a hold my beer attitude, laine running his mouth and like a bunch of guys finding their groove, provy, fantilli, the Russians, elvis, and some time to learn the team Dean eveson, CBJ!!
Marchenko cherry.
Laine’s comment definitely hurt Colombus because of gaudreau’s death. You know the jackets were gonna try hard to win for him and the comment probably hurt their feelings because of that. You go see some replays and Monahan is actively targeting laine even though monahan was a hab last season. The comment was true for the past seasons front office, but the comment is untrue for this season and that’s why they got so angry and “motivated”
Hockey Dude, recommendation for you: if the jackets make the playoffs I recommend you respectfully introduce the possibility of Devine intervention. This might be the will and influence of the spirit of Johnny Hockey! It's a good narrative....all of a sudden they're playing this well, could be because of Johnny!
Why are you calling him "Hockey Dude"?
If Laine's comment was what set all this off, then he was probably correct about the CBJ players when he played there. My money is on Columbus slumping and missing the playoffs.
If Montreal faces Columbus again this season, I hope Laine keeps comments like that to himself. If Columbus takes another run at him, then Wifi will probably put an end to that 😊
They didn't even hurt him, he got taken out of the game. Make stupid comments, win stupid prizes. Also, WiFi can get his ass manhandled by Vronk or Olivier.
So you're saying Laine Saved two teams seasons?
Was at the Montreal game, and laine left early
Right now I expect the Rangers and Senators to grab the two wildcards, with Columbus and Montreal hanging around. I expect Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia to fall back a bit. Laine's comments have me hoping that Columbus finishes ahead of Montreal this season.
And so tonight Ottawa beats Boston, Detroit beats Montreal, and Carolina beats Columbus. Shows how much I know....
At least the Rangers blew out Philly. But my preseason prediction of Rangers over Stars still doesn't look good.
Columbus is like the NXT of WWE/NHL. Everybody will pretend that it's important and is a marketable hockey franchise, when really it comes across as a $2 New York. "YES COLUMBUS IS A BIG HOCKEY TEAM AND LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT TO PLAY FOR THIS TEAM " 🎉🎉🎉
Yes.
Love when u said finally fantilli, hes barely 20 yrs old lol. They have a good young core. Wouldnt doubt if they fall off at the end but well see. Evason surprisingly was the right coach for them this yr with everything thays happened. I liked dean in minney but he drive me nuts when he wouldnt mix up the lines, lnce in a while hed swap 2 guys for a shift or 2 that was it. It was infuriating.
Still dont understand Jiricek trade
Laine was a disaster in Columbus. His lack of hustle and giving up on plays was epic.
21-22 and 22-23 he was Columbus's best producing player, better than Gaudreau 😅
@ he sucked with a bad attitude
When will laine give a statement on the penguins?!🤔
Don't think Laine changed anything in Columbus
Marchenko Oliver and Monahan are, who weren't Blue Jackets when Laïne was
Marchenko and Olivier both played with Laine the last two seasons.
Let’s go Jackies
11:10 March on Marchy!
Karil the machine Marchenko
I think i did help Columbus for sure.Montreal players and their fans have been very cocky. A lot of counting their eggs before they hatch including annotating a certain rookie dman a norris candidate.
Good points on Montreal. I've said all this year along with Detroit. I expected Montreal to surprise the league. Well that's a mixed bag now
As a habs fan, I can say that confidence is very high right now. A lot of people where counting us out early and putting them in their place has been a pure bliss to see. I have to say however that I personally hope that Columbus make the playoffs for Johnny and even win the Cup for him. If Laine have to play the role of the villain for that then so be it.
Montreal is playing with house money at this point , playoffs or not , the rebuild is going 100% in the right way , Montreal fans deserve to be happy plus you can't deny that 13-3-2 record the last 18 games , it's a big sample size
@THEGDB even larger sample is 20-10-2 over their past 32 games. Even if they go something mediocre like 3-5-1 over their next 9 games, that's a half-season at 23-15-3, which is a 98 pt pace.
@cameronmccormick89 Montreal has arrived , the rebuild is progressing as good as it possibly could , now they keep moving forward
Columbus has always been a bit snakebit. People forget at one time we had the 4th best point total in the league. It just happened to be a year where 2 of the 3 teams with a better record were
in the same division.
March(enko) Madness
So Imo its 2 fold. its 50 percent Laine saying they accept losing and the other 50 percent is a little help from the other side ie Johnny hockey. Now if only someone would say they accept losing in Buffalo....."Eichel? Can u get on that?"
The biggest thing that kinda agrees with what laine said was the video tribute to laine that got canceled . How sad is it that Columbus was going to do a video tribute to the glory days of laine in Columbus , come on set a higher standard .
And your standard is legit saying “git cancelled”. He didn’t deserve one