Deekeyd's NHL 14 BaGM Dynasty: Columbus

[Deekeyd]

This is the current thread for Deekeyd's BaGM dynasty featuring the Columbus Blue Jackets.

[Deekeyd]

Blue Jackets announce new GM at press conference

COLUMBUS - The Columbus Blue Jackets announced their new GM earlier today at a press conference, whose name is Deekeyd.

Deekeyd does not have much experience as a GM, but is excited to begin on his role as GM.

"I am very excited to be in this organization." he said after the press conference. "I hope to build this team into a Stanley Cup Contender."

We should soon hear what new GM Deekeyd has planned for the Blue Jackets in many years to come. The preseason will begin next week, so keep an eye out for the Blue Jackets this year.

[Deekeyd]

Blue Jackets announce lineup for 2013-14 preseason

CAROLINA - Blue Jacket's newly-named head coach Kirk Muller released the starting lineups for their first preseason game against the Hurricanes this Saturday at 7 PM EST.

These are the lines that Muller released:

Columbus Blue Jackets Depth Chart - 2013-14
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LW	Brandon Dubinsky	R.J. Umberger	Blake Comeau	Matt Calvert
C	Ryan Johansen	Artem Anisimov	Boone Jenner	Mark Letestu
RW	Nathan Horton	Nick Foligno	Matt Frattin	Jared Boll
D #1	Jack Johnson	Nick Schultz	Fedor Tyutin
D #2	James Wisniewski	Ryan Murray	Nikita Nikitin
G	Sergei Bobrovsky	Curtis McElhinney

It will be interesting to see how these lines click, but expect many changes to come.

[kenp86]

Looking forward to seeing where and how you build Columbus up. Good young core that's missing a few pieces. They've been a thorn in my side in my "winging it back to glory red wings beagm"

[Deekeyd]

Blue Jackets edge Hurricanes

CAROLINA - The Blue Jackets won their first preseason game yesterday 4-3 in regulation.

"We had our chances, and we succeded on them." newly-hired head coach Kirk Muller said against his former team. "We need to play better defensively, but I'm pretty sure we can adress that come the regular season."

It was back and forth hockey, but Ryan Murray's game-winning goal in the third got the Blue Jackets the win.

"It's only preseason, but we have to rack up as many wins as we can." he said after the game.

The Blue Jackets will head home to face the New York Islanders on Monday. Game time is 7 PM EST.

Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes
Sep 14, 2013 1 2 3 F CBJ (1-0-0) 2 1 1 4 CAR (0-1-0) 1 1 1 3 Three Stars Radek Dvorak, RW 2 Goals, 0 Assists, 2 Points, 1 Hit, 3 Shots, +0 Jack Johnson, D 0 Goals, 2 Assists, 2 Points, 2 Hits, 2 Shots, +1 Ryan Johansen, C 1 Goal. 0 Assists, 1 Point, 3 Hits, 3 Shots, +1	Team Stats Comparison CBJ CAR Shots on Goal 34 27 Hits 25 15 Faceoffs Won-Lost 39 41 Penalty Minutes 8:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 1/1 1/4 Power Play Opportunities 1 4 Time on Attack
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD CAR PPG - Radek Dvorak (1) ASST: Manny Malhotra CBJ Ryan Johansen (1) ASST: Nathan Horton CBJ Matt Frattin (1) ASST: Blake Comeau, Jack Johnson SECOND PERIOD CAR Radek Dvorak (2) ASST: Eric Staal, Ron Hainsey CBJ PPG - R.J Umberger (1) ASST: James Wisniewski THIRD PERIOD CAR Riley Nash (1) ASST: Brent Bellemore, Ryan Murphy CBJ Ryan Murray (1) ASST: Boone Jenner, Jack Johnson

[Deekeyd]

Blue Jackets shut out Islanders

COLUMBUS - The Blue Jackets shut out the New York Islanders last night 2-0. Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves to accomplish this feat.

"I played really well, and my coach and teammates know that as well." Bobrovsky said in the dressing room.

Jackets' head coach Kirk Muller praised the effort of Bobrovsky and the defense.

"Defense is the key to success." Muller pointed. "Scoring goals is key too, but it's just as important as keeping pucks out of the net."

The Blue Jackets head to Philadelphia on Wednesday. Puck drops at 7 PM EST.

New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets
Sep 16, 2013 1 2 3 F NYI (1-1-0) 0 0 0 0 CBJ (2-0-0) 1 1 0 2 Three Stars Sergei Bobrovsky, G 0.00 GAA, 1.000 SV%, 30 SA Nathan Horton, RW 1 Goal, 0 Assists, 1 Point, 4 Hits, 3 Shots, +1 Jack Johnson, D 1 Goal, 0 Assists, 1 Point, 1 Hit, 5 Shots, +1	Team Stats Comparison NYI CBJ Shots on Goal 30 30 Hits 20 24 Faceoffs Won-Lost 30 51 Penalty Minutes 8:00 6:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 0/4 0/3 Time on Attack
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD CBJ Jack Johnson (1) ASST: Boone Jenner, Ryan Murray SECOND PERIOD CBJ Nathan Horton (1) ASST: James Wisniewski, R.J Umberger

[Courtroom]

columbus... should be a fun read

[Deekeyd]

Blue Jackets shopping Umberger

PHILADELPHIA - Reports have said that the Blue Jackets have been shopping captain R.J Umberger around.

Other reports say that GM Deekeyd wants a scoring forward and a draft pick in return for Umberger.

"I won't deny it, I have been shopping [Umberger] around." he told Operation Sports.

He also said that lots of teams are interested in Umberger, but it looks like St.Louis and Chicago are the frontrunners.