Nikita Alexandrov has the birthdays of his mother and father – in Roman numerals – tattooed on his inside forearm. Tyler Tucker has the GPS coordinates – or latitude and longitude – of his hometown of Longlac, Ontario. “Just a big part of my life,” Tucker said. When it comes to tattoos for Blues players, those are at the simple end of the spectrum.
February 13 will mark the 10 year anniversary of Jarmo Kekalainen assuming the role of General Manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Over the last decade, the franchise has seen some highs and lows, with Jarmo himself making some splashy moves and also some costly errors. Over the course of this week, we will take a look at his performance in several areas: player contracts, draft picks, and trades. Jarmo Kekalainen is a big trader.
Ivan Barbashev is ninth on Daily Faceoff's latest trade list (TSN's too). My eye ran right past him, but then I started writing up some generalist thoughts on shooting percentage and finishing skill and discovered something interesting about him. TSN has a story on him from late January that repeats Chris Johnston's report about several teams having interest. Since then, per Daily Faceoff, St. Louis has been playing him more minutes in what they describe as a showcase.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
52 | C | |
15 | C | |
49 | C | |
50 | G | |
41 | D | |
22 | C | |
89 | LW | |
72 | D | |
1 | G | |
47 | D | |
25 | C | |
4 | D | |
17 | LW | |
77 | D | |
90 | C | |
55 | D | |
48 | D | |
9 | C | |
43 | D | |
20 | LW | |
6 | D | |
10 | C | |
91 | RW | |
18 | C | |
13 | RW | |
26 | LW |