[truebluefan]

The symbolism was hard to miss. With Nikolai Zherdev’s arrival, the new and improved Columbus Blue Jackets we’ve been hearing about for months were ready for public consumption.

The beta release of this supposed juggernaut that fans tried Friday night had a few bugs, but they worked some of them out Saturday in Chicago. So Zherdev’s first skate and first start and Gilbert Brule’s first scratch of his life presented the image of a team every bit as deep and as talented as many think it is.

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[imported_shookem]

Go BlueJackets!

I need someone to cheer for in that horrible division and this team looks ready to take off.

Load up the bandwagon, we'll be making many stops.

 

[BE-LEAF-ABLE]

LOL! *BLA jumps on board* :laugh:

Zherdev is an awesome player. I don't know if he was playing with Nash much last year (I thought Nash had Fedorov and Vyborny on his line), but right now they look like a wicked duo, especially when they both crash the net like they did in Phoenix.