Arguably better than being stuck in a literal hamster wheel in Calgary. Especially when they offered him $10 million or more, he’d be more unmovable than he already is.
Almost 5 years later and I still don’t know how that happened. It was like the Jackets summoned the spirits of the late 70s Canadiens for one series and the Lightning got their talent stolen by the hockey versions of the Monstars.
@@darkbreaker97672010 to present the worst has been the Buffalo Sabres no contest and they are about to make some moves that will extend their incompetence to 20 years
Columbus fan here who appreciates your work. Some thoughts: -They could have offered Panarin his own private jet and a house in Connecticut he could commute to and from and he still wasn't signing with them/us. -They never offered Duchene a contract. -The Seth Jones trade was highway robbery, and I'm still laughing. -I think it was last year that Jenner would have had 30 goals if his back didn't explode. -The buzz phrase was The Lars Bar in hiring Torts' replacement. It should've been the GD Torts Bar. -Rookie coaches in Columbus tend to do this weird thing where the first season isn't too bad, albeit a roller coaster, and then season 2 is a dumpster fire. Vincent has skipped straight to year 2. -Gaudreau has been back to a PPG pace over the last 10-15 games. Hoping to Christ it stays that way. -I would have driven to DC and personally packed his house if it meant Peter Laviolette came here.
With Duchene, people were quick to point out around that trade deadline that he bought a house in Nashville. I haven't seen a pending UFA that got traded be so locked in to his next destination since Thomas Vanek (traded to Montreal at the deadline but all but had his heart set on Minnesota)
My god, someone with common sense providing facts. Thank you for explaining that Panarin was never signing anywhere but NY no matter what. He did his part and was professional as hell about it and I have no bad feelings towards bread at all. He had gotten a say so in his playing location from the start and he finally wanted to make his own decision.
@@zacksmathers2689 he wanted NY, LA, Chicago, or one of the Florida teams (I think the Panthers specifically) Also don't forget he signed back when the Rangers sucked; they didn't get good until after COVID
@zacksmathers2689 It still sucked. Kind of like getting a really cool toy at Christmas unlike anything you'd ever had only to have your parents rip it away by Saint Patrick's Day.
@@FirearmofMutiny YES. That was always such a silly excuse to me that he only signed there 'because the Rangers are a wagon', at the time he signed there, the Rangers were operating with every expectation of tanking in 2019-20. The core they were competing with was mostly picked apart by that point (Stepan regressed beyond repair and was traded), guys like Zuccarello, Nash, Hagelin and Moore were long gone, Staal was regressing, McDonagh and Shattenkirk were gone too and they had pretty much nothing coming up the pipeline to their knowledge. Panarin wasn't a contending move, it was desperation. Panarin signed at a time where NOBODY knew what Mika Zibanejad and Igor Shesterkin would become, and more than that, guys like Chytl hadn't broken out yet either. At that time, the Rangers were operating under the assumption that a 36 year old Lundqvist might play until he was 39 or 40, and that Georgiev was taking the reins afterward (not Shesterkin). The only reason it didn't work out that way is because the Rags caught fire in like December-ish that year and rode that wave for 2 months. Lost early in the play-ins, lucked into the draft lottery and got a player who they seriously thought might be a franchise talent, and they spent like it in free agency. Also remember, at the time, people thought Adam Fox was *maybe* a Top 4 Dman, very few people had him pegged as one of the next greats at the position. The Panarin signing changed what otherwise could've been a terrible half decade for the Rangers, but anybody who thinks the inspiration behind him going there was simply to 'contend' is wrong to me, a guy who's intention is chasing rings would've taken $5-7 mil to play in a Tampa or Vegas at that time, not go for the high dollar New York deal. And it was never gonna happen in Columbus because the Blue Jackets were slammed up against the cap ceiling at the time, and there was no way they were signing more than one or two of those guys. Bobrovsky and Panarin got paid more than the Jacket could've afforded and that's BEFORE the payday that Duchene got. It was so bad Nashville had to buy it out half way through and let Ryan Johansen go in the same breath. The Blue Jackets just got stuck in a situation where they caught fire right as a bunch of their contracts were expiring; they essentially paid the Cup tax, except for the part where they win a cup.
You could probably ask five people in the Blue Jackets organization what their long-term plan was and get at least three different answers. A masterclass in mismanagement.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are officially the most cursed franchise in the history of professional sports. Every time it looks like there may be a light at the end of the tunnel, it always turns out to be from an oncoming train, ready to plow them into last decade Wile E. Coyote-style. At this point, the Columbus city council seriously needs to launch an investigation as to whether or not Nationwide Arena was built over an Indian burial ground, because I honestly can’t think of any other reason for a sports team to get beaten down time and time again like this. This is more than just the occasional freak incident; this has been literally _the entirety of their 24+ year existence._
Someone on Reddit mentioned that the arena is built on the old Ohio Penitentiary grounds. They said in the 1930’s there was a fire there that killed over 300 inmates. Me thinks they are definitely cursed
As a longtime Red Wings fan who works in Columbus, it's a damn shame this franchise only has ONE Playoff Series win in their entire existence Yes, their EPIC UPSET of Tampa Bay gave us the meme of memes before COVID, but it's stunning to see a franchise based in the Midwest has struggled to even gain a footing in the NHL. Even more shocking, the Vegas Golden Knights, a team based in the fucking Movaje Desert already have a Stanley Cup in under 10 years of existence Columbus is a great sports town and the Jackets do have a very strong following locally throughout Central Ohio. But it's hard playing second fiddle to the OSU Buckeyes, especially when they dominate the news cycles and completely blank the Jackets off the sports page unless the Buckeyes are a total dumpster fire. Nationwide Arena is a extremely nice venue and it's got one of the best features in the Cannon. You'd expect a situation like this to be bestowed onto the Arizona Coyotes and not the Jackets This franchise is hitting rock bottom AGAIN and after the Mike Babcock debacle, who knows how long it'll be before this franchise is relevant again or wins another playoff series. Here's to hoping this team can turn it around soon. The NHL is meant for parody and it's about time Columbus gets a taste of the good stuff
columbus and minnesota got screwed hard with expansion. you have the league expanding by 9 teams in less than 10 years, and then you get third and fourth picks of everyone after atlanta and nashville came in. a video on the 2000 expansion would be cool, both teams are different but similar
@@kaiuche8640 The Jackets' inability to properly follow up on their sweep of the Lightning is haunting them. That they've won only one playoff series since then is a clear sign of their inability to sustain any success they do have.
The thing is that hockey is doing quite well in Ohio, but the NHL seems fit to blow it off. Vegas also had the most favorable conditions for competing and are treated as the golden child of expansion teams. And sports media is shit in general. But anyway, we'll see if they can get the staff to develop the current crop of talent.
I remember when they knocked out my Leafs in the playoffs and I congratulated them on Twitter. The amount of positivity and thanks from them earned my respect for the Blue Jackets fan base. I just wish they had a freaking team right now.
because we just like it when nhl fans remember us. if we ever make a playoff push, we will be america's team due to the simple fact that we have no real rivals. our only true enemy is ourselves.
It is crazy to see the duality of the professional teams here in Columbus. On the side of misery you have the Jackets, just struggling to get any sort of traction. On the side of prosperity, you have the Crew. Winning their second title in four years, this one with a first-year head coach all while regularly selling out games, even during bad weather (it was just about freezing for the Crew home opener last weekend and still over 20k showed up to the match).
Columbus is also the de facto home for the USMNT against Mexico. Although Cincy has taken a bite out of that. Lovely derby name between the two MLS clubs as well. Say what you will about American soccer culture, but there isn’t a better rivalry name than the “Hell Is Real Derby.”
@@tehbeernerdHell is Real is the perfect name cause nothing screams “Ohio” more than random-ass evangelical billboards on the side of a highway in the middle of a farm.
As a CBJ fan this video just expresses all of my pain in 10 minutes. The jackets need to overall management fire John Davidson and get a competent gm and head coach and then build off of that. The whole front office and coaching needs an overhaul and I hope they do that this off-season
@@CJEstradaMartinez Laine is/was an offensive player, he always worked best when either shooting, or on an individual effort. He basically needs a team that can pass, can match him for speed, and can cover defense for him in their own zone. Columbus is really bad at providing those things on a regular basis. If he comes back in a good mood, Columbus is going to need to be a lot tighter for Laine to really score. Still hoping he recovers from whatever he's dealing with, return to hockey or not.
the jackets need everyone short of the mcconnells to get fired. mike priest has been running hockey operations for the franchise for 15+ years and what do you get?
I live in upstate New York, and I was in Columbus for a concert. but the night before we went to the concert we saw a BlueJacket game. the atmosphere was great, and Nationwide Arena is the best arena I ever was in.
@@hunterb8773 fr, I myself am not a OSU fan but really respect how passionate they are about them. And when the crew won the MLS cup again it was crazy
What's also wild is when you now look at Torts on the Flyers: One year of an official rebuild and already playoff contenders. Sometimes the Hockey gods need a laugh
Unfortunately, I'm here after the harrowing passing of Johnny Gaudreau. An absolute tragedy taking him and his brother Matthew. A major loss to the sport of Hockey. With that, the Columbus Conundrum is even worse. I'm so sorry Blue Jackets fans... it's just absolutely horrible. Absolutely heartbreaking.
As a Columbus fan and a Columbus native..... this team is eternal pain. The atmosphere at the games are always electric but it always seems to be something holding them back. They are like the LA Chargers of Hockey. All pain with no success
Fellow Columbus native, I agree with the analogy that CBJ is the Chargers of the NHL. I feel like at some point someone in the organization pissed off the hockey gods and they have cursed us for time eternal.
@UserName-ts3sp ya but what have the chargers actually done? The 18-19 season for the jackets was the same formula, big part of success to fail spectacularly in the second round. The chargers "success" is nada. They made 1 super bowl.... 1.... a team that been there since the merger.... ya sry but I see more correlations between the two teams. The level of choking both do is crazy
The fact that the Lightening led Game one going into the second Period and then never had a lead in a game nor the series and got swept will always amaze me
As a blue jackets fan, I can confirm, live has been purgatory since that Lightning sweep, to the point that when I went to a game a month ago, the most exciting thing to look forward to was the fights
My wife and I had our first date at a Blue Jackets game on March 12th, 2018. They won, 5-3 I think, and we got married less than six months later. We still love going to games and cheering for the CBJ win or lose! My Mom is also one of the members of the Cannon Crew (she’s the blonde one). If you’re ever at a game, get your picture taken at the Cannon between periods and say hi to her for me!
Vancouver pulled out of the darkness, the Lions and Bengals have started to experience some success, the Texas Rangers and the Nuggets finally got over the hump... maybe Columbus can rise up too.
Been a CBJ fan my whole life, this video is much needed, Our fans are legit we still sell out every home game even though we have been ass. If Columbus ever wins the cup the city will explode I promise y’all
STH here; we constantly get invaded by visiting fans. Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago... Think the final days of the San Diego Chargers I also expect the Stadium Series to have 106k, but more than half of them being Red Wings fans
@@FirearmofMutinyit’s like that in every barn my guy, I got to multiple games a year the only time it’s bad is Pitt but they are literally three hours away lol not once has an opposing fan base TAKEN OVER nationwide not by a long shot
True, I was there last night in the loss to Carolina. Very packed, probably a sell out. This might actually be part of the problem. No pressure to win when fans don't care and still show up. It's a good time for families (that's why I was there). It's viewed as just recreation, something to do in Columbus (there isn't much). All understandable but when the fans continue to buy jerseys and show up, it takes a lot of pressure off.
@@jimmysheehan5496 I’m gonna have respectfully to disagree with some of your points, fans care A LOT. If they didn’t, attendance would be struggling. Most people who go to those games are loyal hockey fans, you can call anything recreational if it’s during your free time ya feel me lol. This is a management issue and it always has been
@@jimmysheehan5496 the Jackets are arguably in worse shape than they were coming out of the 2012-2013 lockout, and I remember crowds of like 11k at most for teams like San Jose back when they were good. (This is before Bob popped off and the Jackets just barely missed the playoffs) I predicted attendance would fall off a cliff this season; it hasn't (and it won't next year with the Stadium Series on the horizon), but my season ticket seats made a HUGE gain (much closer to the ice and more centered)
I don’t think the franchise has recovered from the tragic death of Matiss Kivlenieks. He was a promising goaltender and had potential to be one of the best goaltender duos in the league with Merzlikins.
The Jackets struggle with being an expansion team with a mostly clueless and checked out ownership group who treats the team like a business first and foremost. It's certainly not ideal we're sandwiched between 3 legendary hockey towns in Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Detroit. There has been a tendency to accept mediocrity. The original owner who truly advocated for hockey in Central Ohio, John H McConnell, died in 2008. His son certainly doesn't have the same fire for the team as he did The city deserves a good team. Columbus is growing and we have been packing the barn this year even with our on ice performance. I believe we are closer than we look on the surface, but the next head coach really needs to be the right one.
I'm happy you made a video on this. As Blue Jackets fans we just want a season where no one gets hurt, our players perform to expectations and we don't have a shit HC. We're loyal fans and we'll continue to show, but we just want winning hockey. I live in Cleveland so I get to a lot of Monsters games and the talent is great, would love to see Jiricek back in CBus and a few others.
Don't forget that LA gave Columbus Jonathon Quick and Quick was so pissed at being blind sided and not wanting to be in Columbus that they gave him up to Vegas to gracefully ease that pain. Add that to the list of cursed shit they had to deal with.
Yep. Nothing goes right. My hometown hockey team is a cursed team. But we are not OK with losing, and neither is ownership. I was pleasantly surprised when Jarmo was canned, but Davidson should be out too. The failure to hire an NHL caliber head coach after Torts is what has done us in, because yes, I do think we have a better team on paper than their record shows.
5:21 I was at that game when Elvis beat up Tom Wilson in OT. Gave the Caps a PP and the Caps quickly won thereafter. is it weird to say that was the highlight of the season? Pretty close, my favorite was last a couple nights ago when CBJ snapped the Rags' win streak. I'm just imagining Five's face after that.
Olivier absolutely unloading on Rempe was truly highlight-worthy. The game against the Rangers is proof that the Blue Jackets can actually play good hockey, if you can somehow motivate them to play good hockey for a whole three periods.
I'm sorry Tree and SeatGeek, I've been procrastinating leaving Australia to go to the USA/Canada for a hockey game. I'll get there eventually I'm sure.
It is just kinda sad. Columbus is a big enough city to get a professional team (it is the largest city in Ohio, a very populous state) and is in an amenable hockey environment (Midwest with no in state rivals), but the team has just existed. They're not even a fun to laugh at failure like the Maple Leafs or a train wreck situation like the Coyotes. They are just Meh incarnate.
I've been a life long Flames fan and I never could get on the Johnny Gaudreau bandwagon. When teams focused on him, he could be rendered completely ineffective. I always got the impression that his linemates played a huge role in his success in Calgary. They had great chemistry and made each other better. When the news broke he was leaving, my gut told me it wasn't going to work out unless they could recreate the chemistry there was in Calgary.
Same here, and you're spot on. Individually Gaudreau is a 1 way player and has been that way all his time in Calgary, but his linemates in Tkachuk & Lindholm completely remedied that. In Columbus he doesn't have the team to help enable his offensive ability, and he's never EVER been known for his defensive ability.
Don’t worry, at least Columbus has The Crew that won the MLS CUP last year after beating the Juggernaut Darling that is LAFC (even when they are owned by the Haslums)
Could have added 2017 to list of times Columbus was good but with a catch. That might have been the one time in their existence they had a legitimately good team. They finished 4th in the league that year (108 points) and had a 16 game-winning streak. Unfortunately, the 2nd and 1st placed teams (Pittsburgh and Washington) were also in their division, and due to the playoff format, they had to play Pittsburgh in the first round. The best season in franchise history amounted to one playoff win. Goes to show just how cursed the team is.
The NHL has the fucking worst playoff approach and it makes no sense. Fuck Bettman. When people point out playoff records, they neglect the fact that the Jackets always had to face teams like Detroit, Pittsburgh, Washington, Tampa... NHL has fucked this team at every turn. Could have, perhaps should have won a couple of those, but still. It's one heck of a tilted field.
Hired a controversial coach who hasn't done squat in 15 years. Have him peruse the player's phones, yet claim it's for bonding with players. Resigns after 78 days before the team reports to training camp "You hired the wrong coach, Columbus? NO FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!" Yeah, Columbus, you've fucked up. BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!!
Sometimes I wonder what is it with Ohio-based teams that keep getting snake bitten. I am talking about the pros, cause at least Ohio State is flourishing enough that football prospects want to come to Columbus. The Cavaliers did bring a championship to Ohio, but do not forget that their biggest star (Lebron James, who grew up in Akron) spurned them for the Heat before deciding to come home, and then left them again after fulfilling his promise. The Bengals have a solid core right now, but this team is the definition of "close, but never close enough" in its entire existence. As for the Browns, almost two decades of gross incompetence means everyone and their grandma still make "LOL Browns" jokes till today. I guess that is probably the only saving grace of being a Jackets fan: there are bigger shining stars and laughing stocks around you to be left alone.
I believe Johnny Hockey’s wife is an RN and also had a job opportunity at one of the big hospitals in Columbus and that helped influence the decision to come to Columbus
I feel the deepest problem with Columbus is that they have no consistency. The most recent game against the Rangers showed that they have a potent offense, good speed, and that Merzlikins still has the ability to stop shots. And, I guess, that Mathieu Olivier can unload on a rookie who thinks he's hot shit. It's just that you almost never get that over a full 3 periods of hockey, much less a series of games. The Blue Jackets will fly high for a period, maybe two, then suddenly their skates become dull, they can't pass, nobody can get on the same page, and the collapse becomes legend. In the off chance that Columbus actually plays up to their ability, they can in fact win games against good opponents, score good goals; but trying to extract that ability from them on a regular basis, even within the span of one singular game, is like trying to pull teeth while herding cats.
I went to my first game at Nationwide on Monday against the Knights. That arena is awesome, and 17,000 people showed up. It was rocking all night! The fans are great, and the arena is great. The town deserves a winner for a change. On the other hand having a team within a 5 hour drive who has incredibly cheap tix is pretty cool!
If/when the Coyotes are officially relocated, Tree should do a legacy of failure video. Not only do they deserve it but I honestly think it would interesting to see a timeline of how everything went wrong in one video
An entire section should cover Bettman’s devotion to keep that team in place out of sheer ego from his failure of Muh Sun Belt Expansion!! Move the Coyotes to Canada. We have plenty of coyotes here, no need for a name change.
I’ll give Columbus this. They have very loyal fans. I’ve been to a few games at nationwide and the place is generally packed and usually a great vibe. Even when the jackets are losing.
When you live in a college football town that really doesn't have much else going on the rest of the year, you take what you can get and hold on as tight as possible. I say this as a long time Columbus resident, if the Buckeyes aren't playing this town may as well exist in the shadow realm.
It really says a lot that Columbus is in the Metro, one of the most hate filled divisions in American sports, and nobody hates them because they’re that bad.
Unfortunately as a blue jackets fan, I know what the problem is. It’s the fact that there is no one who takes responsibility for losing because there aren’t any consequences. The majority owners the McConnell’s only see this as a deductible for their main business, Worthington Steel/Industries, and they still have high attendances so there is no reason to add any stakes. I also personally know the two minority owners, the Wolfe and Pizzuti family, and they care so little about the team that they don’t even go to the meetings.
It's desperate when CBJ tried to manufacture (seriously) a rivalry with, "....that team from the North...," the Detroit Red Wings. It was a marketing bomb and it reeked of piggy-backing on the Wolverines/Buckeyes century old college football rivalry.
I wanted Columbus to get Bedard so badly, they really deserve a talent like that. It felt rigged that he went to a huge market that just lost its former stars.
Years ago, when I decided I was going to pick an NHL team and actually stick with them after a few attempts didn't work in the past, my dad (an Ohio State alum) pushed me to pick the Blue Jackets. As a longtime appreciator of underdogs and small-market teams, this should have been right up my alley. I picked the Nashville Predators instead and despite some of the frustrations inherent in pulling for them, I don't regret it. Fingers crossed for y'all, Jackets fans - Columbus is a great city and I'd love for y'all to have a Stanley Cup one of these days
@@UrinatingTree Maybe I'll find a way to pull money out of my A with a double S and train down to LA, catch the Kings or something (maybe do the same for the Cardinals and Braves in their respective sports at some point).
I've been a CBJ fan for the past 22 seasons. They've been my favorite pro sports team. As difficult as this season has been, I have high hopes for the team (knocking on wood furiously). JD and Jarmo started turning things around after the franchise's first decade of bumbling around. Having said that, the front office needs a clean house and help bring in constant success and winning for the team. I'm a diehard Buckeye and CBJ fan, so at least they're getting their first outdoor game (YES!!) But in all seriousness, the CBJ need to clean house and bring in constant competitive success. Godspeed. Keep the vids coming UTree!! Big fan).
Even with Columbus's highest point of their hockey history, they ended unleashing a dragon in the succeeding two seasons. At least shitposters in the NHL world have the 2022-23 Bruins now.
Another hockey video. This is what I like to see. Also can't wait for the MLB videos in a couple of weeks. Keep it up Tree. Thanks for all the content!
This is the most painful but needed video possible. Me and my friends saying all year is “I just want my hockey team to be good”. I love my jackets but fuck this is brutal
I remember how angry I and every other Flyers fan was when we made absolutely no effort to sign Johnny Hockey and bring him home. Looks like we dodged that bullet. From 4th place MVP finish to absolute afterthought in 2 years.
Yeah, we dodged that bullet but replaced that bullet with the Hart bullet. Losing Hart to rape charges seriously hurt this team. We are giving up 6 and 7 goals a game now. That random as hell winning streak in January or December was a mirage.
@@thephoenixxm4160Relax we’re still playing well and we just had a bad game by a goalie that should be a backup in the AHL. This is supposed to be a rebuilding year anyway.
@@philly_sports1558 Yeah, the fact that we have to play a bad goalie because Hart turned out to be a monster is pretty sad. I liked Hart before the news came out. Errosn or however you spell it just isn't the same. I miss the goalie tandem we had for that week that Errson and Hart played together.
As a Padres fan, I see so many parallels here - Only pro sports team in town overshadowed by successful D1 program (SDSU BB) - Nothing works - Shining moment is one massive playoff upset
@@chizorama That was only making fun of the city of Buffalo’s sports teams. I’m asking if Tree wants to show all of the pain the Bills went through ever since they were founded, including the 4 lost Super Bowls in a row.
@@mattfabbs Not a Bills fan, but I even I don't want to re-live those 4 losses, was rootinf for them every time, then had to deal with obnoxious Dallas fans for years.
The Bills did win 2 championships in the pre-super bowl era; however, the Sabres have never won the Stanley Cup. Being a Buffalonian and as a fan of both teams, Buffalo as a whole has a legacy of pain. What softens the blow is our lacrosse team winning championships; including last year.
Johnny Gaudreau going to Columbus will be one of the weirdest moves in NHL history
Arguably better than being stuck in a literal hamster wheel in Calgary. Especially when they offered him $10 million or more, he’d be more unmovable than he already is.
Flyers fans were furious that Chuck Fletcher had no interest in trying to bring him home. Looks like we dodged a bullet.
Thank Chuck Fletcher for that
@@philly_sports1558it's not that we had no interest, we couldn't because of our cap situation
For all the misuse of and underachieving by Timo Meier in NJ, I’d still rather have him than Gaudreau. Especially for that price tag.
This has been coming for a while
I just want them to win once while my dads alive, God love him he's a Browns fan too
Pfp fits
At least the Cavs won a title
i hope we win a cup before i die
Hopefully you also have the Buckeyes to take some of the edge off?
Same
He did it. He said we weren't worthy enough. But he acknowledged our pain.
Heres an idea: let's timestamp all the video game tunes used in this video.
I'll go first.
5:35-6:43 Death Wind F-Zero SNES
Remember when this franchise brought us absolute laughter in 2019 at the expense of the Lightning? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
How’s it been since for both franchises??
@@Brandon-qd2lbColumbus won one more playoff series in a qualifier round. Tampa won back-to-back Cups.
Almost 5 years later and I still don’t know how that happened. It was like the Jackets summoned the spirits of the late 70s Canadiens for one series and the Lightning got their talent stolen by the hockey versions of the Monstars.
Yeah, and I remember Tree laughing his head off when it occurred.
and the Leafs the next year
Tree, I want to thank you for giving us a full video. I'm counting on your reverse jinx.
Please dear God 🙏🙏🙏
It cant get much worse.
How long did it take the Laughs to win a playoff series after the Legacy of Failure video? 2+ years. I don't know if Tree is powerful enough.
I mean look at Vancouver. It could happen. Just VERY unlikely
@@austinjohnson9553it got worse
The Columbus Blue Jackets: Definitely one of the franchises in NHL history
In fact they might be THE franchise in NHL history.
@@darkbreaker9767 Saying a lot with the Arizona Coyotes in mind right now...
@@darkbreaker97672010 to present the worst has been the Buffalo Sabres no contest and they are about to make some moves that will extend their incompetence to 20 years
If they were an NBA franchise, they would have moved in year 5
When you can't come up with something original to say so you just repeat the same stupid jokes over and over
RIP Gaudreau, you will be dearly missed.
Columbus fan here who appreciates your work. Some thoughts:
-They could have offered Panarin his own private jet and a house in Connecticut he could commute to and from and he still wasn't signing with them/us.
-They never offered Duchene a contract.
-The Seth Jones trade was highway robbery, and I'm still laughing.
-I think it was last year that Jenner would have had 30 goals if his back didn't explode.
-The buzz phrase was The Lars Bar in hiring Torts' replacement. It should've been the GD Torts Bar.
-Rookie coaches in Columbus tend to do this weird thing where the first season isn't too bad, albeit a roller coaster, and then season 2 is a dumpster fire. Vincent has skipped straight to year 2.
-Gaudreau has been back to a PPG pace over the last 10-15 games. Hoping to Christ it stays that way.
-I would have driven to DC and personally packed his house if it meant Peter Laviolette came here.
With Duchene, people were quick to point out around that trade deadline that he bought a house in Nashville. I haven't seen a pending UFA that got traded be so locked in to his next destination since Thomas Vanek (traded to Montreal at the deadline but all but had his heart set on Minnesota)
My god, someone with common sense providing facts. Thank you for explaining that Panarin was never signing anywhere but NY no matter what. He did his part and was professional as hell about it and I have no bad feelings towards bread at all. He had gotten a say so in his playing location from the start and he finally wanted to make his own decision.
@@zacksmathers2689 he wanted NY, LA, Chicago, or one of the Florida teams (I think the Panthers specifically)
Also don't forget he signed back when the Rangers sucked; they didn't get good until after COVID
@zacksmathers2689 It still sucked. Kind of like getting a really cool toy at Christmas unlike anything you'd ever had only to have your parents rip it away by Saint Patrick's Day.
@@FirearmofMutiny YES.
That was always such a silly excuse to me that he only signed there 'because the Rangers are a wagon', at the time he signed there, the Rangers were operating with every expectation of tanking in 2019-20.
The core they were competing with was mostly picked apart by that point (Stepan regressed beyond repair and was traded), guys like Zuccarello, Nash, Hagelin and Moore were long gone, Staal was regressing, McDonagh and Shattenkirk were gone too and they had pretty much nothing coming up the pipeline to their knowledge.
Panarin wasn't a contending move, it was desperation. Panarin signed at a time where NOBODY knew what Mika Zibanejad and Igor Shesterkin would become, and more than that, guys like Chytl hadn't broken out yet either.
At that time, the Rangers were operating under the assumption that a 36 year old Lundqvist might play until he was 39 or 40, and that Georgiev was taking the reins afterward (not Shesterkin). The only reason it didn't work out that way is because the Rags caught fire in like December-ish that year and rode that wave for 2 months.
Lost early in the play-ins, lucked into the draft lottery and got a player who they seriously thought might be a franchise talent, and they spent like it in free agency. Also remember, at the time, people thought Adam Fox was *maybe* a Top 4 Dman, very few people had him pegged as one of the next greats at the position.
The Panarin signing changed what otherwise could've been a terrible half decade for the Rangers, but anybody who thinks the inspiration behind him going there was simply to 'contend' is wrong to me, a guy who's intention is chasing rings would've taken $5-7 mil to play in a Tampa or Vegas at that time, not go for the high dollar New York deal.
And it was never gonna happen in Columbus because the Blue Jackets were slammed up against the cap ceiling at the time, and there was no way they were signing more than one or two of those guys. Bobrovsky and Panarin got paid more than the Jacket could've afforded and that's BEFORE the payday that Duchene got. It was so bad Nashville had to buy it out half way through and let Ryan Johansen go in the same breath.
The Blue Jackets just got stuck in a situation where they caught fire right as a bunch of their contracts were expiring; they essentially paid the Cup tax, except for the part where they win a cup.
You could probably ask five people in the Blue Jackets organization what their long-term plan was and get at least three different answers. A masterclass in mismanagement.
I’ve heard that the team culture under Jarmo was… damn good
Quoting Tree from "David Tepper's Carolina Circus"
"Too many cooks in the damn kitchen," and they all failed culinary school.
Now we just heard that Johnny Hockey and Michael Gaudreau passed away. RIP Johnny Hockey and Matthew Gaudreau.
The BJs are officially the most cursed in not only the NHL, but in all four leagues. RIP Johnny Hockey
The Columbus Blue Jackets are officially the most cursed franchise in the history of professional sports. Every time it looks like there may be a light at the end of the tunnel, it always turns out to be from an oncoming train, ready to plow them into last decade Wile E. Coyote-style.
At this point, the Columbus city council seriously needs to launch an investigation as to whether or not Nationwide Arena was built over an Indian burial ground, because I honestly can’t think of any other reason for a sports team to get beaten down time and time again like this. This is more than just the occasional freak incident; this has been literally _the entirety of their 24+ year existence._
I totally agree. RIP Johnny Gaudreau. 😢
Someone on Reddit mentioned that the arena is built on the old Ohio Penitentiary grounds. They said in the 1930’s there was a fire there that killed over 300 inmates.
Me thinks they are definitely cursed
Look on the bright side, Columbus. At least you have the Crew playing good soccer, and Ohio State being Ohio State.
Thanks for the Coach Montreal.
@@williamrauschenberg8383 You’re welcome
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The only time Columbus has gotten one over Montreal ever. Thank you for Nancyball
If a soccer team is your "bright side" then god damn things must be bleak
@@empire0 not if you're a soccer fan!
As a longtime Red Wings fan who works in Columbus, it's a damn shame this franchise only has ONE Playoff Series win in their entire existence
Yes, their EPIC UPSET of Tampa Bay gave us the meme of memes before COVID, but it's stunning to see a franchise based in the Midwest has struggled to even gain a footing in the NHL. Even more shocking, the Vegas Golden Knights, a team based in the fucking Movaje Desert already have a Stanley Cup in under 10 years of existence
Columbus is a great sports town and the Jackets do have a very strong following locally throughout Central Ohio. But it's hard playing second fiddle to the OSU Buckeyes, especially when they dominate the news cycles and completely blank the Jackets off the sports page unless the Buckeyes are a total dumpster fire. Nationwide Arena is a extremely nice venue and it's got one of the best features in the Cannon. You'd expect a situation like this to be bestowed onto the Arizona Coyotes and not the Jackets
This franchise is hitting rock bottom AGAIN and after the Mike Babcock debacle, who knows how long it'll be before this franchise is relevant again or wins another playoff series. Here's to hoping this team can turn it around soon. The NHL is meant for parody and it's about time Columbus gets a taste of the good stuff
They have two playoff series but it’s kind of sad how despite that they’ve only made it to the 2nd round once
columbus and minnesota got screwed hard with expansion. you have the league expanding by 9 teams in less than 10 years, and then you get third and fourth picks of everyone after atlanta and nashville came in. a video on the 2000 expansion would be cool, both teams are different but similar
@@kaiuche8640 The Jackets' inability to properly follow up on their sweep of the Lightning is haunting them. That they've won only one playoff series since then is a clear sign of their inability to sustain any success they do have.
@@marcus813 yeah pretty much
The thing is that hockey is doing quite well in Ohio, but the NHL seems fit to blow it off.
Vegas also had the most favorable conditions for competing and are treated as the golden child of expansion teams. And sports media is shit in general. But anyway, we'll see if they can get the staff to develop the current crop of talent.
Tree mentioned Columbus I count that as a win.
God help us.
I remember when they knocked out my Leafs in the playoffs and I congratulated them on Twitter. The amount of positivity and thanks from them earned my respect for the Blue Jackets fan base. I just wish they had a freaking team right now.
because we just like it when nhl fans remember us. if we ever make a playoff push, we will be america's team due to the simple fact that we have no real rivals. our only true enemy is ourselves.
It is crazy to see the duality of the professional teams here in Columbus. On the side of misery you have the Jackets, just struggling to get any sort of traction. On the side of prosperity, you have the Crew. Winning their second title in four years, this one with a first-year head coach all while regularly selling out games, even during bad weather (it was just about freezing for the Crew home opener last weekend and still over 20k showed up to the match).
Columbus is also the de facto home for the USMNT against Mexico. Although Cincy has taken a bite out of that.
Lovely derby name between the two MLS clubs as well. Say what you will about American soccer culture, but there isn’t a better rivalry name than the “Hell Is Real Derby.”
@@tehbeernerdHell is Real is the perfect name cause nothing screams “Ohio” more than random-ass evangelical billboards on the side of a highway in the middle of a farm.
As a CBJ fan this video just expresses all of my pain in 10 minutes. The jackets need to overall management fire John Davidson and get a competent gm and head coach and then build off of that. The whole front office and coaching needs an overhaul and I hope they do that this off-season
We have a workable team, need a good coach! Poor Patty Laine is great when he can play but he just never can and it's a sad situation.
@@Jalreal I agree I like the team a lot. I think we just need a management overhaul
@@Jalreal, I'm praying for Patrik to find his scoring touch after he gets himself in order.
@@CJEstradaMartinez Laine is/was an offensive player, he always worked best when either shooting, or on an individual effort. He basically needs a team that can pass, can match him for speed, and can cover defense for him in their own zone. Columbus is really bad at providing those things on a regular basis. If he comes back in a good mood, Columbus is going to need to be a lot tighter for Laine to really score.
Still hoping he recovers from whatever he's dealing with, return to hockey or not.
the jackets need everyone short of the mcconnells to get fired. mike priest has been running hockey operations for the franchise for 15+ years and what do you get?
New Update: The Columbus Tragedy
God this team is just so f*cked.
R.I.P. Johnny Hockey
"The gods struck (Laine) down for a Fortnight."
I see what you did there sir. His Fortnite addiction will never be forgotten.
And now Johnny Gaudreau is gone! Such a horrible tragedy and sad day for Columbus and Gaudreau’s loved ones. R.I.P Johnny and Matthew 😔
I live in upstate New York, and I was in Columbus for a concert. but the night before we went to the concert we saw a BlueJacket game. the atmosphere was great, and Nationwide Arena is the best arena I ever was in.
CBJ fans are some of the best the NHL has to offer, so loyal and passionate but the team let’s them down every time
That’s true for almost any Ohio sports fandom
@@hunterb8773 fr, I myself am not a OSU fan but really respect how passionate they are about them. And when the crew won the MLS cup again it was crazy
Respect to Columbus fans supporting their squad well despite their lack of success in their first 24 seasons
I’m a sharks fan but my second team is CBJ. I’m fucked
No one doubts their loyalty, that’s for sure. No bandwagon fan would ever follow such a misfortuned team
And somehow it has gotten even worse of the Blue Jackets.
I don’t even know where you go if you’re the Blue Jackets.
Rip Johnny Gaudreau
2:56 Hurts even more after his death
Feel completely horrible for the Jackets and Gaudreau (and the Gaudreau family). I hope they can honor him in the best way possible next season.
What's also wild is when you now look at Torts on the Flyers: One year of an official rebuild and already playoff contenders. Sometimes the Hockey gods need a laugh
As a Blue Jackets fan, I couldn't agree more. I love watching this team and I hope that they can figure out something soon!
Unfortunately, I'm here after the harrowing passing of Johnny Gaudreau. An absolute tragedy taking him and his brother Matthew. A major loss to the sport of Hockey.
With that, the Columbus Conundrum is even worse. I'm so sorry Blue Jackets fans... it's just absolutely horrible. Absolutely heartbreaking.
As a Columbus fan and a Columbus native..... this team is eternal pain. The atmosphere at the games are always electric but it always seems to be something holding them back. They are like the LA Chargers of Hockey. All pain with no success
Fellow Columbus native, I agree with the analogy that CBJ is the Chargers of the NHL. I feel like at some point someone in the organization pissed off the hockey gods and they have cursed us for time eternal.
the chargers have actually had a taste of success. more like the expansion browns
@UserName-ts3sp ya but what have the chargers actually done? The 18-19 season for the jackets was the same formula, big part of success to fail spectacularly in the second round. The chargers "success" is nada. They made 1 super bowl.... 1.... a team that been there since the merger.... ya sry but I see more correlations between the two teams. The level of choking both do is crazy
@@ValueDrew they’ve won their division, even made the third round a few times. and a SB appearance in the 90s
First Matiss, and now Johnny Hockey. For every high point in this franchise, there’s always a low. RIP to both of them, plus Matthew
Glad you finally made a video on CBJ. Spot on takes. We deserve a winner. The “filly don’t do rebounds was also a 10/10 refrence
The fact that the Lightening led Game one going into the second Period and then never had a lead in a game nor the series and got swept will always amaze me
As a blue jackets fan, I can confirm, live has been purgatory since that Lightning sweep, to the point that when I went to a game a month ago, the most exciting thing to look forward to was the fights
My wife and I had our first date at a Blue Jackets game on March 12th, 2018. They won, 5-3 I think, and we got married less than six months later. We still love going to games and cheering for the CBJ win or lose!
My Mom is also one of the members of the Cannon Crew (she’s the blonde one). If you’re ever at a game, get your picture taken at the Cannon between periods and say hi to her for me!
That is good for both of you. Congratulations on six years of marriage.
Columbus Conundrum keeping you big as hell
I love when you post hockey vids, thank you
“The gods strike him down for a fortnight” Didn’t have to do Laine like that. Lol
this franchise hurts my soul. on the bright side, vancouver turned it around after a video on them, so maybe there's a light at the end of the tunnel.
Vancouver pulled out of the darkness, the Lions and Bengals have started to experience some success, the Texas Rangers and the Nuggets finally got over the hump... maybe Columbus can rise up too.
@@moonjelly5his avs video too can't forget that
Been a CBJ fan my whole life, this video is much needed, Our fans are legit we still sell out every home game even though we have been ass. If Columbus ever wins the cup the city will explode I promise y’all
That Halo music during Johnny Hockey's part was fitting, just a Spartan tryna to lead a buncha marines.
Somehow CBJ regularly sells out its games. Every game Ive been to has been AMAZING too.
STH here; we constantly get invaded by visiting fans. Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago... Think the final days of the San Diego Chargers
I also expect the Stadium Series to have 106k, but more than half of them being Red Wings fans
@@FirearmofMutinyit’s like that in every barn my guy, I got to multiple games a year the only time it’s bad is Pitt but they are literally three hours away lol not once has an opposing fan base TAKEN OVER nationwide not by a long shot
True, I was there last night in the loss to Carolina. Very packed, probably a sell out. This might actually be part of the problem. No pressure to win when fans don't care and still show up. It's a good time for families (that's why I was there). It's viewed as just recreation, something to do in Columbus (there isn't much). All understandable but when the fans continue to buy jerseys and show up, it takes a lot of pressure off.
@@jimmysheehan5496 I’m gonna have respectfully to disagree with some of your points, fans care A LOT. If they didn’t, attendance would be struggling. Most people who go to those games are loyal hockey fans, you can call anything recreational if it’s during your free time ya feel me lol. This is a management issue and it always has been
@@jimmysheehan5496 the Jackets are arguably in worse shape than they were coming out of the 2012-2013 lockout, and I remember crowds of like 11k at most for teams like San Jose back when they were good. (This is before Bob popped off and the Jackets just barely missed the playoffs) I predicted attendance would fall off a cliff this season; it hasn't (and it won't next year with the Stadium Series on the horizon), but my season ticket seats made a HUGE gain (much closer to the ice and more centered)
5:37 “Death Wind” from F-Zero on SNES bleeding into “Clanker’s Cavern” from Banjo Kazooie whilst discussing Babcock, Jarmo and JD was befitting.
I don’t think the franchise has recovered from the tragic death of Matiss Kivlenieks. He was a promising goaltender and had potential to be one of the best goaltender duos in the league with Merzlikins.
The Jackets struggle with being an expansion team with a mostly clueless and checked out ownership group who treats the team like a business first and foremost.
It's certainly not ideal we're sandwiched between 3 legendary hockey towns in Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Detroit. There has been a tendency to accept mediocrity. The original owner who truly advocated for hockey in Central Ohio, John H McConnell, died in 2008. His son certainly doesn't have the same fire for the team as he did
The city deserves a good team. Columbus is growing and we have been packing the barn this year even with our on ice performance. I believe we are closer than we look on the surface, but the next head coach really needs to be the right one.
When was the as time Jr was seen at a game?
At least Columbus Crew has a cup?
3 championships
3 MLS Cups
3 Supporters Shields
2 U.S. Open Cups
And a Campeones Cup.
@@hdx4437oh some some antique ornaments that you'd find at my aunt's house, who gives a shit
bringing up MLS championships is every bit as embarrassing as Minnesota bringing up WNBA championships
nobody cares, it's the 14th best soccer league in the world.
Man. I really hope they become good soon. Oozes of young talent there.
I'm happy you made a video on this. As Blue Jackets fans we just want a season where no one gets hurt, our players perform to expectations and we don't have a shit HC. We're loyal fans and we'll continue to show, but we just want winning hockey. I live in Cleveland so I get to a lot of Monsters games and the talent is great, would love to see Jiricek back in CBus and a few others.
Keep up the hockey content man! Takes me back to when the pens were winning cups. Great times man, great times.
The fact that the Columbus crew won three MLS cups before the Blue Jackets win a Stanley just go to show you the state of the franchise
Stanley Cup harder to win
before the jackets even make a conference final*
Funny thing was that the Haslems were loved in Columbus than in Cleveland
The Crew has won more championships than the Jackets have won playoff series. Since 2000, they've made it to the 2nd round TWICE and lost both times.
Don't forget that LA gave Columbus Jonathon Quick and Quick was so pissed at being blind sided and not wanting to be in Columbus that they gave him up to Vegas to gracefully ease that pain.
Add that to the list of cursed shit they had to deal with.
Yep. Nothing goes right. My hometown hockey team is a cursed team. But we are not OK with losing, and neither is ownership. I was pleasantly surprised when Jarmo was canned, but Davidson should be out too. The failure to hire an NHL caliber head coach after Torts is what has done us in, because yes, I do think we have a better team on paper than their record shows.
RIP Johnny Gaudreau
5:21 I was at that game when Elvis beat up Tom Wilson in OT. Gave the Caps a PP and the Caps quickly won thereafter. is it weird to say that was the highlight of the season? Pretty close, my favorite was last a couple nights ago when CBJ snapped the Rags' win streak. I'm just imagining Five's face after that.
Olivier absolutely unloading on Rempe was truly highlight-worthy. The game against the Rangers is proof that the Blue Jackets can actually play good hockey, if you can somehow motivate them to play good hockey for a whole three periods.
I'm sorry Tree and SeatGeek, I've been procrastinating leaving Australia to go to the USA/Canada for a hockey game. I'll get there eventually I'm sure.
It is just kinda sad. Columbus is a big enough city to get a professional team (it is the largest city in Ohio, a very populous state) and is in an amenable hockey environment (Midwest with no in state rivals), but the team has just existed.
They're not even a fun to laugh at failure like the Maple Leafs or a train wreck situation like the Coyotes. They are just Meh incarnate.
I've been a life long Flames fan and I never could get on the Johnny Gaudreau bandwagon. When teams focused on him, he could be rendered completely ineffective. I always got the impression that his linemates played a huge role in his success in Calgary. They had great chemistry and made each other better. When the news broke he was leaving, my gut told me it wasn't going to work out unless they could recreate the chemistry there was in Calgary.
Same here, and you're spot on. Individually Gaudreau is a 1 way player and has been that way all his time in Calgary, but his linemates in Tkachuk & Lindholm completely remedied that. In Columbus he doesn't have the team to help enable his offensive ability, and he's never EVER been known for his defensive ability.
I can confirm that Columbus has sacrificed the blue jackets for the buckeyes to hopefully beat Michigan next year 🙏
Don’t worry, at least Columbus has The Crew that won the MLS CUP last year after beating the Juggernaut Darling that is LAFC (even when they are owned by the Haslums)
It will happen I guarantee it
Tree, have you been listening to the inner dialogue in my head? This has been exactly my feelings for the past few years, especially this one.
Could have added 2017 to list of times Columbus was good but with a catch. That might have been the one time in their existence they had a legitimately good team. They finished 4th in the league that year (108 points) and had a 16 game-winning streak. Unfortunately, the 2nd and 1st placed teams (Pittsburgh and Washington) were also in their division, and due to the playoff format, they had to play Pittsburgh in the first round. The best season in franchise history amounted to one playoff win. Goes to show just how cursed the team is.
That season was crazy. 3 of the top 5 teams (Chicago, Columbus, and Minnesota) were out in round 1
The NHL has the fucking worst playoff approach and it makes no sense. Fuck Bettman.
When people point out playoff records, they neglect the fact that the Jackets always had to face teams like Detroit, Pittsburgh, Washington, Tampa... NHL has fucked this team at every turn. Could have, perhaps should have won a couple of those, but still. It's one heck of a tilted field.
Love finding a new Tree video up after a workout. It being an NHL one tastes even sweeter.
Babcockasaurus Rex is now part of my lexicon. 😂
Hired a controversial coach who hasn't done squat in 15 years.
Have him peruse the player's phones, yet claim it's for bonding with players.
Resigns after 78 days before the team reports to training camp
"You hired the wrong coach, Columbus? NO FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!"
Yeah, Columbus, you've fucked up. BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!!
7:03
The funniest thing about CBJ is they have had a grand total of one superstar in their existence and its was Bobrovsky. A goalie.
Sometimes I wonder what is it with Ohio-based teams that keep getting snake bitten. I am talking about the pros, cause at least Ohio State is flourishing enough that football prospects want to come to Columbus.
The Cavaliers did bring a championship to Ohio, but do not forget that their biggest star (Lebron James, who grew up in Akron) spurned them for the Heat before deciding to come home, and then left them again after fulfilling his promise. The Bengals have a solid core right now, but this team is the definition of "close, but never close enough" in its entire existence. As for the Browns, almost two decades of gross incompetence means everyone and their grandma still make "LOL Browns" jokes till today. I guess that is probably the only saving grace of being a Jackets fan: there are bigger shining stars and laughing stocks around you to be left alone.
I believe Johnny Hockey’s wife is an RN and also had a job opportunity at one of the big hospitals in Columbus and that helped influence the decision to come to Columbus
I feel the deepest problem with Columbus is that they have no consistency. The most recent game against the Rangers showed that they have a potent offense, good speed, and that Merzlikins still has the ability to stop shots. And, I guess, that Mathieu Olivier can unload on a rookie who thinks he's hot shit. It's just that you almost never get that over a full 3 periods of hockey, much less a series of games. The Blue Jackets will fly high for a period, maybe two, then suddenly their skates become dull, they can't pass, nobody can get on the same page, and the collapse becomes legend.
In the off chance that Columbus actually plays up to their ability, they can in fact win games against good opponents, score good goals; but trying to extract that ability from them on a regular basis, even within the span of one singular game, is like trying to pull teeth while herding cats.
I latched onto Columbus when they joined the league, because I liked Geoff Sanderson. Your description of them was painfully spot-on.
Blue Jackets need to hire Nate Leaman. Providence head coach, National Champ, World Junior Champ, Centerville Ohio native
I went to my first game at Nationwide on Monday against the Knights. That arena is awesome, and 17,000 people showed up. It was rocking all night! The fans are great, and the arena is great. The town deserves a winner for a change. On the other hand having a team within a 5 hour drive who has incredibly cheap tix is pretty cool!
Drunk drivers piss me off. R.I.P. Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. Way too fucking soon, man.
If/when the Coyotes are officially relocated, Tree should do a legacy of failure video. Not only do they deserve it but I honestly think it would interesting to see a timeline of how everything went wrong in one video
An entire section should cover Bettman’s devotion to keep that team in place out of sheer ego from his failure of Muh Sun Belt Expansion!! Move the Coyotes to Canada. We have plenty of coyotes here, no need for a name change.
@@nickhughes8179Bettman is still haunted by the failure of Atlanta's second attempt of NHL hockey.
I’ll give Columbus this. They have very loyal fans. I’ve been to a few games at nationwide and the place is generally packed and usually a great vibe. Even when the jackets are losing.
When you live in a college football town that really doesn't have much else going on the rest of the year, you take what you can get and hold on as tight as possible. I say this as a long time Columbus resident, if the Buckeyes aren't playing this town may as well exist in the shadow realm.
Love the NHL videos as always Tree
It really says a lot that Columbus is in the Metro, one of the most hate filled divisions in American sports, and nobody hates them because they’re that bad.
Thanks for finally talking about Babcock!
For all Columbus (and Sabres) fans, you deserve better, and full respect for sticking with your team.
Both of those franchises and their fans have gone through HELL!!!!!!
Yo from someone who lives in Columbus crazy seeing content about this place fr
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Yeah kinda haha
RIP Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau
Unfortunately as a blue jackets fan, I know what the problem is. It’s the fact that there is no one who takes responsibility for losing because there aren’t any consequences. The majority owners the McConnell’s only see this as a deductible for their main business, Worthington Steel/Industries, and they still have high attendances so there is no reason to add any stakes. I also personally know the two minority owners, the Wolfe and Pizzuti family, and they care so little about the team that they don’t even go to the meetings.
It's desperate when CBJ tried to manufacture (seriously) a rivalry with, "....that team from the North...," the Detroit Red Wings. It was a marketing bomb and it reeked of piggy-backing on the Wolverines/Buckeyes century old college football rivalry.
I wanted Columbus to get Bedard so badly, they really deserve a talent like that. It felt rigged that he went to a huge market that just lost its former stars.
Good to see their GOAT won a title...with another team.
It's like the Joke Me & My Friend did when the Stars hosted CBJ this season
Q: Why Is Columbus Called "Seinfeld City"?
A: It's A City About Nothing
Fly high Johnny Hockey, fly high
Years ago, when I decided I was going to pick an NHL team and actually stick with them after a few attempts didn't work in the past, my dad (an Ohio State alum) pushed me to pick the Blue Jackets. As a longtime appreciator of underdogs and small-market teams, this should have been right up my alley.
I picked the Nashville Predators instead and despite some of the frustrations inherent in pulling for them, I don't regret it. Fingers crossed for y'all, Jackets fans - Columbus is a great city and I'd love for y'all to have a Stanley Cup one of these days
Can Columbus, PLEASE get some help?
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Tree: I keep telling you to go to an NHL game.
Me: I can't i'm not close enough to any teams.
I don't care, just find a way to lol.
@@UrinatingTree Maybe I'll find a way to pull money out of my A with a double S and train down to LA, catch the Kings or something (maybe do the same for the Cardinals and Braves in their respective sports at some point).
Getting the sense Winnipeg will be the next vid for tree
I've been a CBJ fan for the past 22 seasons. They've been my favorite pro sports team. As difficult as this season has been, I have high hopes for the team (knocking on wood furiously). JD and Jarmo started turning things around after the franchise's first decade of bumbling around. Having said that, the front office needs a clean house and help bring in constant success and winning for the team. I'm a diehard Buckeye and CBJ fan, so at least they're getting their first outdoor game (YES!!) But in all seriousness, the CBJ need to clean house and bring in constant competitive success. Godspeed. Keep the vids coming UTree!! Big fan).
"The Babcock-a-saurus Rex"😂
My brother would have ROTFL after hearing Babcock-a-Saurus Rex.
Ironically I’ve used Seat Geek to get tickets to Columbus games
Even with Columbus's highest point of their hockey history, they ended unleashing a dragon in the succeeding two seasons.
At least shitposters in the NHL world have the 2022-23 Bruins now.
Another hockey video. This is what I like to see. Also can't wait for the MLB videos in a couple of weeks. Keep it up Tree. Thanks for all the content!
As a Jackets fan… oh boy this is gonna hurt isn’t it
This is the most painful but needed video possible. Me and my friends saying all year is “I just want my hockey team to be good”. I love my jackets but fuck this is brutal
I remember how angry I and every other Flyers fan was when we made absolutely no effort to sign Johnny Hockey and bring him home. Looks like we dodged that bullet. From 4th place MVP finish to absolute afterthought in 2 years.
Yeah, we dodged that bullet but replaced that bullet with the Hart bullet. Losing Hart to rape charges seriously hurt this team. We are giving up 6 and 7 goals a game now. That random as hell winning streak in January or December was a mirage.
@@thephoenixxm4160Relax we’re still playing well and we just had a bad game by a goalie that should be a backup in the AHL. This is supposed to be a rebuilding year anyway.
Johnny Hockey might done alright for ya'z, Columbus has proven to be the Bermuda Triangle of the NHL...
@@philly_sports1558 Yeah, the fact that we have to play a bad goalie because Hart turned out to be a monster is pretty sad. I liked Hart before the news came out. Errosn or however you spell it just isn't the same. I miss the goalie tandem we had for that week that Errson and Hart played together.
A pat on the back for the Barry Horowitz reference!
7:43 …And, he’s gone. Just fired this afternoon.
As a Padres fan, I see so many parallels here
- Only pro sports team in town overshadowed by successful D1 program (SDSU BB)
- Nothing works
- Shining moment is one massive playoff upset
I’ve got 2 good Legacy of Failure suggestions for you, Tree.
The Dallas Cowboys: Nearly 30 Years of Failure
The Buffalo Bills: A Legacy of Failure
He already did the Pagula video encompassing both the Bills & Sabres a few years back, a twofer'un.
@@chizorama That was only making fun of the city of Buffalo’s sports teams. I’m asking if Tree wants to show all of the pain the Bills went through ever since they were founded, including the 4 lost Super Bowls in a row.
@@mattfabbs Not a Bills fan, but I even I don't want to re-live those 4 losses, was rootinf for them every time, then had to deal with obnoxious Dallas fans for years.
The Bills did win 2 championships in the pre-super bowl era; however, the Sabres have never won the Stanley Cup.
Being a Buffalonian and as a fan of both teams, Buffalo as a whole has a legacy of pain.
What softens the blow is our lacrosse team winning championships; including last year.
He’s already hinted at wanting to do a Brewers video. Please, Brewers, continue to fail, we need this.