I just caught this little nugget from Bob Hunter's rumblings yesterday via HFBoards.com:

While the Blue Jackets were playing poorly enough to get Hitchcock fired, their brass was cracking down again on the television production crew. Sources say they have had meetings in recent weeks to talk about some of the elements of the broadcasts that were not super-positive.

This has been a recurring theme with the team and one that makes little sense; trying to make a negative situation appear positive only makes a lot of fans mad. But former pregame host Jim Day was often in the doghouse for even hinting things weren't going well, even when they were abysmal.

I read stuff like this and I just can't fathom how out of touch with reality these people are.

Do they honestly think we, the fans, are idiots?

Maybe I'm being naive but as a fan I want to hear a turd called a turd.  I want to hear what can be done to improve the situation.  I want to hear who is playing good and who is playing bad.

What I don't want to be hear is how things are rosey when we have one of the worst records in the entire freakin NHL and just fired our damn coach!

I ride Rimer and Davidge a lot on this blog but to be handcuffed like this and be expected to give good quality analysis and retain viewers is like asking someone to swim in the desert.

It literally makes my stomach churn when I hear these two go on and on about the Jackets playoff chances.  It sounds so utterly ridiculous.

Looks like I have yet another box to add to my checklist when those season ticket renewal folks call.

Okay... I'm really going to shovel snow now.

-LTL

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Structural problems
written by CBJ_Nut, February 06, 2010

The "brass"(sorry Derek) may have fired the coach, but there are structural problems from top to bottom in the CBJ organization. In my humble opinion, a few more heads should roll. Some aspects have shown some improvement so maybe someone in there knows what they are doing. For example, while still not great, game operations have shown some improvement (e.g., the jumbotron). But, I agree, LTL, censorship stinks and it really does play the fans for fools. Criticism, when justified, is a good thing. It improves performance and the product.

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written by Mase1, February 06, 2010

LTL: You're missing the point, dammit! There's one simple way to stay in the ops good graces - drink with Hoepner, right Rims? You didn't think we forgot how "half in the bag you were for training camp, did ya?

Oh yeah, I almost forgot: LTL, remember when Rims told us his "sources" said the CBJ were gonna swing a deal for Mike VanRyan? How'd that turn out, Mr. Goateed "insider"?

Bottom line: Hoepner and his minions are like the geshtapo - fall in line, or be removed - see "Thank you" Jim Day, Danny Gare.

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written by Mase1, February 06, 2010

LTL: Oh, almost forgot: Happy shoveling...