The Red Wings have been schizophrenic over recent weeks. On the one hand, they are undefeated in February, winning 6 in a row. On the other, they lost 5 in a row ending January, making them just 1 game over .500 in their last 11. Everybody already knows all of the things the Red Wings [...]
February 13th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | ContinuedArchive for Jeff Little
A native of the SF Bay Area, my first exposure to hockey was the SF/Oakland/California Golden Seals, including Charlie Finley and the white skates. Fast forward to the late 1980's when Gretzky and the Kings came up to the Bay Area for an exhibition game at the Oakland Coliseum Arena, for which we had glass seats. I was at the first San Jose Sharks game in the Cow Palace, and followed them for their first few pathetic years, before moving to Columbus in 1994. I attended the first pro-NHL rally downtown, and have been a season ticket holder since Day 1, wife & I are active in the Jacket Backers, and son is an avid fan as well. I cover the Jackets for Inside Hockey, and contribute regularly to a variety of hockey sites. I maintain contact with the Jackets organization, and like to dig into stories, bringing a fresh, and sometimes irreverent perspective to hockey.
Interesting Take On Antropov
Interesting piece over on TSN.ca from Darren Dreger on Nik Antropov:There’s a new sheriff in town and Leafs general manager Brian Burke has publicly made it clear the immunity Toronto Maple Leafs players have been protected by in the past no longer exists.This week Nik Antropov is his target, to the point we shouldn’t be [...]
February 11th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
Rooting Guide For Tonight
As a public service to my loyal readership (both of you) , I offer the following NHL Viewing and Rooting Guide for tonight, since your CBJ are not in action. Please utilize all means necessary (beads, voodoo dolls, simple prayer, etc.) to root tonight for the following results: Phoenix over Dallas Calgary over Anaheim Colorado [...]
February 11th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 5 comments | Continued
Avalanche Fall Hard!
Look carefully at the picture at the left — almost 1 year ago, LaCosta leads Syracuse over the Avs affiliate, Lake Erie, with the help of Mark Methot. Fast forward 1 year, and LaCosta cashes his 1st NHL shutout against the Avalanche, completing a season sweep of an opponent that has historically bedeviled the franchise. [...]
February 11th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
Previewing the Avs
Colorado comes to town tonight for the final meeting of the season between the two squads, looking to avoid an uncharacteristic season sweep at the hands of the CBJ. Columbus prevailed 4 – 2 and 6 – 1 in Denver, and squeaked out a 4 – 3 win at home in the most recent contest [...]
February 10th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
Statistical Insanity
I have been pretty good lately, giving Messrs. Arace, Portzline and Reed some credit for being generally more positive and informative in their coverage of the CBJ, appreciating the nuances of a professional team and a team that has turned over half its roster. But today, I’m sorry, I have to call Arace on the [...]
February 9th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 3 comments | Continued
A Stunner!!!
I knew I should have gone to Vegas and bet a whole bunch on the Jackets winning this game. . . well, maybe I kinda thought they could sneak out a point if they got all the bounces. Nahh, I mentally had this one in the L column, though in the remotest corners of my [...]
February 8th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 3 comments | Continued
Attitude Adjustment Time
In an effort to stem mass panic and people flinging themselves into the Scioto River over the recent turn of events on the ice, I am going to eschew my normal game review/game preview approach for today, and focus on some observations and some facts (the two are not necessarily synonymous, though I like to [...]
February 7th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
No Pittsburgh Celebration Tonight!
I hope that the Pittsburgh fans got plenty of celebrating done last week after the Steelers’ Super Bowl victory, as the Jackets will be out to be ensure no celebrations take place at their expense tonight. When you mention the Pens, the first thoughts always go to Crosby and Malkin, and with good reason. Malkin [...]
February 6th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
The Flu Bug and Other Ramblings
Lots of random stuff today, so here goes:Glad you’re well, now go away — after recovering from his recent injury, star prospect Nikita Filatov was victimized by the flu. His present for recovering? A trip to Syracuse . . . Ahh, it’s a brutal business. Seriously, this has long been expected, and hopefully Nik will [...]
February 6th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 4 comments | Continued
Unfinished Business
Despite dominating large swaths of the game, the CBJ dropped another one to their new nemesis — the St. Louis Blues. Don’t know what it is about this team, but we have a lot of trouble with these guys, and objectively there is no reason for it. Tonight’s loss was all about not finishing, both [...]
February 4th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
St. Louis Preview
The St. Louis Blues come to town tonight, fresh on the heels of a SO loss against Detroit, 4 – 3. Get used to the Blues, as this is the first of 5 meetings between now and the end of the season, with 3 of them being at home.The Blues have been bitten hard by [...]
February 3rd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
Tuesday Tidbits
Mono Watch — The hockey media are having equal measures of fun and concern with the disclosure that Steve Mason is suffering from mono. The following from Charlie Teljeur at THN:Although he’s been cleared by doctors (obviously Columbus season ticket holders) to keep playing, Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason is battling mononucleosis. I’d actually [...]
February 3rd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 3 comments | Continued
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