Mason vs. OvechkinFrom our position behind the Jacket’s attack twice goal, we got a great view of some of Mason’s best plays during the second period, many of them involving some ferocious line drives from Ovechkin’s stick. Some things we noticed: Mason has a way of moving and getting square in a way that is [...]
November 30th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | 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.
A Watershed Victory
As the season progresses, keep 9:34 PM EST on November 29 in the back of your mind. That was the time that the CBJ closed out a magnificent 3 -0 victory over the Washington Capitals, but more importantly, it signified several important milestones:1. A Complete Effort — 60 minutes of hard charging, smart, tough hockey. [...]
November 30th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Time To Take Advantage Of Opportunities
With Ovechkin and Company coming to town, we need to play smart hockey in our own zone — not giving up the odd man rushes and keeping things spread to the outside. Let Mason take care of the shots from outside by creating lanes for him to see. We have shown we can shut down [...]
November 29th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
The Dispatch Does It Again!
Our local scribes are at it again. Today’s CBJ coverage proclaims in the subhead that “Bluejackets tie it three times . . .” Very nice, except it’s WRONG! Voracek scored first, Detroit then tied it, went ahead on their second PP goal, we tied it with Tyutin’s first, they went back ahead with the awful [...]
November 29th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
A Win That Slipped Through The Pads
This was a win, or at least an OTL, that slipped squarely through the pads of Pascal Leclaire. While he made a good save now and again, he was often a half step slow, looking behind him, and gave up two awful goals. No excuse for the game winner for an NHL starting goalie. Overall, [...]
November 29th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
TSN Has A Sense Of Humor
Seeing that Scott Cullen at TSN had downgraded the CBJ from 16 to 22 in the latest power rankings, I took the opportunity to email my disagreement, noting that the CBJ had dismantled Buffalo (#17) on the road, and had the same record, had beaten every Candadian team they had played ( with the exception [...]
November 27th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Another Fighting Casualty
Per Arace in Puck-Rakers — Dorsett broke his finger in the fight with Carcillo in Period 1 and was placed on IR immediately after the game. Kris Russell has been recalled from ‘Cuse — maybe some help on the point in the PP. We need to stay out of fights — Boll, Torres and now [...]
November 27th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
The Great Missing Car Caper — Part I
As if the 3 – 2 loss to Phoenix wasn’t enough, we (wife, son & I) strolled to the Chestnut Street garage to retrieve our car, and arrived at our 3rd level location to find — missing car!!!! Needless to say, we scurry down to the office, meeting some fellow season ticket holders, who, like [...]
November 27th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Missed Opportunity — 3-2 Loss To Phoenix
Heartbreaking game tonight — another great effort goes for naught. The ice was definitely tilted in the CBJ’s favor all night long, time of possession, faceoffs, hits, shots on goal, you name it. Penalty kill was tremendous. Though Phoenix technically got a PP goal, it was a weak lobber that looked like it caromed off [...]
November 27th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Monday Miscellany
Dispatch Q1 Results Are In!This morning’s ‘Patch has an unusually fair and upbeat assessment of the first quarter of the season. The local scribes seem to be getting good with the concept that you can’t turn over 50% of your roster and expect them to be playing as a seamless unit from Day 1. Kudos [...]
November 24th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
A Well Crafted Victory
If there was ever a Hitchcockian win to be witnessed, tonight’s 2 -0 victory over Atlanta was it. Solid goaltending, stifling defense, a timely goal, no panic, effective penalty kill. Sure we whiffed on some opportunities in the offensive end, but so did Atlanta. This is a game the CBJ of old loses more often [...]
November 23rd, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
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