Puck-Rakers is reporting that CBJ #1 draft pick John Moore has survived the cut from 45 to 29 players at the Team USA development camp. He will be on the squad for a series of 4 exhibition games against Russia in Lake Placid. The prize is a slot on the final roster for the US [...]
August 10th, 2009 | 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.
Monday Miscellany
As we creep closer to the opening of camp, a few items to pique your hockey interest: Zherdev Update — Lyle Richardson at The Hockey News offers the following update on Z: Nikolai Zherdev became an unrestricted free agent when the New York Rangers exercised their option to walk away from his one-year, $3.9-million arbitration [...]
August 10th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
Thursday’s Tidbits
Just a few random items to pique your interest for today:THN Predictions — Cellar Dwellers: TSN has begun its countdown of projected finishes for the 2009-2010 hockey season, starting with the #15 finishers in each conference. And the winners are: Colorado Avalanche in the West, and New York Islanders in the East. Full story here. [...]
August 6th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Start Spreading The News, Z's Leaving Today . . .
My apologies to John Kander and Fred Ebb, the composer and lyricist, respectively, of New York, New York, for taking liberties with their song in the header — but it was too perfect to pass up. Anyway, as expected, CBC is reporting here that the Rangers are walking away from the $3.9 million dollar arbitration [...]
August 4th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
Off-Season Musings: Alignment and Scheduling
OK, so here we are in August, with training camp just under six weeks away, lighting candles in hope of an offensive defenseman, and getting all of our house and yard improvements done before the demands of hockey season begin. A perfect time to once again attack the issues of alignment and scheduling!!! Ready? Here [...]
August 3rd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 3 comments | Continued
Nash Gets Some Love
Fanhouse is doing a series of short items on the Top 50 players in the NHL. Our own captain comes in at #20. Read the details here. While I would likely rank Nasher a bit higher, factoring in defense and intangibles, it is nice to see him getting this level of attention. Go Jackets!
August 3rd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
The Arena Chronicles — Part II — How We Got Here
In Part I, I provided an overview of the current issue the Blue Jackets face with ongoing operating deficits, the reactions to the initial disclosures, and related tidbits. This installment focuses on the historical background that got us to this point. In putting this together, I spoke with more people, dug through archived materials and [...]
July 30th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 4 comments | Continued
OK, Maybe A Slight Chance I Was Wrong — Methot Signs
Per Aaron Portzline, the CBJ have reached agreement with RFA Defenseman Mark Methot, agreeing to a 2 year deal worth a total of $2.025 million. The CBJ keep their record intact of never having gone all the way to arbitration, and Methot basically doubles his salary. While nice to have this locked up for now, [...]
July 22nd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Bad News Blackhawks???
ESPN is reporting that Marian Hossa, the 30 year old winger who just signed a 12 year, 62.8 million contract with Chicago, is nursing a shoulder injury and that surgery may yet be an option. No details on the nature of the injury, but the Blackhawks say that they were aware of the injury before [...]
July 22nd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Updated Schedule Miscellany
OK, now having had the chance to look at it in some depth, I offer the following added observations (and some corrections): Actual number of back-to-backs is 12, not 7. Eyes are failing as I get older, I guess . . . Still, a big improvement over the 20 from last year. Half of these [...]
July 16th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Schedule Is Out!!!!
Well, the regular season schedule is out, and I have just had a chance to review it a few minutes. However, based upon quick review, it is more favorable than last year in many respects. Here are some highlights: Only 7 back to backs, as opposed to 20 last year (somewhat surprising, given that this [...]
July 15th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
Nice Piece On Nash Signing
Check this piece out for some nice words from Rick on Columbus, the contract, etc. Good stuff!
July 14th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
I'm Baaaaack!!!
Invigorated from 8 days of R & R, I am ready to attack the blogosphere with vim, vigor and vengeance. So I missed my prediction of the Nash re-signing by 2 hours . . . got the word via Twitter as I got off the plane in Ft. Lauderdale. I actually thought that there would [...]
July 13th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
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