The Jackets put on a game effort tonight, but were just too wounded to bring it home. As Mason has done for us in several games, Bryzgalov won the game for Phoenix tonight. We out shot, out passed, out played Phoenix everywhere except on the scoreboard. Killed them in the faceoff circle, pretty much a [...]
December 21st, 2008 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | ContinuedUncategorized
Campbell Speaks
As reported on Puck-Rakers, Colin Campbell spoke with the Dispatch about the fiasco in overtime of the Dallas game. Here are the quotes attributed to Campbell:I’ve talked with (president) Mike Priest and (general manager) Scott Howson a few times. I’ve talked to the whole group there in Columbus. I know they’re mad about this. I [...]
December 20th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
York Called Up — Decisions To Make — NHL Letter
Per Puck-Rakers, Mike York has been recalled from Syracuse to join the club, and Clay Wilson has been returned. We need to see if Brassard formally goes on IR today, which will then put some decisions on the desks of Hitch and Howson. Complicating matters is Leclaire’s continued poor play. 6 goals last night, 5 [...]
December 19th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
Toronto Beats Bluejackets
As Hitch said “We won the hockey game”. I agree, we beat Dallas, we just lost to Toronto. I am not a black helicopter/right wing consipiracy/alien abduction kind of guy, but Colin Campbell and Gary Bettman need to look hard at this and provide an explanation to the Columbus fans, and to hockey in general, [...]
December 19th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
WOW!!! Happy Birthday HItch!!!
If Hitch has a list of things he wanted for his birthday (and I doubt that he does), #1, #2 and #3 on that list would likely have been a gutty home win over the best team in Hockey, the San Jose Sharks. Well, he got his wishes . . .in spades. Make no mistake [...]
December 18th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Time For Frozen Fish
The Sharks swam into town yesterday, arriving at about 6:30 AM after a red-eye charter from the West Coast. Officially had the day off, but a few did an informal skate yesterday afternoon. Some advance thoughts before tonight’s game:Looking Ahead? David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury heads his piece on the game with “Sharks [...]
December 17th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Another One That Got Away
Put another one in the “Great Losing Effort” category. We skated well, had intensity (except for the early stages of the 3rd period), but lost. Missed chances, untimely penalties, and though mistakes are fewer, they invariably happen at exactly the wrong times.Make no mistake, Chicago is a very good team and they got a great [...]
December 15th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
So Long, Adieu, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye . . . Avery
Least surprising NHL news of the day is that Sean Avery will not be rejoining the Dallas Stars, despite completion of his 6 games suspension. TSN.ca reports as follows:The Stars said the team will continue to honor Avery’s contract while exploring all options for his hockey future consistent with the terms of his counseling.“We do [...]
December 14th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Who Are Those Guys???
For those wondering about the sudden emergence of the Swedish flag-toting “Dancing With The Stars” wannabe at the last two CBJ games, Tom Reed has the answer in Puck-Rakers:Huselius provided tickets to Thursday night’s game for his former personal trainer, Christian Rosen, and his brother, Johan, aka, the Deney Terrio of Stockholm. Decked out in [...]
December 14th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Voted Off The Island
The boys put together a very nice, solid effort tonight in their 3 – 1 victory over the Islanders. But for an unfortunate bounce of the puck, Mason could have had his 3rd shutout of the season. As Hitch said in the Dispatch this morning, the Islanders have a diffcult style to play against, and [...]
December 14th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Has to be . . . A Shot From the Point!
Hitchcock’s latest offensive experiment is paying off! What? No, no — not the Wilson at wing experiment. The “Get The Puck To Commodore” experiment!!! 7 shots on goal, including a beauty from 50 feet to tie the game in the 3rd (aided by a nifty Umberger screen), just when fans thought another great effort was [...]
December 12th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Nashville Preview and Statistical Madness
Predatory Visit — Nashville comes to town, which customarily has the local scribes and other pundits wailing and beating their breasts about the imminent loss. Never more so than now, on the heels of a shutout West Coast trip. Sure history supports their angst, but consider that half of the CBJ roster has no experience, [...]
December 11th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Effort There, Execution Not So Much
The 5 – 3 loss to Anaheim tonight is a tough one to characterize. Lots of effort, particularly out of the gate when Anaheim had lots of jump after 3 days rest and showed lots of spark. We did a good job of keeping up the frenetic pace and played them to a standoff.Our downfall [...]
December 8th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
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