NHL.com fan poll results:FAN POLL: KEEPING HOPE ALIVEBesides the top five teams, which Western Conference squad has the best chance of making the playoffs?Blue Jackets: 41.67 %Oilers: 14.14 %Predators: 11.36 %Wild: 11.36 %Stars: 10.86 %Ducks: 10.61 %Nice!Also Puck-Rakers is reporting that Mason will play tonight, and will be in goal for the largest crowd in [...]
March 12th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | ContinuedUncategorized
Rooting Guide For Tonight
Almost forgot–for all of you scoreboard watchers out there, set your voodoo dolls as follows:New Jersey over PhoenixNew York Rangers over NashvilleSan Jose over St. LouisCarolina over DallasColorado over MinnesotaAtlanta over EdmontonAnd, of course, the CBJ over Pittsburgh! A win tonight gives us 76 points with 14 games left, which means that .500 hockey gets [...]
March 12th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
Penguin Madness
Amid a busy day, I have found time to peruse the blogs and comments about tonight’s game vs. the very hot Pittsburgh Penguins. Based upon what I am reading — why even show up for the game? We are doomed! Life on the planet is ending!! This virtual hysteria began when Puck-Rakers broke the news [...]
March 12th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Nash Getting Love From NHL.com
Nice piece on our captain here at NHL.com! Penguins preview and some miscellany later today.Go Jackets!
March 12th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
Boston Baked!!!!
The two best goalies in the NHL faced off in Nationwide Arena tonight, and this was right in the league of Palmer vs. Nicklaus and Borg vs. McEnroe. For every stop Thomas made, Mason did one better. Two + periods of standoff until one tiny little crack in the upper far corner of the Boston [...]
March 11th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
Heading North
We will be on the road shortly, heading for Detroit and The Joe! No game preview here today, but I think we all know what needs to be done — stay out of the box, fire pucks on Osgood, and play Hitch Hockey from the goal out. I will provide periodic updates via Twitter on [...]
March 7th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Sanity Check
Our young guys got a taste last night of what happens if you play tentatively. Good lesson, and time to move on. Due to work commitments, I came in toward the end of the second period. Climbed in the car just as they announced Williams’ goal, and got home to see Nash’s goal and the [...]
March 6th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
Trade Deadline Retrospective
Just a few thoughts about Trade Deadline Day before moving on to the business at hand — the stretch run to the playoffs. Howson Gets An A — Some are questioning the Leclaire/Vermette deal, but here is why it was the perfect deal at the perfect time: Whether or not he is “THE” center we [...]
March 5th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Trade Musings
With the LeClaire – Vermette deal now in the books, the following post just about 45 minutes before the trade in Puck Daddy proved to be correct:Columbus Blue Jackets: They won a game last night against the Los Angeles Kings, 5-4, that was a total playoff atmosphere. They’re sixth in the conference, they’ve hit the [...]
March 4th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
It's Vermette!!!
TSN.ca is reporting that the Jackets have traded Leclaire and a 2nd round pick to Ottawa for Vermette! Confirmed by Puck-Rakers and THN. This is Vermette’s fourth full year in the league, after being a 2nd round pick by Ottawa in the 2000 draft. He posted 19-20-39 in the 2005-06 season, 21-12-33 in 2006-2007 and [...]
March 4th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Returning The Favor
Sometimes fairness is a beautiful thing to watch. In the second period last night, Steve Mason experienced what could have been the worst three minutes in his hockey life to date. I’ll even concede the first goal, which was a blast to the glove side through a partial screen. However, the Bill Buckner move on [...]
March 4th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Kings Preview/Random Notes
With all of the speculation and anticipation surrounding the trade deadline in 23 hours, folks have almost lost sight of the fact that the CBJ have a hockey game to play tonight. Before turning to that, for trade junkies, here are the latest updates: 1. Sean Avery claimed by New York Rangers off waivers — [...]
March 3rd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Monday Miscellany
Off day for the Jackets, 1 snoozer game on tonight (Avalanche vs. Islanders), so offer the following for your reading entertainment:War Room Anomaly– I was reading the Dispatch piece on the Toronto War Room this weekend, and was a little disappointed that there was not a bit more detail or revelation there. Almost everything there [...]
March 2nd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 4 comments | Continued
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