OK, think of the following as a bit of calming medication to keep you from going berserk as we head into the final half of the Dirty Dozen games to end the season. The good news is that we are in a playoff race as April begins! The bad news is that we are in [...]
March 31st, 2009 | Jeff Little | 5 comments | ContinuedOther Recent Articles
Sunday Night Check In
Wife and I were victimized by the rather freakish snowstorm that hit certain parts of the midwest last night and early today. So, our rather simple 7:50 AM flight from St. Louis to Chicago, then Chicago to Columbus, turned into an 11:45 flight from St. Louis to Chicago, followed by a flight from Chicago to [...]
March 30th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 3 comments | Continued
A Bizarre Road Point
There was quite a debate a few nights ago, when the Jackets came away with an OTL vs. Tampa Bay. Many were concerned that the Jackets seemed satisfied with the point, and that they did not display the requisite angst over the OTL. Tonight, same result, but I submit a very different attitude. Every one [...]
March 29th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Missouri Musings
Getting ready to suit up and head out for pre-game festivities, and thought I would share some miscellaneous rambling, some hockey related, some not: St. Louis Transit: With the weather being less than optimal, we have been using the Metro Link system to get around St. Louis, and it has been fantastic. Station right across [...]
March 28th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Game Day!
37 degrees and raining in St. Louis as Game Day dawns. Snow moves in late tonight. Put hot water bottles under that blue hair! Playoff spreadsheet has been updated here, and now includes the Magic Numbers for each contender. We are going to head across the street to the Scottrade Center to see if we [...]
March 28th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Tonight's Watching Guide
Despite the CBJ having the night off, the Western Conference Playoff race continues at full speed. Games to watch for tonight: Vancouver at Colorado — Colorado is at home, which provides some hope, and Vancouver has been awful on the road. A Colorado win would get Vancouver muttering to itself. New Jersey at Chicago – Chicago [...]
March 27th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Live From St. Louis !!!!
After the incredible effort last night, I was keyed up and could not sleep, so I finished up post game blog entry, playoff update, etc., mindful of the fact that wife and I needed to arise at 4:15 am for our flight to St. Louis. So, a little worse for the wear, we headed [...]
March 27th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Playoff Update for Friday
The 5 -0 thrashing of Calgary tonight not only gets the Flames muttering to themselves — it helps us along the merry path to the playoffs. Here is the updated spreadsheet, reflecting each team’s progress through Thursday night’s games.As is evident, Nashville and St. Louis helped themselves with nice wins tonight. They are far from [...]
March 27th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 5 comments | Continued
Statement Made!
The Columbus Bluejackets beat the Calgary Flames tonight, 5 – 0. Let me repeat that . . . the Columbus Bluejackets beat the Calgary Flames tonight, 5 -0. And you know what? The game wasn’t that close! Playing the most spirited 60 minutes of masterfully executed hockey that I can remember seeing, at both ends [...]
March 27th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
Playoff Math — Another Magic Number
Another day, another 5,000 views, statistics, omens and other indicia of who will make the playoffs, when the CBJ will clinch, etc. etc. In keeping with the spirit of service to my loyal readership, I humbly offer yet another statistical way to evaluate the crazy Western Conference Playoff Race (henceforth referred to simply as the [...]
March 25th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Updated Playoff Chart
Newest version of the playoff chart can be found here. Jackets end up picking up a point on Edmonton, who gave up two late goals to Detroit, while their margin over 8th remained the same. With Anaheim winning, the margin over 9th reduced by one. Dallas and Minnesota are now in desperate situations. St. Louis [...]
March 25th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Great Defense . . . A Road Point . . .But . . .
You can’t really complain a lot about getting 3 out of 4 possible points on the road, but this one left the feeling that a point was clearly left on the table. The Jackets posted one of their best defensive games of the season — heck, of ANY season, and outshot the Lightning 34 – [...]
March 25th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
Tuesday Tidbits and Lightning Preview
The Bluejackets’ Excellent Adventure in Florida comes to a close tonight, when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning, which will bring the Games Remaining number down into single digits. This is another one of those “trap” games — one we should win easily on paper, but the game has to be played on the ice. [...]
March 24th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
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