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 | ContinuedOther Recent Articles
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
Beaten At Our Own Game
The Jackets came out of the gate last night, acting as though they expected a game very similar to Edmonton — sort of a feeling out process in the first, followed by a ramped up style of play. They were half right. The Vancouver game was similar to the Edmonton game, in the sense that [...]
March 2nd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Going For The Season Sweep!
Tonight, the CBJ go for the season sweep over the Vancouver Canucks in British Columbia. Not an easy task, but one the Jackets should be up to if they continue the caliber of play they displayed against Edmonton. The teams are not far apart statistically. Vancouver has an edge in Goals Per Game, ranked 12th [...]
March 2nd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Narrowing The Field
According to a Puck-Rakers item posted a couple of hours ago, sources indicate that a deal with Ottawa may be in the works – Leclaire for Vermette. Portzline is digging for confirmation and has nothing else yet, but sources on both ends are apparently referring to the deal. If true, this would be a hallmark [...]
March 2nd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Sunday Morning Fare
EJust a few items to get your day going:Clue On Howson Moves? — I somehow missed the following small nugget from the Trade Deadline blog on NHL.com, recapping Howson’s media tour on Thursday:Howson also said that it is likely that the Blue Jackets will call up Filatov from Syracuse in the near future and that [...]
March 1st, 2009 | Jeff Little | 3 comments | Continued
Saturday Night Feverish Items
Saturday night — off night for the CBJ, trade deadline looming, and the perfect opportunity to look for interesting tidbits to share.Umberger Getting Love — Check out this link for a very nice piece on RJ Umberger over at THN, accompanied by the usual array of annoying comments.Guerin Moving ??? — TSN.ca is reporting that [...]
March 1st, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Go Miami, Beat OSU!!!!
As the proud father of a Miami Redhawk sophomore, and member of the marching and athletic bands, among others, I must pull out the allegiance here and root the Redhawk hockey team on to victory over the invading Ohio State Buckeyes!! Go Hawks! Crush The Nuts!!!
February 27th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
Playoff Update & Rooting Guide For Friday
In order to satisfy the ongoing interest in all things playoff related, here are the latest projected standings at season’s end, based upon each team continuing to perform at the same rate they have performed to date, accounting for the division winners taking the top three seeds:1. San Jose 127 points2. Detroit 118 points3. Calgary [...]
February 27th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Clutch!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen — please be seated, and Professor Hitchcock will review tonight’s game with you and explain just how and why that was the finest example of how Hitch Hockey is played that the Jackets have ever put on the ice.Oops — I guess Hitch can’t make it — something about being in Alberta, [...]
February 27th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
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