On November 29th, I wrote the following in this blog:No guarantees, but mark this date down as the day the Jackets became a team, found some identity, and took a big step forward. Bravo!!! The context of that quote was a 3 – 0 victory over the Washington Capitals at Nationwide Arena, against a Caps [...]
January 10th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 3 comments | ContinuedOther Recent Articles
Mason A Young Star`
As expected, Steve Mason was named to the NHL All Star Young Stars Game today. A consolation prize to be sure, but another in the growing list of accolades coming this young man’s way as he continues his stellar play. Nice job Steve!
January 9th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 6 comments | Continued
Capitals Pre-Game & Assorted Rambings
Turnabout is fair play, I guess. When the Caps visited the Jackets, they were depleted by injuries, ran into a hot new goaltender named Mason, and walked away on the wrong end of a 3 – 0 decision. Tonight, it will be the Bluejackets heading into D.C. in an ambulance to face the Capitals, who [...]
January 9th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Eastern All-Stars, Jordan Staal Update
The Eastern Conference All-Star Team, aka Montreal Canadiens, was filled out today. Here is the complete roster: (* denotes fan-selected starters)ForwardsEvgeni Malkin — Pittsburgh*Sidney Crosby — Pittsburgh*Alex Kovalev — Montreal*Jeff Carter — PhiladelphiaDanny Heatley — OttawaIlya Kovalchuk — AtlantaAlexander Ovechkin — WashingtonZach Parise — New JerseyMarc Savard — BostonEric Staal — CarolinaThomas Vanek — BuffaloVincent [...]
January 8th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
Nash An All-Star — Mason Snubbed
Rick Nash was named today to the Western Conference All-Star team, according to the roster released by the NHL at Noon EST. Unfortunately, Steve Mason was left off the squad. Here is the complete Western Roster: (*denotes fan-elected starter)Forwards: Jonathan Toews — Chicago *Patrick Kane — Chicago *Ryan Getzlaf — Anaheim *Jarome Iginla — CalgaryMilan [...]
January 7th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
Filatov Called Up
The Hockey News is reporting that the CBJ have called up Nikita Filatov from Syracuse. Not sure what this signifies, if anything, with respect to the Nash injury, as I was hoping Filatov would have been available last night. It will be nice to have him there against Washington. Let’s see what else is in [...]
January 7th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Mason #3 In TSN Player Rankings
TSN.ca has elevated Steve Mason to #3 in it’s Player Power Rankings, released January 6. This was the first time Steve was eligible for the list, under their Games Played criterion, which requires 28 games played. He trails only Alexandre Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin on the list.Congrats Steve!!!
January 7th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
Game Effort — Hold Your Breath . . .
What can you say about last night’s game? Gutsy effort. Missed chances. Skeleton crew. Pretty much sums it up, don’t you think?First, on the “A” topic on everyone’s mind, Puck-Rakers is reporting that Nash’s injury is not viewed as long term, and that he was seen walking out of the Joe last night without assistance. [...]
January 7th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 1 comment | Continued
Detroit Preview and Other Ramblings
As we head into the Motor City with our band of walking wounded, it is tempting to abandon all hope. However, from this seat, I see a recipe for success, even with the ranks depleted. Keys for tonight’s game: 1. Strength in our own zone — from Mason on out, we need to disrupt Detroit’s [...]
January 6th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
With Injuries Mounting, Time To Pull The Trigger???
With this morning’s Dispatch reporting that Huselius is out for at least Tuesday with concussion-like symptoms and Novotny is also down, it seems like time to make some important personnel decisions.With the rumors flying about a Toronto deal for Antropov and Kubina, or an Ottawa deal of some sort, now would seem like a perfect [...]
January 5th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 3 comments | Continued
Rumor Mill
Interesting discussion at Light The Lamp over trade possibilities, including interest in Spezza. However, most intriguing for me is the tidbit contributed by Hitch Rules concerning a possible Toronto deal. The original source of that item is actually today’s Toronto Sun, which you can view here. I am never one to put a lot of [...]
January 4th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Out Of Gas . . .
Remember that purring car I wrote about last night? Well, it ran out of gas tonight in a 5 – 2 loss to St. Louis. Zero even strength goals by the Blues. We were a step slow all night, and the Blues came out with high intensity (and a substantial number of cheap shots). That [...]
January 4th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 3 comments | Continued
All Star Absurdity
OK, I get it. The All Star Game returns to Montreal for their 100th Anniversary. Wonderful! Terrific!! C’est Magnifique! I hope Montreal really revels in their season long celebration of a century of hockey. Why, though, must this celebration destroy the All Star Game???Let’s look at the starting lineups. Really pretty simple to do: 4 [...]
January 3rd, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
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