The 2009 edition of the IIHG World Junior Championships kicks off today in Ottawa. Action starts at 2:30 PM , with Russia (featuring Nikita Filatov and Maxim Mayorov) taking on Latvia. The US team opens against Germany at 3:30 PM, and Canada takes on the Czech Republic at 7:30 PM. The USA/Germany game and the [...]
December 26th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | ContinuedOther Recent Articles
Merry Christmas
My brief Christmas wishes: Let the CBJ find some goals, healthy players and maybe a new center under their tree. May the NHL Toronto War Room find some new prescription glasses in their stockings. May Hitchcock find lots of competitive composure and heavy games in his pile of presents. Finally, here is hoping that all [...]
December 25th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Statistical Update
While I hate to confuse things with facts, as I know central Ohio fans as a rule much prefer reacting on emotion, here is an update of how the Western Conference playoff picture would look at season end if all of the teams played at their current pace from here out: 1. San Jose 137 [...]
December 24th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Happy Holidays!!! Now Who Do We Trade and For Whom???
Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to all of you followers of my blog . . . both of you. Let this be deemed the official Year End Trade thread. Post your comments with who you would give up, who you would take, and why.I’ll seed the discussion with a couple:3rd Round Draft Pick for Doug [...]
December 24th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 5 comments | Continued
Out Gunned. . .
A poor showing by the team tonight, all the way around. Sure, we got jobbed by the NHL officiating crew again (see below), but that did not cost us the game. Here is what I saw:Poor Energy — We took the first 10 minutes off, and LA didn’t. Result was 2 goals against, and Mason [...]
December 24th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Not Again . . .
Well, we all saw it again . . . 3rd Period, tipped puck, Nash in the slot, puck in the air, puck in net. No goal. How the hell can the NHL look itself in the mirror?? How can Colin Campbell deny, with a straight face, that the NHL, including the “War Room”, have some [...]
December 24th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Brass Gone For The Year
According to Scott Howson, Derek Brassard will have season-ending surgery in early January, which will put him on the shelf for 4 to 6 months. (Closer to 6, according to Howson)A damn shame, given how brilliantly he had emerged as a top front liner for us, and the fact that he had a real shot [...]
December 22nd, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Shop Giant Eagle — Buy Pepsi — Get Tickets!!!
From Light The Lamp and the CBJ website itself, the Jackets have a great promotion in cooperation with local Giant Eagle Stores and Pepsi. Buy 4 12 packs of a Pepsi product in a single transaction, using your Giant Eagle Advantage Card, and you will receive a voucher good for 4 tickets to any CBJ [...]
December 22nd, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Gut Check Time/Monday Miscellany
Brassard Surgery–As reported on Puck-Rakers, Brassard is likely headed to surgery, after MRI results showed more significant damage than hoped, and in a bad location in terms of recurrence. Hate to see it, but let’s get him fixed up right so that he has lots of years in front of him. The young man is [...]
December 22nd, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Game Effort, But No Breaks
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 | Continued
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
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