If Hitch has a list of things he wanted for his birthday (and I doubt that he does), #1, #2 and #3 on that list would likely have been a gutty home win over the best team in Hockey, the San Jose Sharks. Well, he got his wishes . . .in spades. Make no mistake [...]
December 18th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | ContinuedOther Recent Articles
Time For Frozen Fish
The Sharks swam into town yesterday, arriving at about 6:30 AM after a red-eye charter from the West Coast. Officially had the day off, but a few did an informal skate yesterday afternoon. Some advance thoughts before tonight’s game:Looking Ahead? David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury heads his piece on the game with “Sharks [...]
December 17th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Another One That Got Away
Put another one in the “Great Losing Effort” category. We skated well, had intensity (except for the early stages of the 3rd period), but lost. Missed chances, untimely penalties, and though mistakes are fewer, they invariably happen at exactly the wrong times.Make no mistake, Chicago is a very good team and they got a great [...]
December 15th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
So Long, Adieu, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye . . . Avery
Least surprising NHL news of the day is that Sean Avery will not be rejoining the Dallas Stars, despite completion of his 6 games suspension. TSN.ca reports as follows:The Stars said the team will continue to honor Avery’s contract while exploring all options for his hockey future consistent with the terms of his counseling.“We do [...]
December 14th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Who Are Those Guys???
For those wondering about the sudden emergence of the Swedish flag-toting “Dancing With The Stars” wannabe at the last two CBJ games, Tom Reed has the answer in Puck-Rakers:Huselius provided tickets to Thursday night’s game for his former personal trainer, Christian Rosen, and his brother, Johan, aka, the Deney Terrio of Stockholm. Decked out in [...]
December 14th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Voted Off The Island
The boys put together a very nice, solid effort tonight in their 3 – 1 victory over the Islanders. But for an unfortunate bounce of the puck, Mason could have had his 3rd shutout of the season. As Hitch said in the Dispatch this morning, the Islanders have a diffcult style to play against, and [...]
December 14th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Has to be . . . A Shot From the Point!
Hitchcock’s latest offensive experiment is paying off! What? No, no — not the Wilson at wing experiment. The “Get The Puck To Commodore” experiment!!! 7 shots on goal, including a beauty from 50 feet to tie the game in the 3rd (aided by a nifty Umberger screen), just when fans thought another great effort was [...]
December 12th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Nashville Preview and Statistical Madness
Predatory Visit — Nashville comes to town, which customarily has the local scribes and other pundits wailing and beating their breasts about the imminent loss. Never more so than now, on the heels of a shutout West Coast trip. Sure history supports their angst, but consider that half of the CBJ roster has no experience, [...]
December 11th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Effort There, Execution Not So Much
The 5 – 3 loss to Anaheim tonight is a tough one to characterize. Lots of effort, particularly out of the gate when Anaheim had lots of jump after 3 days rest and showed lots of spark. We did a good job of keeping up the frenetic pace and played them to a standoff.Our downfall [...]
December 8th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Need To Bag Our Limit Of Ducks Tonight
With the end of the current road trip coming tonight in Anaheim, we need a strong effort to make this only an unsatisfactory trip, as opposed to an awful one. An unrewarded strog effort in San Jose was followed by a realy snoozer in LA. The only solace from that one is that, disregarding empty [...]
December 7th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Gobble, Gobble
Well, the CBJ gave us a turkey a week late. I suppose they were due for a bad game, but this one had no redeeming social value. My takeaways from the game:What Jump?? First 10 minutes of the game were played in slow motion. We just came off a big effort against the best team [...]
December 7th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
L.A. Preview
Assuming that the Jackets can get to the Arena through L.A. traffic, here are some things to watch for:Attitude — CBJ attitude needs to be the same as in SJ — come out hard, put lots of pucks on net, and don’t give LA a chance to breathe. LaBarbera will likely start, as he came [...]
December 6th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
Good News, Bad News
Last night’s game vs. the Sharks was a tantalizing event that just fell short. Here are my takeaways from the game;The bad . . .Too many penalties — going in we knew we had to stay out of the box, and giving SJ six stabs at it, including 4.5 of them in the second period [...]
December 5th, 2008 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | Continued
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