Three games into the pre-season, the Blue Jackets have been affected in equal portions by bad luck, bad play and bad behavior. Alarmists are already gasping for air, so perhaps it is time to take a detached look at the early pre-season. The Good Unlike past years, there are some talented players fighting for roster [...]
September 21st, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "offensive zone"
Time For A Deep Breath . . .
So Games 1 and 2 have not gone according to plan, from the Blue Jackets’ perspective. In fact, pretty close to as far from plan as could be expected. Detroit has played like, well, Detroit. When Detroit does that, virtually every other team in the league becomes spectators, to one extent or another. The Jackets [...]
April 20th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 2 comments | Continued
Lessons Learned
As the commercials for the PGA Tour say — “These guys are good. . . ” Detroit fired on all cylinders tonight in a 4 – 1 victory over the Jackets, aided by deflections off of Manny Malhotra and Jan Hejda. For the first thirty minutes, this was a breathtaking hockey game. 27 shots fired [...]
April 17th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 3 comments | Continued
The Force Is Strong With This One . . .
After a disappointing home and home with St. Louis, and the ensuing panic among the more squeamish CBJ fans, the last name many wanted to see on the schedule was Nashville. Darth Vader. Death Star. Doom. Well, not so much actually . . . Our own version of Luke Skywalker, Raffi Torres, slammed home the [...]
April 1st, 2009 | Jeff Little | 0 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
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
Hard Fought, Missed Chances, Still A Point
If this were the old Bluejackets, I would probably be stomping around, cursing Doug MacLean and everyone he ever associated with. Sure, they missed opportunities tonight, and yes, they had two defensive lapses that resulted in goals. But when you outshoot the other team 43 – 22, lay 48 hits on them, and their goalie [...]
February 17th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 5 comments | Continued
A Post, A Bounce, A Call . . .
For 50 minutes of hockey, the Bluejackets did everything I indicated they should do in my game preview — they checked, they kept the New Jersey forwards at the perimeters, possessed the puck in the offensive zone, stayed out of the box, and got timely saves from Mason. It was a chess match, with most [...]
January 17th, 2009 | Jeff Little | 5 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
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
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
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
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
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