Game Thread 28: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets
by Dan P. on Dec 8, 2011 6:00 PM EST
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The Blue Jackets open up a five-game home stand tonight against the much-disliked Nashville Predators. Nashville comes in reeling a bit, and struggling to score. Their Power Play is still deadly, but they haven't been generating much 5-on-5 offense.
Columbus, on the other hand, has been struggling to score consistently in all facets of the game, but has been playing much better defense of late. This should be a good matchup, and the Jackets are certainly catching the Preds at the right time.
Some lineup notes for Columbus: Kristian Huselius is, of course, back out tonight after hurting his groin in Montreal. Derick Brassard is back in for a change, and is going to get some time on the second line with Antoine Vermette and Ryan Johansen. Can The Three Centers generate some offense?
I also wouldn't be surprised to see Rick Nash and Jeff Carter split up again at some point tonight. Let them each play their games, and stop trying to force them to make well-intentioned but chance-killing passes to each other just to show everybody that they're willing to pass up shooting the puck at every chance. Go back to shooting it, boys.
Curtis Sanford gets his 11th straight start tonight (5-3-2).
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CBJ Scratches
John Moore, Kristian Huselius (groin), and Cody Bass
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Has there been any word as to why Moore has been scratched lately? Seems odd to me. (Although who am I to question the ever-changing Arniel lines?)
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He was sick for awhile...
Not sure if he’s still fighting it or not, though.
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I was wondering if he was healthy yet – Fox Sports crew just suggested that he may not be.
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Starters
NSH
Wilson—Legwand—Hornqvist
Suter—Klein
Rinne
CBJ
Umberger—Pahlsson—Dorsett
Methot—Wisniewski
Sanford
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Thought Suter and Weber were a pairing, is this a recent thing or just a one shift kinda thing?
by Ryan Sheets on Dec 8, 2011 7:08 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Yeah, I was surprised by that, too. Not sure.
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Weber and Suter back together on that shift…
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Game Time!
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Johansen is just a natural playmaker… set Vermette up with a gorgeous chance.
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I had originally thought that went in, but no1 reacted so I thought I was just crazy.
by Ryan Sheets on Dec 8, 2011 7:30 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Umberger
Good shot block, but slid over to the bench and “limped” over the boards…
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Sheesh, Tyutin nearly caused a goal there – couldn’t keep up/hold his guy to the outside.
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2 good plays...
…1 bonehead play.
That’s the essence of The Tyutin.
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Really liking the 18—26—15 line right now. They’re bustling.
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Top Line
Generating chance after chance… Nash and Carter seem to have better chemistry when Vinny’s out there.
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And that whole shift was with Suter and Weber on the ice, too.
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Maybe actually a goal? Maybe not?
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Wha? A score???
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This is a really uneventful way to score. And if it is a goal, how about that situation room doing good work, eh?
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Interesting. No CBJ player knew it or reacted to it...
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Carter Goal!
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GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!
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Dear everybody: I benched Carter today on my fantasy hockey team. You’re welcome.
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And we thank you.
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CBJ Goal
Jeff Carter (4th) at 12:42, from Vinny Prospal and Rick Nash – EV
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And...
…it’s annoying fucking noisemaker night at Nationwide Arena tonight. Sheesh.
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Can't hear it via TV. Is it like those stupid tubes they use in Calgary?
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It’s like plastic fans that fold up, and people are not fanning themselves so much as folding them up and smacking them together.
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Anything and everything is a noisemaker...
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Dorse and Boullion
Throwin’ hands…
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The Jackets look really fast tonight – and somehow don’t look out of control or some other descriptor that terrifies me. And it’s quite entertaining.
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I'm optimistic so far! Liking what I see. Good D, good movement, nice grit...
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They're also catching Nashville at the right time...
Nashville is struggling to get 5-on-5 offense going. If the Jackets are smart and stay out of the box…
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I'll take it! Step on their necks while they're down!
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Wow was that a long whistle...
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Waaaaaay too long
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Very very long. The replay makes me wonder just how long the refs went without seeing the puck.
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10 minutes? 11? Sheesh.
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Methot has to get Legwand off of that crease!
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1:00 left...
DEATH
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Whew. A little dicey there.
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1st Period Stats
Shots: CBJ 10, NSH 4
Faceoffs: CBJ 56% (10-of-18), NSH 44%
Hits: CBJ 13, NSH 12
Blocked Shots: CBJ 0, NSH 4
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2nd Period Time!
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And Nashville has come out on fire.
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You knew they would. Trotz was steamed.
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Preds have certainly notched it up. Kevin Klein got like 46 open shots on that one shift.
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If the CBJ are going to slack a bit, I wish they'd wait until they're up 7-0...
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Matt Halischuk just stole Wiz’s cookie.
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Jackets need to remember all of the good things they did in period 1. And repeat them.
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16--50--19
Some great work there…
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Brass playing like he wants to play
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The question is...
WHERE does he want to play?
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That IS the question...
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Need to play the body--don't let Smith walk in like that...
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Hillen doesn't want any of Dorsett...
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He saw what happened to Bouillon...
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Brassard unable to clear
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This whole period has looked like a Nashville power play
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I believe the Fox Sports crew just spent 2 minutes of game time discussing the Boston Bruins rather than narrating the game in front of them.
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They did. Unabashedly, too.
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It’s not as if much was happening, but still. Sometimes I wish we could listen to crazy-homer announcers just to see what it would be like.
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GOAL!!!!!!
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Vermette puts home a rebound from a Boll shot from the half-wall, 2-0 CBJ!
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Nikitin with an assist, also
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CBJ Goal
Antoine Vermette (4th) at 10:49, from Jared Boll and Nikita Nikitin – EV
ANOTHER point for Niki Six!
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How many is that now for number 6?
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10 pts...
1G, 9A
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Excellent pick up!
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What did St. Louis give away in Niki? We knew what Russel was, but everyone pegged Niki as a Methot type defensive d-men, I would bet he is leading defencemen in points since we picked him up.
by Ryan Sheets on Dec 8, 2011 8:27 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
10 in 13 games is a lot. I’d have to check to see how many Wiz and Toots have. They’ve both had their share as well.
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Dancing Kevin with an appearance...
FRONT: “Live Long ’N Prospal”
BACK: “Nobody Beats the Wiz!”
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CBJ Timeout
7:11 to go, after an icing call. Arny needs to make sure they FINISH this period strong.
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A waste of a timeout now.
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At least there is plenty of time to rectify that mistake.
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Well crap. The T.O. did nothing. sigh.
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NSH Goal
Jackets can’t clear; Fisher cleans up the trash after a Kostitsyn nudge from a rebounded point shot.
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Preds Goal
Mike Fisher (6th) at 13:10, from Sergei Kostitsyn and Francis Bouillon – EV
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Side note:
Browns took the opening kickoff 80 yards for the TD against Pittsburgh!
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Browns Super Bowl. Final Score: Cleveland 3, Pittsburgh 38
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Yep, my celebration was premature, it turns out.
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Kevin Klein banked one off the end boards that trickled back through the crease. Holy shit, that was close.
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End of 2nd, 2-1 Jackets
For the third straight game…
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Makes me nervous. Jackets need a good old-fashioned blowout...
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2nd Period Stats
Shots: CBJ 18, NSH 11
Faceoffs: CBJ 56% (22-for-39), NSH 44%
Hits: CBJ 17, NSH 20
Blocked Shots: CBJ 3, NSH 11
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Don't like how the hits have tilted Nashville's way.
I prefer the CBJ to be the bullies.
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Other notes...
No Power Plays through two periods. Good discipline by Columbus, as the Preds’ PP has been lethal of late.
Fedor Tyutin leading in TOI with 15:42; Wiz right behind with 15:16.
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No Tootoo to agitate helps.
Liking that Wiz is invisible (in a good way) tonight.
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3rd Period Time!
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Renewed pressure and vigor, please!
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Better start...
…than the 2nd…
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Yes--looking like the 1st
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DORSE!!!
He does it all!
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DORSE!!
3-1 JACKETS!!!
CHILI!!
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CBJ Goal
Derek Dorsett (6th) at 1:24, from Marc Methot and James Wisniewski – EV
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And Methot’s pass was GORGEOUS
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Owwww! Puck to the face on the ref. D'oh!
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Please tell me...
…we haven’t gone to the “four corners” dump and chase system again with 14:00 left.
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If you continue to score you never have to "protect the lead."
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16--50--19
By far the best line tonight, IMHO.
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I like the energy of 16. 19 continues to impress. Hopefully 50 is warming up...
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Not surprisingly, Brass has pretty fresh-looking legs tonight, hehehe.
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Yes, funny how that works...
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Announced Attendance
13,852
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Good crowd for a Thursday night
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Well...
…it’s probably closer to 10K in the actual building, but better than I thought considering the Browns/Steelers are on.
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Is it just me, or is Nash not making good passes/decisions in his past few shifts this period?
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Nice job by Nash there!
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Alright, nevermind. He just pulled a magic Super Nash move to draw that hooking call. Would have been a goal without the hook.
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He's good that way
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The typical “he’s Rick Nash and you’re not” type of thing. Which needs to happen more often this year, but it’s nice to see he can still do that from time to time.
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He did there
Nash draws the first PP of the game, with 4:08 left.
Bouillon for hooking at 15:52
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CBJ playing this PP like it’s an easy way to burn 2:00. They better be careful.
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They cannot let up on the pressure...not against the Preds
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Now, let's salt this away. 4-1 with less than 2 to play would be ideal. Make it happen!
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Rinne out...
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Was that Brass-Carter-Nash on the end of that powerplay? It looked good for the 30-ish seconds it had.
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It was
And it did
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How strange that Brassard looks good when put on a scoring line with players that are also offense-based…
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Preds take their TO
1:43 to go, Rinne just came out, faceoff’s in the CBJ end so I imagine Preds are going with six skaters…
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how has brassard played?
Looked good on the pp to me. I’ve missed a lot of the game though and am by no means an expert.
by Gr8fulnfa on Dec 8, 2011 9:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Good Lord. Not cool.
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And, there's the goal
Sheesh, guys.
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The under 2 minute panic mode.
C’mon guys!
Just once I'd like someone to call me "Sir," without adding, "You're making a scene."
Hornqvist slams home a rebound with 1:36, 3-2 Jackets now.
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Urgh. I hope they don’t screw this up now.
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Aaaand, a cross check on Pahlsson
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At least they can now ice it freely
#SilverLining
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After no penalties all game… this is where they take one.
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A Nashville PP??? NOW??? Ridiculous.
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Sticks are being gripped TIGHTLY.
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19.9 to go
holy shit
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Well, Fuckballs
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2-0. 3-1. All blown to hell.
I’d say unbelievable but it’s not.
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Jesus Christ. Are you kidding me?
Just once I'd like someone to call me "Sir," without adding, "You're making a scene."
Somehow I am not surprised. Ridiculous that it’s come to that point where even as the Jackets are “turning it around” it’s very hard to have real faith in them. They had better come out angry in OT.
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Pahlsson. Goat.
Just once I'd like someone to call me "Sir," without adding, "You're making a scene."
That call was complete crap
Scott Arniel called it “a shitty makeup call” in the post-game presser.
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Looks like they list all faceoffs in last 2 min.
by Gr8fulnfa on Dec 8, 2011 9:41 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Had a lengthy empty net, too, and did nothing with it...
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Collapse complete.
Way to quit, Jackets. Bastards.
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I can’t help but laugh – the Fox Sports guys thought it was a save. Hilarious. Pathetic. Sheesh. Damnit.
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Rimer couldn't make the correct call if he were on the ice.
Entire CBJ product is laughable a LOT of the time.
Wow. Criminal. Jackets choked big time. sigh.
Just once I'd like someone to call me "Sir," without adding, "You're making a scene."
The Jackets DO play a full 60 minutes. Over a span of 2 games.
Just once I'd like someone to call me "Sir," without adding, "You're making a scene."
Rimer and Davidge: “Blue Jackets deserved a better fate.”
Really now? A team that can’t close it out, doesn’t really show up in the 2nd period, couldn’t capitalize on a late powerplay or empty nets, and takes a stupid response penalty late in the 3rd deserved a better fate? I’m sorry – the team doesn’t deserve anything.
Oh I’ll keep watching and wanting them to win, but wanting and deserving mean nothing. The Jackets need to actually show up and do something about it.
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Maybe Sanford deserved a better fate.
by painaxl on Dec 8, 2011 9:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
He certainly did.
Why is it fair to expect your goalie to play a full 60 minutes a game when the team in front of him won’t?
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Never thought I’d be angrier at the Jackets than the Browns tonight. So frustrating.
by painaxl on Dec 8, 2011 9:52 PM EST via mobile reply actions
And why is she interviewing a Nashville player? I don't care what they have to say. EVER.
Just once I'd like someone to call me "Sir," without adding, "You're making a scene."
But I don’t want to hear it from the Jackets tonight either. They’ll parrot the same lines about needing to play 60 minutes and it will be a meaningless interview.
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Absolutely true.
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I just wonder what Arniel will say in the post game press conference...
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He was as mad as I've ever seen him
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But I keep hoping one of them snaps
And shows us just how frustrated they really.
Piss on Nashville.
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Im just gonna come out and say it. I thought Sanford played pretty well, but..
.818 SV% tonight. If this were Mase in net, a lot of people would be going crazy hoping for a trade.
Just sayin’
As for Arniel, everyone should look at the TOI spread among the players. Horrible.
Heres a preview, Dorsett had over 17 minutes of ice time, a minute of Vermette. And we werent even on the PK for the entire game until a minute left. Pathetic
I usually always agree with benching Dorsett
But he’s one of the hot hands right now. Doing pretty much everything he is supposed to and then some. Is Pahlsson playing really well? I keep seeing him out there. Meanwhile, I maintain Wiz is playing like crap (he was a lovely -7 in those road games) and seeing mountains of ice time while Methot and Moore aren’t allowed to contribute. I adore when Wiz is on but he isn’t now.
We outplayed them pretty much all game. You don’t get a team with Rinne and this defense on their heels that often and we did it from the get go – Vermette had a great look early in this game. To collapse like this is just embarrassing. Do we EVER bury that freaking empty netter that I’ve seen so many teams toss in against us?
It was Nashville, so this stung. After the loss-that-shall-not-be-named, this takes the place of that Colorado game in my mind as 2nd.
Im sorry, but i dont give a shit how well Dorsett is playing, he should NOT, in any form what so ever, be playing 17 minutes a game, EVER. Especially when Vermette (who is also hot) had a minute less, and Nash/ Carter only had a minute more. Letestu only had 9 minutes toinght. What the hell did Letestu do to deserve 9 minutes a game? And what has Umberger done to deserve most ice time of any forwards. I dont get it.
And once Sanford puts together three seasons of consistent save percentages under .850, I’ll demand him to be traded, too. That’s the difference. Every goaltender has a couple games a season where they play bad or just get bad bounces, and this was one of them for Sanford.
The problem isn’t when you do that for one game, but when you do that just about EVERY game.
Look at the stats
Last five games:
Preds: .818%
Habs: .900%
Oilers: .848%
Flames: .914%
Canucks: .909%
Average: .878%
5/12 games played. Most teams before the previous five are teams that tend to be low scoring teams to begin with (St Louis, NJD, Buff (tons of injuries at the time), Nash).
Like i said above, im not trying to say that he has been horrible, needs to be traded, etc, just that he hasnt been this amazing goalie every game like people lead to believe because of how bad Mason was.
I concur
But I still agree he has been more than a step above Mason. And with Sanford, you at least know what you’re getting: A backup goalie. That’s all he is at an NHL level. And everyone knew his “beginner’s luck” would run out. It looks like maybe it has. Regardless, the sample size is small enough to where one bad game can bring it down a great deal, and he just happened to have one last night. Outside of his .818, the Oilers game is the only other one that’s blatantly terrible.
The other three are better than what we have been getting. Maybe part of the issue is the fact Sanford hasn’t faced an NHL shot since 2008-2009, was brought on to be the main goaltender for the AHL squad, and now suddenly finds himself starting 11 straight games in the NHL…in other words, I’ll bet he can use a break. For a goalie not accustomed to it, 11 straight games can be taxing.
So I’d say they should toss Mason in, as it was something Arniel said was going to happen soon anyway.
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