Author: Jeff Little

The Six Steps of Hockey Addiction

By Jeff Little | Oct 16th 2016 | 6 min read |

Welcome to HAA (Hockey Addicts Anonymous).  I will serve as your sponsor for the next six to nine months, depending upon the fortunes of the object o...

Game 1: Familiar Foes

By Jeff Little | Oct 14th 2016 | 6 min read |

Brad Marchand. David Backes. David Pastrnak.  Those are the three names you need to remember to tell the ultimate story of this game, as Boston score...

Opening Night Quick Takes

By Jeff Little | Oct 13th 2016 | 1 min read |

What happened:  The Blue Jackets squandered leads of 2 – 0 and 3 – 1, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Bright spots:  Wennberg...

When Business and Talent Collide

By Jeff Little | Oct 7th 2016 | 7 min read |

This time of year drives me absolutely nuts.  Many would argue that’s a short drive, but the source of my irritation remains — the series...

Game Preview/Open Thread (7X): Boston at Columbus

By Jeff Little | Oct 6th 2016 | 3 min read |

Opening night  is a week from tonight, with only two audition games remaining before the puck drops in earnest.  With the Bruins coming into town, t...

Blue Jackets Go Extra Time to Edge Predators 3- 2

By Jeff Little | Oct 5th 2016 | 5 min read |

Last spring, John Tortorella promised a hard-working training camp, and he has delivered.  In fact, he has gone so far as to engineer three pre-seaso...

Blame Canada

By Jeff Little | Sep 30th 2016 | 4 min read |

In a result that shocked nobody, Team Canada won the 2016 World Cup of Hockey last night, edging Team Europe 2 – 1.  They did it in a particula...

Blue Jackets Nip Bruins 3 - 2 (SO)

By Jeff Little | Sep 27th 2016 | 6 min read |

The Blue Jackets have been busy, busy people.  Thursday brought physicals and testing.  Friday and Saturday included the two mile run, and arduous s...

Pre-season Open Thread 2: Blue Jackets at Bruins

By Jeff Little | Sep 27th 2016 | 2 min read |

The Blue Jackets travel to Boston tonight to face their Opening Night foes, the Boston Bruins.  However, don’t count on this one as a scouting exer...

Legacies of Character

By Jeff Little | Sep 26th 2016 | 4 min read |

This weekend, the world of sports was dominated not by the box scores of baseball pennant races, college football match-ups, hockey tournaments or NFL...