tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post7790072498358113887..comments2023-10-25T05:51:28.164-04:00Comments on Light the Lamp - a Columbus Blue Jackets blog: Mason stands tall, steals one!LTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817321633985765198noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-15649736630839463432008-12-18T15:31:00.000-05:002008-12-18T15:31:00.000-05:00Its funny you mention the mad rush part at the end...Its funny you mention the mad rush part at the end of your post JAL. I wasn't able to get to the game live last night but had a buddy over for a couple of cold ones. <BR/><BR/>He's a relatively new hockey fan and just moved to Cbus from Dayton so has gotten to a lot more games live this year -- one of the points he said to me at the end is that in all of the stadiums he's visited he's never seen a place clear out as fast as the Nat. <BR/><BR/>Losses I can understand but man when we win, screw beating the traffic.... lets hang and root these boys on!!<BR/><BR/>Anyhow.. just found it funny that I hadn't heard that before last night and now two folks have said it... and its a great point.<BR/><BR/>-LTLLTLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817321633985765198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-82908051220534342572008-12-18T13:09:00.000-05:002008-12-18T13:09:00.000-05:00I would disagree that we played worse than in San ...I would disagree that we played worse than in San Jose. I think we played differently, partly because of the confidence we have found in Mason, who was largely an unknown in the prior meeting.<BR/><BR/>Last night, we put a good forecheck on in their zone, but then pretty much abandoned the neutral zone to get back and defend in our zone, and avoid the quick transition odd man rush. Don't know if that was a designed strategy, or just the way the game played out.<BR/><BR/>As a result we gave up a ton of shots from the point, but created lanes for Mason to see. There were times when SJ had us scrambling, but there were times when we had them scrambling, and Nabokov had to make several nice saves throught the game. <BR/><BR/>I think this was a more even battle than many are portraying. Clearly, San Jose is the superior team night in night out, but we match up as well against them as anyone, and it was great to see big effort rewarded with 2 points.<BR/><BR/>Kudos to the fans for sticking around to cheer for once, watch the 3 stars, and hear Mason get interviewed. I never understand the mad rush for the car. Just me I guess . . .<BR/><BR/>--JAL<BR/><A HREF="http://ashotfromthepoint.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">A Shot From The Point</A>JALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835724079409133700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-70753316478845670862008-12-18T13:08:00.000-05:002008-12-18T13:08:00.000-05:00Love the nugget on Shelley Duff... hard not to lov...Love the nugget on Shelley Duff... hard not to love the way he carries himself on and off the ice. Puck-rakers had a nice story on him yesterday.. in case anyone missed be sure to head on over there and check it out.<BR/><BR/>That Sharks-Wings game should be a burner.. I'll have CI working OT tonight -- should be able to catch half of that one until the Jackets hit the tube -- and then there is always DVR! <BR/><BR/>-LTLLTLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817321633985765198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-41543809521400785172008-12-18T12:53:00.000-05:002008-12-18T12:53:00.000-05:00Not sure if anyone noticed... but after the game w...Not sure if anyone noticed... but after the game was over.. the whole BJ team was celebrating in front of the Sharks bench... Shelley was the next to last guy off the ice, and he skated over next to the BJ guys.. looks like he said "nice job" or something like that. Class act that guy! <BR/>I was half expecting San Jose to look past us, with them taking on Detroit tonight.. but they didn't. Wonder how they'll do tonight. A lot of energy they have to get back to beat the Wings at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-84385123717391418042008-12-18T12:41:00.000-05:002008-12-18T12:41:00.000-05:00Rayth - my first point was about younger players a...Rayth - my first point was about younger players and why its tough for GMs to part with them even with the unknowns involved.<BR/><BR/>As far as goaltending we are in complete agreement hence my Mason has only started 15 games point unless I'm missing a point your making?<BR/><BR/>Nice pic Ed! That's about as green as you can get!! <BR/><BR/>-LTLLTLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817321633985765198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-8170950925406525022008-12-18T12:10:00.000-05:002008-12-18T12:10:00.000-05:00How's this for "green" from last night?http://www....How's this for "green" from last night?<BR/><BR/>http://www.ibtimes.com/photogallery/197126.htm<BR/><BR/>We need it again, tonight.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005795625532249973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-84934633145557459622008-12-18T11:50:00.000-05:002008-12-18T11:50:00.000-05:00Yes, the next 3 are huge. I see us winning all 3....Yes, the next 3 are huge. I see us winning all 3. Putting us 3 games over 500. Everyone will be up on their high horse. Then 6 out of the following 7 are on the road, against some good teams. I bet we go 2-5. Bringing us back to 500 again.<BR/><BR/>uuUUp....DOOoown...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616621559781414035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-68686913445152042722008-12-18T10:54:00.000-05:002008-12-18T10:54:00.000-05:00I don't want to get too crazy, but the next th...I don't want to get too crazy, but the next three games are all with teams that CBJ can and should beat if they want to make the playoffs. This is our big chance to go on a four-game streak leading into the Christmas freeze: Dallas, Phoenix then LA. If we can get these three and then take the days of R&R around Christmas and come back strong, we may be starting a surge at just the right time before our longest road trip of the season around New Year's.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726419190807161499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-9373498979414353662008-12-18T10:40:00.000-05:002008-12-18T10:40:00.000-05:00Remember when Leclaire started off last year reall...Remember when Leclaire started off last year really hot and had numerous shutouts in the first couple of months (pretty much equal to what Mason is doing now)? Remember 2 years ago when Norrena had a better then .500 record?<BR/><BR/>Mason is 20 coming off of 2 knee surgeries with less then 20 starts.<BR/><BR/>I think he's the real deal, but I'm not going to get too up or down on his performance(s) until he's been doing this for a couple of years without constant trips to the IR.<BR/><BR/>We played a little worse then in SJ, they played better then SJ. Each goalie stole a game.<BR/><BR/>Next.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03528845697826195242noreply@blogger.com