CBJ gets to 93/94 points and gets IN!

[EspenK]

Better goaltender with far more defensive-based approach plus few free agent signings might also help...

I don't get the thrill of picking top-5 prospects. Draft is much more interesting to follow from seventh or tenth pick on when it's already far more open field for your scouting staff to operate.

Yes the things you mention also help. And i think Ekblad is helping in the defensive approach-no?

Following the draft is not about the thrill its about getting (hopefully) the best player you can.

I'm not going to go look for references but as I recall the lower the guy is picked the lesser the chance of him becoming a star. Please everyone spare me the examples of Jamie Benn, the Detroit and other late round gems. I'm talking odds here.

 

[EspenK]

New hurdle: 24-11-6 and that's for 93 points.

Boston currently playing at a 97 point pace so to match that it has to be 26-9-6.

Tough, tough road.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

New hurdle: 24-11-6 and that's for 93 points.

Boston currently playing at a 97 point pace so to match that it has to be 26-9-6.

Tough, tough road.

The road is over with. I'm just hoping they battle and take the sting of where they finish into next year and pull an Islanders. No tanking

 

[EspenK]

The road is over with. I'm just hoping they battle and take the sting of where they finish into next year and pull an Islanders. No tanking

Can you double bag your avatar? We need another.

 

[CBJSlash]

So I said if we could avoid three game losing streaks, we'd make it. We are now on a three game losing streak so...

A disappointing, but not a lost season. We've locked up Bob, Foligno and Johansen. Confidence won't be broken since we have been going with 75% of our roster. Jarmo will have a summer to upgrade the roster and our young players will be a year older.

We will get one more blue chip prospect to add to the cupboard.

May main concern is I hope the attendance in the barn doesn't dip. The environment hasn't been better in 10 years and I was hoping it grew.

 

[Columbus Mike]

So I said if we could avoid three game losing streaks, we'd make it. We are now on a three game losing streak so...

A disappointing, but not a lost season. We've locked up Bob, Foligno and Johansen. Confidence won't be broken since we have been going with 75% of our roster. Jarmo will have a summer to upgrade the roster and our young players will be a year older.

We will get one more blue chip prospect to add to the cupboard.

May main concern is I hope the attendance in the barn doesn't dip. The environment hasn't been better in 10 years and I was hoping it grew.

With no All Star Game and a non-playoff team I'd be shocked if there isn't drop, at least in season ticket renewals.

Maybe we can start a thread for the # of points needed to secure 30th. That's much more likely than a playoff spot.

 

[EspenK]

Not exactly sure how accurate these projections are but here is an interesting article about what current playoff teams would have to do to miss the playoffs.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/19/how-badly-would-your-team-have-to-collapse-to-miss-the-playoffs/

 

[JacketFanInFL]

With no All Star Game and a non-playoff team I'd be shocked if there isn't drop, at least in season ticket renewals.

Maybe we can start a thread for the # of points needed to secure 30th. That's much more likely than a playoff spot.

My company has already dropped our loge box and we are taking our season tickets from 6 to 4. Just can't justify it any longer.

 

[EspenK]

My company has already dropped our loge box and we are taking our season tickets from 6 to 4. Just can't justify it any longer.

If the timing is anything like mine, this could be a great contrarian indicator. I think next year will be better if they can stay somewhat healthy.

 

[ca5150]

Not exactly sure how accurate these projections are but here is an interesting article about what current playoff teams would have to do to miss the playoffs.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/19/how-badly-would-your-team-have-to-collapse-to-miss-the-playoffs/

interesting...I think Florida is our biggest problem because we don't have games in hand on them. I think we could possibly catch Boston, Toronto, Ottawa and Philly, but it will be hard to overcome 9 pts with no games in hand with only 1 head-to-head.

 

[ca5150]

My company has already dropped our loge box and we are taking our season tickets from 6 to 4. Just can't justify it any longer.

If they miss the playoffs, I doubt I will renew my club seats, I can just buy the big games off stubhub or Craigslist and save a ton of money. I'm not a big fan of the Monday and Tuesday night games anyway unless they are Pitt, NYR, Chi, Det....which they usually aren't.

 

[JacketFanInFL]

If they miss the playoffs, I doubt I will renew my club seats, I can just buy the big games off stubhub or Craigslist and save a ton of money. I'm not a big fan of the Monday and Tuesday night games anyway unless they are Pitt, NYR, Chi, Det....which they usually aren't.

Exactly. I can't even give away tickets for those game to customers, which is why we bought them. The novelty of it was fun for them in the beginning and the demand was there, but I think they're bored anymore. The GameDay atmosphere has really gotten better, but the on ice product is still mediocre.

 

[Nordique]

interesting...I think Florida is our biggest problem because we don't have games in hand on them. I think we could possibly catch Boston, Toronto, Ottawa and Philly, but it will be hard to overcome 9 pts with no games in hand with only 1 head-to-head.

We gotta play at a 1.33 ppg pace (win 2 for every 1 loss) from here out to basically draw straws with a couple other teams for that wildcard spot. The odds are against us, but this is the CBJ, no strangers to late season surges and with the possible return of Arty and Boone in Feb, I won't rule them out yet. The last 2 games have shown a great deal of resilience in the locker room, the players clearly haven't written anything off.

 

[EspenK]

Tough schedule ahead . Long road trip (although the Jackets are better away from NWA). With the resurgence of the Eastern Conference I think it is going to require more than the 93/94 pts we originally thought. There are 8 pretty good teams ahead of us. Unless Boston, Rangers or Caps tank I think we come up short, even if we go on a patented Jackets finish.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

The only chance is if we go on another 7-8 game win streak and get help with Boston falling. Boston isn't that great this year, and I still refuse to believe in the Caps.

 

[Nanabijou]

Right now (20-21-3 = 43 pts) the Jackets are 1 point behind where they were last year (20-20-4 = 44 pts). However, the Jackets won their next 6 (they were in the midst of their 8-game streak) so it is going to be difficult to keep pace.

The playoff teams in the east look stronger this year compared to last, but just posting this to provide perspective about where this team is relative to where they were last year at this time.

 

[Cash for Nash]

Tough schedule ahead . Long road trip (although the Jackets are better away from NWA). With the resurgence of the Eastern Conference I think it is going to require more than the 93/94 pts we originally thought. There are 8 pretty good teams ahead of us. Unless Boston, Rangers or Caps tank I think we come up short, even if we go on a patented Jackets finish.

I checked the numbers and only Edmonton has a worse home record in the league. You ain't kidding!!! What happened to Nationwide being a tough building to play in lol.

 

[Nordique]

I checked the numbers and only Edmonton has a worse home record in the league. You ain't kidding!!! What happened to Nationwide being a tough building to play in lol.

No doubt, I haven't been to a win yet this season....getting old.

 

[ca5150]

Tonight we need to root for the Rangers, Oilers, Pitt and Dallas.

Tomorrow Colorado and it's a toss up on Tor v. Ott, if Ottawa loses tonight, then I think you root for Ottawa. If they win tonight, you root for Toronto because of our games in hand on them and the likelyhood they are free falling.

If Boston loses tonight and tomorrow and we win tomorrow, we are 9 pts back with 3 games in hand. We can do this!

 

[DarkandStormy]

So I said if we could avoid three game losing streaks, we'd make it. We are now on a three game losing streak so...

A disappointing, but not a lost season. We've locked up Bob, Foligno and Johansen. Confidence won't be broken since we have been going with 75% of our roster. Jarmo will have a summer to upgrade the roster and our young players will be a year older.

We will get one more blue chip prospect to add to the cupboard.

May main concern is I hope the attendance in the barn doesn't dip. The environment hasn't been better in 10 years and I was hoping it grew.

Re: attendance - the average is over 15.6K this season, which is up more than 1,000 from just last season and up 2,000 from the low four years ago. Steady uptick.

Still need 50-51 points at a minimum the last 38 games. 23-11-4? Tough.

 

[ca5150]

Re: attendance - the average is over 15.6K this season, which is up more than 1,000 from just last season and up 2,000 from the low four years ago. Steady uptick.

Still need 50-51 points at a minimum the last 38 games. 23-11-4? Tough.

All-Star game and last year are what's driving that. We miss the playoffs again and we are back down to 13k next year

 

[Jackets Fan]

...And back to receiving very, very little help in the standings. Of course
In the end, though, the Jackets need to help their own cause, and just win. Everything will ( hopefully ) fall into place if the CBJ just win.

Another long winning streak should cancel out the 2 long losing streaks. Really hoping we get Arty and Boone back after the break. That would obviously help the cause.

Still a lot of hockey left! The Jackets can do this. They've done it before

 

[pete goegan]

...And back to receiving very, very little help in the standings. Of course
In the end, though, the Jackets need to help their own cause, and just win. Everything will ( hopefully ) fall into place if the CBJ just win.

Another long winning streak should cancel out the 2 long losing streaks. Really hoping we get Arty and Boone back after the break. That would obviously help the cause.

Still a lot of hockey left! The Jackets can do this. They've done it before

Many talk about the long winning streak at this time last year and suggest that it must be repeated. Not necessarily, winning 2 of 3 over the rest of the season will have the same result as winning 8 and losing 4, over and over. Neither scenario is likely, but the former may be slightly more realistic than the latter.

 

[EspenK]

Boston finishes the at the All Star break still playing at a 97 point pace. Caps are projecting to 101. Even with a healthy Bob we wouldn't make that. Some scenarios needed to get to 97 27-10-0, 23-6-8, 21-4-12. None seem likely and without Bob for the next "quite a while" even the remotely possible 23-6-8 is out of reach in my opinion.

 

[JacketFanInFL]

Boston finishes the at the All Star break still playing at a 97 point pace. Caps are projecting to 101. Even with a healthy Bob we wouldn't make that. Some scenarios needed to get to 97 27-10-0, 23-6-8, 21-4-12. None seem likely and without Bob for the next "quite a while" even the remotely possible 23-6-8 is out of reach in my opinion.

It has been over for quite a while. Time to look at player development, better conditioning for next year, and the draft. The history of injuries with this club may expose some systematic issues. It's been going n for a while. Injuries are part of the game, but we seem to lose more than most year in and year out.

Jarmo is going to get rid of the dead weight. Richards will be back.