GDT: Game 75: Columbus vs. Colorado | 4/1 7PM EDT

[MFRONE]

One more thing, please figure out how to win at home again, we've seen nothing but losing hockey at Nationwide for 5 out of the past 6 outings. And we wonder why there attendance issues. Wake up.

This, we take care of business at home and we have a spot locked up.

Richards shouldn't be so level headed after games like this and the stretch they just had at home. It makes it seem like the effort and results are okay to the players. Kirk Muller got fired up on his team and they came in and dominated us.

 

[BF3]

Nasty puck luck, but believe it or not CBJ playoff chances actually increased due to Caps and Devils losing. Getting a point was huge.

 

[MoeBartoli]

Me too, Moe - this one is just pissing me off to no end.

Yep, I wanted to get some sleep but I'm still wound up .....so a glass of wine - ok another glass - was poured. Damn! this team could drive me to drink!

 

[The Jones Zone]

Nasty puck luck, but believe it or not CBJ playoff chances actually increased due to Caps and Devils losing. Getting a point was huge.

Ya one point huge.....can't wait to play Boston in the first round.....you think tonight was embarrassing

 

[db2011]

I'm having a hard time finding any venom to spit about this game. Sucks to lose a 2 goal lead sure but Varlamov is an exception goalie and the Avs are over 100 points already. They're also very strong on the road.

We got a point and, luckily, other teams didn't get important points. In the context of a season and this playoff push, tonight was a disappointment but not a terrible game.

OT, Emery is in net for the Flyers tonight, so I guess we'll see Mason Thursday

 

[MFRONE]

Nasty puck luck, but believe it or not CBJ playoff chances actually increased due to Caps and Devils losing. Getting a point was huge.

Jackets can't rely on others to get them into the playoffs. Once in a while they are expected to win a few games (especially when at home).

 

[GoJackets1]

Games like this bring back thoughts of the Arniel era. Go into prevent mode at the end of games, wind up losing. This didn't used to happen under Richards until the blown game against the Flyers. Since then, prevent defense has been their strategy. It's horrible. Change it, now.

But what I thought was most evident in this game was that the best form of defense is a good offense. The Avs didn't score in the 2nd why? Because we had them hemmed in their zone for the majority of the period. Then they score two, mind you, lucky goals in the 3rd why? Because we stopped forechecking, our offense for the most part disappeared. That shouldn't happen.

That should've been "problem #1" that Richards try to fix ever since that Flyers game. That's what made last years team so good. They never, ever, went into prevent mode. Fix it, Richards.

 

[Robert]

Nasty puck luck, but believe it or not CBJ playoff chances actually increased due to Caps and Devils losing. Getting a point was huge.

Big time huge... As I've said, I didn't think the CBJ could even tie this game tonight; the Avs are good folks..

Yet the Jackets got a point.. The team looked pretty good in the second and most of the third, I think these guys want a playoff berth and here it goes: they are going to make the playoffs..

I won’t go Joe Namath yet but they are in barring a total collapse.

 

[jackets4life]

Games like this bring back thoughts of the Arniel era. Go into prevent mode at the end of games, wind up losing. This didn't used to happen under Richards until the blown game against the Flyers. Since then, prevent defense has been their strategy. It's horrible. Change it, now.

But what I thought was most evident in this game was that the best form of defense is a good offense. The Avs didn't score in the 2nd why? Because we had them hemmed in their zone for the majority of the period. Then they score two, mind you, lucky goals in the 3rd why? Because we stopped forechecking, our offense for the most part disappeared. That shouldn't happen.

That should've been "problem #1" that Richards try to fix ever since that Flyers game. That's what made last years team so good. They never, ever, went into prevent mode. Fix it, Richards.

Preach!

 

[major major]

Disappointing loss. Just as I was thinking they were playing a real good game the Ave took over. It seemed to me like they lost intensity especially defensively as the game wore on. Cplorado seems ed to get stronger. Combination killed us.

Well a point is a point, as Ty would say. These guys are gonna make us sweat right down to the wire.

I really didn't see as much sit back as others did. The Avs hardly had any chances in the third.

I think I need to start posting more; people are obviously coming apart at the seams without my steadying influence.

Yes, steadying influence is needed. We've got bipolar disorder.

 

[Robert]

Games like this bring back thoughts of the Arniel era. Go into prevent mode at the end of games, wind up losing. This didn't used to happen under Richards until the blown game against the Flyers. Since then, prevent defense has been their strategy. It's horrible. Change it, now.

But what I thought was most evident in this game was that the best form of defense is a good offense. The Avs didn't score in the 2nd why? Because we had them hemmed in their zone for the majority of the period. Then they score two, mind you, lucky goals in the 3rd why? Because we stopped forechecking, our offense for the most part disappeared. That shouldn't happen.

That should've been "problem #1" that Richards try to fix ever since that Flyers game. That's what made last years team so good. They never, ever, went into prevent mode. Fix it, Richards.

Second... basically, the head coach does impact in game results..

 

[MFRONE]

I don't think it's prevent nearly as much as other teams are using their skill to cancel out our game.

 

[GoJackets1]

Second... basically, the head coach does impact in game results..

Yes, however, personally I doubt Richards believes in the 'prevent mode', much less tells the players to do it. It's almost like they're timid with a lead now, going back, again, to that Flyers game. Richards' task may not be to change the strategy, per se, but to get them to be confident playing with the lead.

 

[db2011]

I mean, we had a lot of good chances in the 3rd. Again, Varlamov is an exceptional goalie.

 

[NotWendell]

Bob deserved a better fate.

If you would have told me before the game that we would have gotten 1 point, I would have been happy.
If you would have told me with 5 minutes left, I would have been pissed.
As it stands, I'm just disappointed.

No venom for anybody except the ref that ignored all the tripping and interference penalties on us, but made the questionable holding call in overtime from center ice when the ref right next to the play called nothing. We still may have lost it in the shootout anyway.

 

[EDM]

After this game I have joined the anti-Richards group. It is his job to prevent them from playing "prevent".

And by the way, Cam's goal is evidence of why you do not bench Cam. He and RyJo are the only two Jackets capable of making that shot.

And yes, Tropp made a big difference instead of RJ in this game. (gag me with a spoon).

 

[Mayor Bee]

This, we take care of business at home and we have a spot locked up.

Richards shouldn't be so level headed after games like this and the stretch they just had at home. It makes it seem like the effort and results are okay to the players. Kirk Muller got fired up on his team and they came in and dominated us.

Back in Vince Lombardi's first season with Green Bay (1959), he had a young and inexperienced teams that went through a lot of growing pains. They won their first three games, then lost the next five before winning the lats four. During that five-game losing streak, they dropped a game (I think it was against the Giants) that they easily could have won. But there were a ton of turnovers, some bad luck, and a lot of mental errors in what proved to be a losing effort.

Consider that Lombardi's explosive temper was legendary even then. He walked into the locker room afterward, saw his team, and mumbled something like, "Stuff didn't go our way, we could have won this game and we didn't, but we'll get right back out here next week. This is still a good team." One of his assistants cornered Lombardi afterward and asked why he was so uncharacteristically mellow after a loss like that, and Lombardi said, "Look at them. They're plenty down as it is and they don't need me kicking them. And they're not going to let this happen again."

lol.... we need you Mayor, we need ex NHL players that never made it....

Just kidding Mayor....

I'm very open about the fact that I was a pretty poor hockey player back in my day, thank you.

 

[MFRONE]

The holding call on Anisimov wasn't questionable, it was a clear cut penalty.

 

[Mayor Bee]

Yes, steadying influence is needed. We've got bipolar disorder.

It's almost like we need someone here who keeps his feet on the ground after a win, and his head up after a loss...

But isn't that what everyone's complaining about now?

 

[punk_o_holic]

Bob deserved a better fate.

If you would have told me before the game that we would have gotten 1 point, I would have been happy.
If you would have told me with 5 minutes left, I would have been pissed.
As it stands, I'm just disappointed.

No venom for anybody except the ref that ignored all the tripping and interference penalties on us, but made the questionable holding call in overtime from center ice when the ref right next to the play called nothing. We still may have lost it in the shootout anyway.

What sucks as well is Landeskog lost control of the puck before Anisimov started to hold him so his hold didn't cost them a scoring chance. I think that's what the ref close by saw and didn't call a penalty while the center ice ref didn't see it clearly and his instant reaction was, hold and then puck in a corner so it must have been Anisimov preventing the chance.

The holding call on Anisimov wasn't questionable, it was a clear cut penalty.

But yes, a hold is a hold.

 

[MFRONE]

Our team isn't inexperienced though. Outside of Jenner and Prout, every guy has been at the NHL level for at least 3 seasons.

 

[NotWendell]

The holding call on Anisimov wasn't questionable, it was a clear cut penalty.

That was no worse than what was being done to us the entire game. The exact same thing in fact. Why make that call in overtime when you've let it go the entire game?

 

[Robert]

Bob deserved a better fate.

If you would have told me before the game that we would have gotten 1 point, I would have been happy.
If you would have told me with 5 minutes left, I would have been pissed.
As it stands, I'm just disappointed.

No venom for anybody except the ref that ignored all the tripping and interference penalties on us, but made the questionable holding call in overtime from center ice when the ref right next to the play called nothing. We still may have lost it in the shootout anyway.

We, well, someone posting here saw you at the game Lee.... said you had beers in both hands??? Is that true?

 

[db2011]

After this game I have joined the anti-Richards group. It is his job to prevent them from playing "prevent".

And by the way, Cam's goal is evidence of why you do not bench Cam. He and RyJo are the only two Jackets capable of making that shot.

And yes, Tropp made a big difference instead of RJ in this game. (gag me with a spoon).

Cam's goal was scored after Cam's benching, raising the possibility that benching Cam contributed to his taking that shot.

Anisimov can make that shot. Wiz can make that shot. I'd even say Skille and Tropp can make that shot- though they're rarely in the position to. Maybe Letestu, and Foligno's goal on Lundqvist after the turnover leads me to believe he's got it in him. It's not to diminish the shot, it's to diminish your point about Joey and Cam being the only guys capable of it.

 

[NotWendell]

We, well, someone posting here saw you at the game Lee.... said you had beers in both hands??? Is that true?

Must have been that same ref. That wasn't beer. That was hard liquor!