Bethany's Hockey Rants
Category: Steve-Mason
Rook and UFA Season!
by Bethany on 07/01/09 at 01:12 AM ET
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So much has happened with the Blue Jackets, and I promise to get all caught up this week as my life has decided to calm down for a bit. Free agency starts tomorrow and there are a few items of business to take care of before I hop into that mess.
First of all the Blue Jackets have been blessed with a new goaltending coach, David Rook. Steve Mason of course is thrilled to have Rook apart of the organization.
“If I’m playing poorly, he will not hesitate to tell me to pick up my game,” Mason said. “When things aren’t going well, he has been able to get me out of the rut.”
That’s a good thing for the Jackets. Last season as Mason struggled to find his form, and having a goaltenders coach who has a history with Mason will certainly help.
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Mason and More
by Bethany on 04/28/09 at 08:41 PM ET
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So, while I was on my short hiatus Steve Mason was nominated for the Vezina Trophy. Steve Mason, the rookie who lead the way for the Blue Jackets to enter in their first ever playoff. Wow. Mason is also nominated for the Calder. While I am pretty sure that Tim Thomas will be taking home the Vezina, it’s great to see Mason recognized for what he accomplished this season.
“It’s an unbelievable honor,” Mason said. “When you look around the NHL and see the type of goaltenders who play in the league ... to be considered in the top three is really special.
“I know I couldn’t have done it without the players around me and without the opportunity (coach Ken Hitchcock) and (general manager Scott Howson) gave me this season.”
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It’s a GAME
by Bethany on 03/27/09 at 09:21 AM ET
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This honestly makes me sick to my stomach.
Peter Stenzel, 52, has been arrested and charged with inducing panic after placing at least three threatening phone calls to the Blue Jackets – specifically goaltender Steve Mason – during Thursday’s win over Calgary, The Dispatch has learned.
According to the Columbus police report, Stenzel was wearing a Calgary Flames sweater when he was arrested at his residence in Dublin. He is charged with inducing panic, a misdemeanor.
“They got his number from caller ID, and it was given to special duty officers,” Columbus police Sgt. Rich Weiner said. “When they got to his resident, he was upset. He’s a passionate hockey fan.”
You can read the rest here. There are still a lot of details missing, and Portzline is going to update once he gets some more details. I will keep you posted as well.
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Sixth Place
by Bethany on 03/11/09 at 12:01 PM ET
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The best hockey game I’ve ever been to?
Last night. Hands down.
The play was absolutely perfect. It was one of the most intense hockey games I have ever seen.
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Tags: Antoine+Vermette, Boston+Bruin, Columbus+Blue+Jackets, Raffi+Torres, Rick+Nash, Steve+Mason,
Jackets make Franchise History
by Bethany on 03/07/09 at 11:28 PM ET
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Wow, that is the perfect way to end the day!! The Jackets set TWO franchise records tonight. Most goals scored in a game and largest margin of victory. The boys seemed happy, and with good reason. Things were going exactly the way the Blue Jackets wanted and needed tonight.
So here are my thoughts on the game!
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Another loss to the Preds
by Bethany on 03/06/09 at 12:13 AM ET
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The Blue Jackets lost two HUGE points to the Nashville Predators. Give credit where credit is due, Pekka Rinne was outstanding tonight. He made 31 saves, and looked great, it was really my first time watching him play, and I was quite impressed.
The Jackets are now in seventh place in the Western Conference, Saturday we face the Detroit Red Wings in the Joe. We will have Vermette and Klesla back in the lineup.
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Two Trades
by Bethany on 03/04/09 at 08:04 PM ET
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That’s all the Blue Jackets did today, was two trades. They didn’t make a huge slash, but they did get a very good player in Vermette.
During Howson’s press conference he said that Vermette is someone that the Blue Jackets have been after for a while.
I love this move. Pascal Leclaire, while an outstanding goaltender is injury prone. Unfortunately for Pazzy he hasn’t been healthy while in Columbus. He won’t be able to play this season, but next season he will be great for the Senators. He sounded so excited to be going to Canada in his interview with TSN.
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Six in Nine
by Bethany on 02/22/09 at 11:03 PM ET
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Sometimes you have the highs, and then you have the lows. The game on Saturday was one of the worst games I have ever seen the boys play. They finished their sixth game in nine days with a loss to the Anaheim Ducks, who had played the night before.
I couldn’t be prouder of this team. We got NINE out of a possible twelve points, that’s nothing to be ashamed of. Back in the day, we would have considered ourselves lucky to get out of this stretch with 6 points. But, the way we lost was what was disappointing. They just weren’t in the game last night.
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Moving right along
by Bethany on 02/19/09 at 09:41 PM ET
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The Blue Jackets beat the St. Louis Blues last night to move up to sixth in the Western Conference. They played the game for 40 minutes and then the final period, as Hitch said, “Played the score.” They almost gave the Blues a point, but were able to pull it out, thanks to Steve Mason.
The third period was pathetic, we sat back and let the Blues score two goals to make it a one goal game. It was unacceptable, and one of the periods that make Hitchcock “hate coaching.”
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A point lost
by Bethany on 02/17/09 at 09:52 PM ET
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The Jackets lost in a skill competition last night. RJ Umberger was an absolute beast for the Blue Jackets last night. He set a franchise record by scoring two goals 89 seconds apart. It was a game that the Jackets should have won. We had every opportunity to win, but we didn’t capitalize on our chances - shocker, I know.
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