Every year there’s at least one game that just reinforces for me why I loathe the shootout so deeply. Jackets get behind twice to one of the best teams in the game, twice crawl back out of the hole, work hard and play smart to keep it even through 65...

Wild one this afternoon. For a time I thought I’d be writing about a Jackets’ performance that was not what we’ve gotten used to of late. Then I thought I would be writing about more of the same. Then they proved me wrong. Then more of the same....

In the grand scheme of soul-crushing Jackets’ defeats since 2000, or, hell, soul-crushing Jackets’ defeats in the past two weeks, I’m not sure this one should even register. But it does, big time. Yeah, they came away with the loser point, but I still...

The slump continues…Jackets no longer undefeated on home ice. Jason LaBarbera played strong in the net for Phoenix, and the ‘Yotes played good team defense. The Jackets couldn’t figure out how to solve that, and Steve Mason looked pretty ordinary in...

True to my promise, I did manage to stay awake through most of this game. I sure know how to pick ‘em, eh? Jackets came out listless, never really caught fire more than sporadically. Mason had a bad game. Yes, it was the second half of a back-to-back...