I talked about this earlier in the season during the streak. How would the Jackets respond when all the other teams fighting for a play-off spot/position kicked up their play to a higher level? We are getting into that part of the season, and quite frankly, I don't think that the CBJ have responded well at all. And it will only get harder come late Feb, and March.
Yea, I hear some on here that the CBJ should be pounding the likes of Carolina and Ottawa, but these teams are fighting for their play-off lives, so from here on out, they are going to bring it, and the CBJ must be able to respond. They got lucky last night, and there is of course the Bob factor.
The thing about Prout is that the guy can play some decent hockey, but then he has a massive brain fart that leads to a goal. He plays fine, then commits a huge brainless turn-over that costs us a goal. The other thing about him is that he is not good at passing the puck out of danger. Thus, he tries to rim the puck around the boards far to often, and the opposing teams expect it from him. So there could be the oddball game where his boneheaded plays don't lead to a goal, he manages to get a couple of assists, and gets a star. Especially on a night when there were a whole lot of Jackets that played like ****.
Let's hope they get their act together tonight because if they don't it could get ugly. And of course another three games in four nights fiasco. Makes me crazy.