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Thirty Full Minutes of Kent Johnson Build-Up Play for your timeline this morning 😮‍💨 #CBJ www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuB9...

Adam Fantilli Mixtape!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYEr...

Adam Fantilli Mixtape!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYEr...

And the twinkiest team in the playoffs wins the Stanley Cup!

#CBJ vs #Isles 🧵 Last chart dump of the season 🥲 A sloppy affair, as you'd expect from two eliminated teams, and through that sloppiness Jet Greaves shone once again. Sloppiness= lots of forechecking, lots of rush offense, lots of danger www.datawrapper.de/_/9Mmuk/

#CBJ vs #LetsGoFlyers All eyes on Carolina tonight as Adam Fantilli and Jet Greaves took care of business last night. The Blue Jackets are hot at just the last minute. open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #LetsGoFlyers 🧵 CBJ continue the miracle run, Jet Greaves once again brilliant. Tactically, it was possessional o-zone play, lots of forechecking and a couple of very big rush chances. Philly threatened mid-range a ton and CBJ had trouble stopping it. www.datawrapper.de/_/gNWcq/

This was too big to upload on it's own and it deserves the HD glory! Kent Johnson and Adam Fantilli Chances but They Get Better Every Time #CBJ vs #ALLCAPS open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #ALLCAPS 🧵 Jet Greaves continues to keep the Blue Jackets alive. CBJ found the back of the net on some timely scoring from key personnel but mostly Jet Greaves stonewalled Alexander Ovechkin after giving up the first. www.datawrapper.de/_/rYykA/

#CBJ vs #ALLCAPS 🧵 In a game that could only charitably be called a Clown Fiesta, CBJ scored 7 goals with free access to the slot in all situations and Jet Greaves earns a shutout despite contending with significant danger as well. Capitals rush D was unconscionable www.datawrapper.de/_/ctJPU/

#CBJ vs #LetsGoBuffalo Late one today and a big read before the weekend of games. Lots of excellent rush concepts demonstrated by potential offseason targets in JJ Peterka and Jack Quinn, perfect learning examples for Fantilli and KJ. open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #LetsGoBuffalo 🧵 The Blue Jackets came out flat and Buffalo was the better team throught the game. Incredibly easy time getting to the slot and an easy time keeping CBJ from there save for a late-chipout from Kent Johnson and some net drives. Jet Greaves. www.datawrapper.de/_/b8vbu/

#CBJ vs #Sens 🧵 A loose game all around with lots of rush danger both ways. CBJ hunted down flipouts and found plenty of good chances in-zone as well. Got an early lead, largely kept OTT to the outside. The Blue Jackets are much better at playing from ahead. www.datawrapper.de/_/0TcZD/

#CBJ vs #Sens 🧵 CBJ shut out once again. If they can't create turnovers, they can't play the game. Sens played well but barely had to do anything to force CBJ D-men to surrender the puck. CBJ mantra seems to be just throw pucks on net, still, for some reason. www.datawrapper.de/_/xLUp4/

#CBJ vs #LeafsForever 🧵 It's finally official for the Blue Jackets, season's over. CBJ could not get to the middle, Toronto just sat back, packed the slot and watched them run out of ideas. CBJ were simply not ready to fight through sticks. www.datawrapper.de/_/AOumb/

#CBJ vs #Preds A wild game with some good and bad omens and why Filip Forsberg (likely or not) would be the best forward acquisition possible this summer. open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #Preds You couldn't tell this was an April hockey game. CBJ had free reign through the neutral zone and decimated Nashville on the forecheck. Return of the PP. On the flip side, one of the worst puck moving performances from the D we've seen in a long time. www.datawrapper.de/_/QBGGn/

Shayna is dialed in on CBJ woes, but here's more:🧵 From Nov 21st to Jan 7th (KJ return to Monahan injury): In 24 games, CBJ had a 30 PP% (5th in league), 18 goals (1 SH) and 11.43 GF/60 (7th) From Jan 8th to March 23rd (Monahan return): In 28 games, 7.8 PP% (last), 4 goals (4 SH) 2.5 GF/60 (last)

Shayna is dialed in on CBJ woes, but here's more:🧵 From Nov 21st to Jan 7th (KJ return to Monahan injury): In 24 games, CBJ had a 30 PP% (5th in league), 18 goals (1 SH) and 11.43 GF/60 (7th) From Jan 8th to March 23rd (Monahan return): In 28 games, 7.8 PP% (last), 4 goals (4 SH) 2.5 GF/60 (last)

#CBJ vs #GoSensGo A tale of two styles. CBJ better in-zone distribution, all the forechecking with some particularly devastating exit takeaways. Ottawa dominant rush game, could've had more. www.datawrapper.de/_/z9zvl/

#CBJ vs #VAN 🧵 Two teams who really did or didn't want to win depending on your perspective. CBJ could not get through the neutral zone, Vancouver couldn't generate danger once in the zone but feasted off the rush. www.datawrapper.de/_/wEncq/

#CBJ vs #NYI The Blue Jackets win! The ups and downs of Adam Fantilli and quick looks at potential offseason targets playing on NYI. open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #NYI 🧵 The Blue Jackets did it. With the return of Sean Monahan came the return of a more familiar profile (definitely not coincidence don't look into it). The NYI made the best of in-zone and had more quantity of rush but the CBJ forechecked well in spurts. www.datawrapper.de/_/TNjPt/

Zach Werenski is having an absolutely monstrous season. After a bit of a down year in 2023-24 and an injury-riddled 2022-23, his stock has boomed, doubling his previous impact from a ~5 SPAR average to 10. That still placed him in the 90%+ range, but he now ranks top-8 league-wide. 📈 lb-hockey.com

#CBJ vs #PIT 🧵 It's not technically over for the Blue Jackets this season but that was one of the projected easiest matchups of the season against a backup goaltender. Blue Jackets just haven't figured out how to beat defensive shells as they strive for greasy goals. www.datawrapper.de/_/Q2JxK/

#CBJ vs #TimeToHunt 🧵 A tightly contested game at 5v5 but one that Florida still decisively won from by getting to dangerous spots off the rush. The Blue Jackets were forced to the outside but mostly did the same to the Panthers. www.datawrapper.de/_/P6PH2/

#CBJ vs #NJD Didn't publish all the graphs because I was in attendance last night! Here's some of the key ones and the film breakdowns all in one! open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #NYR Unfortunate mistakes by veteran players overshadowed a game that had plenty to like. In particular, Zach Werenski and some new looks from Kent Johnson (powerplay especially). open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #NYR 🧵 Another shutout loss at a critical juncture. The vibes are down bad but there were plenty of scoring opportunities this for the Blue Jackets this game. NYR found the back of the net on some huge turnovers from veteran players. www.datawrapper.de/_/ANc2a/

#CBJ vs #VegasBorn A bit about the struggles of CBJ this game. Seems like Vegas caught onto their temp and they didn't find the solution. Special Teams woes continue. open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #VegasBorn 🧵 The Blue Jackets couldn't find much offense in this game. Vegas sat on the outside and let them recover pucks but ultimately had the finish that the Blue Jackets lacked. Beware of some of the false representation of the danger. www.datawrapper.de/_/5lRn4/

Wrote a full article about this: a look at in-zone versus possession/transition play, how correlated are they and when is one not enough to make up for the other? Who excels at both? open.substack.com/pub/puckover...

#CBJ vs #NJDevils 🧵 New Jersey came out hot, CBJ tried to match their speed and played way off tempo. A big rush game for both teams but NJD made better of their chances. www.datawrapper.de/_/kf9xf/

#CBJ vs #NYR breakdown(not using the dumb hashtag) Fantilli really brought the heat but Voronkov and Marchenko did so much work this game too. Really good mixtapes in their on their skillsets. open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #ItTakesEveryone (????) 🧵 CBJ with a dominant rush game and incredible access to the innter slot. At 5v5 this was mostly domination. Rangers found some of their own off the rush but it wasn't pretty. www.datawrapper.de/_/AfQLM/

Adam Fantilli since Monahan got hurt and he moved up to 1C: •22 games •12 goals •10 assists •CBJ up 15-3 in the 233 5v5 minutes he's played with Marchenko and Voronkov

You should've stayed asleep Don

#CBJ vs #TimeToHunt 🧵 A game that certainly felt bad to watch from a Blue Jackets perspective but one without any 5v5 goals. It was decided by the Panthers' superior special teams. Perhaps not as bad as it felt? www.datawrapper.de/_/9kiW6/

#CBJ vs #GoBolts Hangover game, perhaps? The Blue Jackets had some very specific struggles thanks to Nikita Kucherov but their Wolverines continue to shine. open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

Actually getting off your behind and doing something today instead of months from now is the NHL's new market inefficiency. (Via www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...)

#CBJ vs #GoBolts 🧵 Tampa created an incredible amount of danger off of the most dangerous situations. Their rush game eviscerated the Jackets. CBJ did put together some sequences but many of their shot attempts were of low quality: into sticks or stuffed into pads. www.datawrapper.de/_/xo4Fx/

#CBJ vs #LGRW Boone Jenner might be back, Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko just keep performing, a quick look at Vladimir Tarasenko as a deadline add. Yzerman just waiting for the Stadium Series to start dealing? open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #LGRW 🧵 Massive performance from the Blue Jackets with another clear focus: get to the net. Incredible amount of tips and net front jams and an incredible amount of high danger created from the rush (from rebounds as well). DET rush game was very dangerous. www.datawrapper.de/_/Mt2XF/

Couldn't help but keep armchair #CBJ GMing "The presence of Nyquist, Brazeau and Soucy going into the offseason will have value because of the liberation of risk and enabling of shopping with confidence." open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #TexasHockey Some very clear stats tell a nice story! CBJ forecheck was dominant, Dallas still got good chances from everywhere. Zach Werenski is still good. open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #TexasHockey 🧵 Story of the game is quite easy to tell on this one: the CBJ forecheck. Dallas played a more distributed game finding danger through all methods. www.datawrapper.de/_/P4BKt/

#CBJ vs #CHI Lots to cover in this one but some looks at Mateychuk and some thoughts on Seth Jones open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #CHI 🧵 Extremely sloppy game but a few guys were cooking. The Blackhawks found some moments but couldn't contend with the CBJ rush game. Ultimately, the greater skill won out. www.datawrapper.de/_/O92IR/

New #CBJ Data Viz coming as part of the post-game packages coming out of the break. The goal is to demonstrate which players were creating danger and in what situations they were most common. Chances are: Inner Slot + Homeplate + Tips Perimeter: Exteriot + Point www.datawrapper.de/_/HFPmB/