I hope no one on this website will be surprised when Sanderson-Werenski is the US's best D pairing.

If you're tired of reading me write about the Blue Jackets, now you can listen to me talk instead!

#CBJ vs #CHI 📊🧵 The Blue Jackets were the better team throughout. Chicago got hardly anything on net, quite ridiculous. CBJ dominated the first and then kind of coasted. Still took way too many penalties.

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#CBJ vs #NJDevils 📊🧵 I sincerely apologize for calling any other game "low-event", this one was a brutal watch. CBJ won at 5v5 pretty well but took a ton of penalties. Didn't concede goal though, great for Elvis.

#CBJ vs #STLBlues 📊🧵 Another pretty low event game. The Blue Jackets took way too many penalties and completely collapsed in the third period. Thankfully, the goals did not follow.

#CBJ vs #CHI 📊🧵 A relatively sleepy game all told. The Blue Jackets came out hot but their top offensive players didn't have the spark to put the game away. A good chunk of Chicago's rush offense came from the neutral zone. A ton of CBJ forechecking came very early.

Looked into the differences between #CBJ goalie performances and what happens after they make saves 👀 open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...

#CBJ vs #GoBolts 📊🧵 A chaotic win for the Blue Jackets against a very good Lightning team. Thankful for the backup goaltender. A very back-and-forth affair, highlighted by outrageous EN goals.

Cool thread examining teammate effects/interactions through an ecological dynamics lens! It is small-sided soccer games but the applications would be easy enough to translate to hockey.

#CBJ vs #TexasHockey 📊🧵 A very low-event game from the Blue Jackets who were mostly dominated but got a goal from the guy who does all the scoring. A different flavor than the rest of the season. Lots of slot packing defense so the "turtle" didn't quite feel the same. Jet Greaves was brilliant

#CBJ vs #GoSensGo 📊🧵 An extremely low event game with the vast majority of chances coming off of the powerplay for both teams. An unlucky bounce off of Werenski's stick, two shifts against CBJ fourth line and a single poor period of Elvis Merzlikins was enough to do it.

#CBJ vs #LetsGoPens 📊🧵 Sloppy game from the Blue Jackets but a shootout win. They had a lot of trouble in their own zone, gave up some bad forecheck goals and were dominated in the even-strength non-5v5 minutes.

#CBJ vs #AllTogetherAllIn 📊🧵 Big in-zone victory for CBJ. Like massive. They made loose decisions, which undermined some of their more dangerous offense and gave Vancouver some big rush looks. PP scoring making everything feel great.

Guys will see this and just think "hell yeah" #CBJ

#CBJ vs #Flames 📊🧵 Big special teams night for CBJ. Gave up a ton of big rush chances but got some good forecheck contributions.

#CBJ vs #TusksUp 📊🧵 The Blue Jackets found a lot of danger from in-zone and powerplay situations. Both teams struggled to create much in the interesting offensive situations. Growing pains of two teams trying to be less fun and more winny, I suppose

#CBJ vs #VegasBorn 📊🧵 Apologies for the delay, NHL API isn't listing Mikael Pyyhtia as a player on CBJ roster :) CBJ had trouble generating some of the most dangerous offense but were efficient when they did find chances. Lots of in-zone chances blocked. VGK created a ton of rush offense.

#CBJ vs #LetsGoPens 📊🧵 Not so much that the Blue Jackets lost but how. Some pretty brutal defensive missed coverages and nearly forty minutes of collapsed defensive hockey.

#CBJ vs #LetsGoBuffalo 📊🧵 A sleepy sort of game, CBJ went up early and more or less coasted. Buffalo found a lot of recovery chances and good powerplay danger but had trouble getting it on net. They scored off of a big d zone turnover though.

#CBJ vs #Sens 📊🧵 A mostly low-event affair. The Blue Jackets really limited unblocked danger in all situations. Though the Senators won the "recovery" battle, CBJ won the rest. No rebound attempts of any variety recorded for either team.

#CBJ Zach Werenski is also having an insane season. Through 35 games his 18.8 xGAR is within the top 100 defensemen since '07. Werenski is on pace to land above Cale Makar's defenseman all-time 35.8 xGAR in '21-22 by 7 goals. (should he return from injury today)

#CBJ vs #Isles 📊🧵 The Blue Jackets dominated the in-zone game, putting together significant extended shifts and getting to rebounds and converting forechecks into big chances too. Both teams found a lot of rush offense but NYI leaned heavily off of a knee deflection.

#CBJ vs #GoKingsGo 📊🧵 A really strange, really low event game filled with few but massive chances from CBJ. Sans-Werenski the CBJ "exorcized" their 3rd period demons if you think LA was a serious team this game.

#CBJ vs #GoKingsGo 📊🧵 A really strange, really low event game filled with few but massive chances from CBJ. Sans-Werenski the CBJ "exorcized" their 3rd period demons if you think LA was a serious team this game.

#CBJ vs #FlyTogether 📊🧵 Just gonna do some chart dumps because I want to go to bed. One of the most open neutral zones and slot areas I think I've seen this season. Great debut for Marchment. Werenski injury could be a season killer, let's hope he's alright.

Haven't been posting these much since I sort of assume the overlap between my following and subscribers is minimal, but just for posterity's sake here's a quick look at what's been going on lately over on the Substack

New post: what predicts future future goal differential the best? What about offense? Defense? Revisiting an old research idea with data from the chip era open.substack.com/pub/puckover...

#CBJ vs #mnwild 📊🧵 The Blue Jackets got beat, especially through the neutral zone but, as usual, on special teams as well.

Make the claim Don

Offensive styles at 5v5 this season. I wonder how much the four teams in the top left (rarer but more deadly shots) are deliberately coached to play that way.

#CBJ vs #FlyTogether 📊🧵 CBJ with a solid performance at 5v5. A big rush chance or two buy mostly recovering and forechecking. Anaheim with a bunch of PP opportunities.

#CBJ vs #VegasBorn 📊🧵 A relatively low-event game all things considered. CBJ recovered a bunch of pucks but didn't create much danger in-zone, that's probably the vaunted VGK d structure. Otherwise, decent rush night for the club, special teams let down again.

#CBJ vs #Sens 📊🧵 The Blue Jackets were out of the game early and couldn't muster up enough to get back in it. In-zone cycling remains a problem. An aggressive forecheck night for CBJ but one that got beat as well. Only unblocked shots on PP were goals it looks like

#CBJ vs #CarolinaCulture 📊🧵 The Blue Jackets found some good looks early but wore down as the game wne ton. A better rebounding effort which drags some situations up. Carolina, otherwise, dominated via the cycle and special teams.

#CBJ vs #ALLCAPS 📊🧵 Some big chances but a mostly even affair at 5v5, edge to the Caps who got all of their rush offense from the neutral zone. Lots of rebounds both ways and two goalies who were dialed in.

#CBJ vs #TimeToHunt 📊🧵 Hard to find real words for that game. Absolutely wild. Lots of rush offense. Lots of special teams.

#CBJ vs #LGRW 📊🧵 Not shown, but CBJ had a ton of extended sequences that didn't turn into shots. Could not stop DET from exiting their zone, seemingly. Perhaps it was a gambit on their part, big exit chances and even a rebound goal. Special teams dominated the scoring.

#CBJ vs #NJDevils 📊🧵 Outrageous game for a variety of reasons. NHL culture about injuries needs to improve dramatically. Dillon should not have returned, Monahan should not be fighting with an injured wrist. CBJ scoring breakthrough and finally pulling out a 3rd period win

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#CBJ vs #LetsGoPens 📊🧵 Dread it, run from it, the two goal blown lead in the third period arrives all the same. CBJ got more danger on net but gave up some huge chances in critical moments. Marginally better forecheck, better put together rush and even got to some rebounds.

#CBJ vs #LeafsForever 📊🧵 Tale of two games. CBJ created big open turnover offense, TOR got to the net (or pad stuffed). Three games in short succession and Leafs still cough up pucks in the neutral zone so many times it's hard to believe. A team deficiency at this point

#CBJ vs #ALLCAPS 📊🧵 A doozy for the Blue Jackets. Bad loss, no juice and injuries to Marchenko and Werenski. They got to some rebounds which might make the game look close.

#CBJ vs #LGRW 📊🧵 CBJ concede late but were lucky to be in the game to begin with. Detroit with huge rush and rebound chances. Only scored on the less dangerous ones though! CBJ had big special teams, Werenski at 4v4 is a treat, and missed the net a lot in zone.

Eric Schumacher @cbjpocke · 5s #CBJ vs #LeafsForever 📊🧵 Another CBJ OT win from a game of a bit of a different flavor. Neither team really showed much in dangerous attacking situations, CBJ with no unblocked forecheck contributions! CBJ won second efforts and got to some rebounds.

#CBJ vs #GoJetsGo 📊🧵 Second game of a back to back with travel. CBJ had a decent forecheck but it also got broken a few times leading to rush chances against. Winnipeg scored on NZ re-entry sequences too but mostly CBJ made it too easy.

#CBJ vs #GoHabsGo 📊🧵 The Blue Jackets really lost their grip defending the lead and especially in OT. A couple of careless pucks and another poor rebounding effort. Still, a very noticeable forecheck including a post-backwall indirect goal 😇

The same was always true with frisbee jerseys too. There simply weren't good white jerseys. Made more sense there, though, as a sport without structure or money.

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#CBJ vs #LetsGoOilers 📊🧵 The Blue Jackets didn't make it easy but left this one with a win. A great defensive performance save perhaps a single shift and some faceoff-loss coverage.