Eric Schumacher
@pockecbj.bsky.social
Data Driven Storytelling and Analysis for CBJ and sometimes other teams if there's cool stuff
https://pocketcbj.substack.com/
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Eric Schumacher
@pockecbj.bsky.social
· Jan 24
Starpower within Structure: The Player-Skills Driving the Blue Jackets' Unexpected Success
The Intersections of Structure, Identity and Skillset that are driving Sean Monahan, Kirill Marchenko and Zach Werenski to new heights
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HUGE HUGE HUGE Breakdown today, I'm excited about this one.
#CBJ are a surpris team and this is a very long look at the top forces driving that unexpected success! Lots of film and systems tape on Dean Evason, Zach Werenski, Sean Monahan and Kirill Marchenko!
open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...
#CBJ are a surpris team and this is a very long look at the top forces driving that unexpected success! Lots of film and systems tape on Dean Evason, Zach Werenski, Sean Monahan and Kirill Marchenko!
open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...
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.
In fact, while we're at it, we could just eradicate the white jerseys from all the teams forever. There aren't any non-trash whites and it's structurally a bad idea to have white jerseys for a sport played on a white surface anyway. There are enough colours to make safe contrasts for all the teams.
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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.
Reposted by Eric Schumacher
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
#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.
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.
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM
#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.
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.
#CBJ vs #SeaKraken 📊🧵
Big chart dump, have to be up early for work. Beniers seems cool but that's all I got.
Big chart dump, have to be up early for work. Beniers seems cool but that's all I got.
November 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
#CBJ vs #SeaKraken 📊🧵
Big chart dump, have to be up early for work. Beniers seems cool but that's all I got.
Big chart dump, have to be up early for work. Beniers seems cool but that's all I got.
#CBJ vs #LetsGoOilers 📊🧵
The Blue Jackets mostly dominated the game but they gave up some really really big ones to a player they couldn't be letting do that.
Same mistakes popping up again, scared late in games while also losing focus.
The Blue Jackets mostly dominated the game but they gave up some really really big ones to a player they couldn't be letting do that.
Same mistakes popping up again, scared late in games while also losing focus.
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 AM
#CBJ vs #LetsGoOilers 📊🧵
The Blue Jackets mostly dominated the game but they gave up some really really big ones to a player they couldn't be letting do that.
Same mistakes popping up again, scared late in games while also losing focus.
The Blue Jackets mostly dominated the game but they gave up some really really big ones to a player they couldn't be letting do that.
Same mistakes popping up again, scared late in games while also losing focus.
#CBJ vs #AllTogetherAllIn (???)📊🧵
The Blue Jackets lose a game against a bad team. They looked good, for the most part, but couldn't find the finish and then lost focus.
The powerplay remains an issue.
The Blue Jackets lose a game against a bad team. They looked good, for the most part, but couldn't find the finish and then lost focus.
The powerplay remains an issue.
November 9, 2025 at 6:34 AM
#CBJ vs #AllTogetherAllIn (???)📊🧵
The Blue Jackets lose a game against a bad team. They looked good, for the most part, but couldn't find the finish and then lost focus.
The powerplay remains an issue.
The Blue Jackets lose a game against a bad team. They looked good, for the most part, but couldn't find the finish and then lost focus.
The powerplay remains an issue.
Just polished up a look at something new #CBJ is doing this season. Hitting subscriber's inboxes early tomorrow morning to make up for my weekly Sunday off-day (playing board games).
Really excited about this one 👀
Really excited about this one 👀
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Just polished up a look at something new #CBJ is doing this season. Hitting subscriber's inboxes early tomorrow morning to make up for my weekly Sunday off-day (playing board games).
Really excited about this one 👀
Really excited about this one 👀
Reposted by Eric Schumacher
Got to collab with @pockecbj.bsky.social on a fun newsletter piece for the PDOcast patreon feed today
Wrote about how Marchenko and Voronkov have become one of the most unstoppable 5v5 duos in the league, with video on what CBJ is doing this year to run their offense through them
bit.ly/490TDXn
Wrote about how Marchenko and Voronkov have become one of the most unstoppable 5v5 duos in the league, with video on what CBJ is doing this year to run their offense through them
bit.ly/490TDXn
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November 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Got to collab with @pockecbj.bsky.social on a fun newsletter piece for the PDOcast patreon feed today
Wrote about how Marchenko and Voronkov have become one of the most unstoppable 5v5 duos in the league, with video on what CBJ is doing this year to run their offense through them
bit.ly/490TDXn
Wrote about how Marchenko and Voronkov have become one of the most unstoppable 5v5 duos in the league, with video on what CBJ is doing this year to run their offense through them
bit.ly/490TDXn
#CBJ vs #LeafsForever 📊🧵
One of those real challenging games to evaluate from a statistical perspective.
CBJ goals went in and the lead was drastic quite quickly. TOR, eventually, put up some huge chances and got to a ton of rebounds.
Blue Jackets were lethal on counters
One of those real challenging games to evaluate from a statistical perspective.
CBJ goals went in and the lead was drastic quite quickly. TOR, eventually, put up some huge chances and got to a ton of rebounds.
Blue Jackets were lethal on counters
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
#CBJ vs #LeafsForever 📊🧵
One of those real challenging games to evaluate from a statistical perspective.
CBJ goals went in and the lead was drastic quite quickly. TOR, eventually, put up some huge chances and got to a ton of rebounds.
Blue Jackets were lethal on counters
One of those real challenging games to evaluate from a statistical perspective.
CBJ goals went in and the lead was drastic quite quickly. TOR, eventually, put up some huge chances and got to a ton of rebounds.
Blue Jackets were lethal on counters
#CBJ vs #LetsGoBuffalo 📊🧵
#CBJ vs #LetsGoBuffalo 📊🧵
The Blue Jackets got outrebounded but got the better chance volume.
You might be saying "wait that says 2 BUF goals", that's just because McLeod's goal has been eclipsed by the white borders. Very low probability to be a goal
#CBJ vs #LetsGoBuffalo 📊🧵
The Blue Jackets got outrebounded but got the better chance volume.
You might be saying "wait that says 2 BUF goals", that's just because McLeod's goal has been eclipsed by the white borders. Very low probability to be a goal
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
#CBJ vs #LetsGoBuffalo 📊🧵
#CBJ vs #LetsGoBuffalo 📊🧵
The Blue Jackets got outrebounded but got the better chance volume.
You might be saying "wait that says 2 BUF goals", that's just because McLeod's goal has been eclipsed by the white borders. Very low probability to be a goal
#CBJ vs #LetsGoBuffalo 📊🧵
The Blue Jackets got outrebounded but got the better chance volume.
You might be saying "wait that says 2 BUF goals", that's just because McLeod's goal has been eclipsed by the white borders. Very low probability to be a goal
#CBJ vs #LetsGoPens 🧵
Big time 5v5 dominance from CBJ. Lots of rush counter but some good chances from a variety of looks.
CBJ got the better in OT (odd-situations).
Jenner and Sillinger need to stop taking penalties and the PK is still struggling.
Big time 5v5 dominance from CBJ. Lots of rush counter but some good chances from a variety of looks.
CBJ got the better in OT (odd-situations).
Jenner and Sillinger need to stop taking penalties and the PK is still struggling.
October 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
#CBJ vs #LetsGoPens 🧵
Big time 5v5 dominance from CBJ. Lots of rush counter but some good chances from a variety of looks.
CBJ got the better in OT (odd-situations).
Jenner and Sillinger need to stop taking penalties and the PK is still struggling.
Big time 5v5 dominance from CBJ. Lots of rush counter but some good chances from a variety of looks.
CBJ got the better in OT (odd-situations).
Jenner and Sillinger need to stop taking penalties and the PK is still struggling.
Feeling much better now than when all my armchair GMing had me looking like this and concluding that Josh Doan was the guy CBJ needed to get
October 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Feeling much better now than when all my armchair GMing had me looking like this and concluding that Josh Doan was the guy CBJ needed to get
#CBJ vs #TexasHockey 🧵
Added a little number annotation for the total xG from each situation. You might notice the Forecheck missing for Dallas, I had no recorded shots coming from direct forecheck and the graph doesn't like it.
Going to have to solve EN shots, it's annoying
Added a little number annotation for the total xG from each situation. You might notice the Forecheck missing for Dallas, I had no recorded shots coming from direct forecheck and the graph doesn't like it.
Going to have to solve EN shots, it's annoying
October 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
#CBJ vs #TexasHockey 🧵
Added a little number annotation for the total xG from each situation. You might notice the Forecheck missing for Dallas, I had no recorded shots coming from direct forecheck and the graph doesn't like it.
Going to have to solve EN shots, it's annoying
Added a little number annotation for the total xG from each situation. You might notice the Forecheck missing for Dallas, I had no recorded shots coming from direct forecheck and the graph doesn't like it.
Going to have to solve EN shots, it's annoying
Something poetic(?) ironic(?) about wearing the skin of the team you killed and celebrating it.
The justification of such behavior perhaps only logically existing in a capitalist, getting money is the purpose, way only drives the point home.
The justification of such behavior perhaps only logically existing in a capitalist, getting money is the purpose, way only drives the point home.
October 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Something poetic(?) ironic(?) about wearing the skin of the team you killed and celebrating it.
The justification of such behavior perhaps only logically existing in a capitalist, getting money is the purpose, way only drives the point home.
The justification of such behavior perhaps only logically existing in a capitalist, getting money is the purpose, way only drives the point home.
No tracking or charts tonight, hosting a housewarming with my beautiful beautiful wife @meanpomelo.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
No tracking or charts tonight, hosting a housewarming with my beautiful beautiful wife @meanpomelo.bsky.social
New season post-game charts for #CBJ !!! Explainer at the Substack here, thread to follow.
open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...
open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...
Tracking Project Explainer 2025-26
I have now reached a satisfactory state of completeness with respect to my automatic PxP and tracked data joining → chart making pipeline that I feel we’re in a great place to start the season.
open.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:38 AM
New season post-game charts for #CBJ !!! Explainer at the Substack here, thread to follow.
open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...
open.substack.com/pub/pocketcb...