These last two games the Blue Jackets have looked like itinerant tool grinders getting paid by the piece, as they furiously ground away at their opponents in the third period of road games in which they trailed on the scoreboard. The have kept at it with admirable steadiness, and have been able to shrug off adversity.
If they can sustain these qualities as the season moves forward you have a chance to be pretty good, because you are never out of a game. And after basically having their way with Tampa, I was curious to see how they would respond to adversity.