This was not high event hockey. This was low event hockey at near bare minimums. At least it felt that way watching it.
The Columbus Blue Jackets came to town and they brought with them a typical John Tortorella approach - block shots, clog up the neutral zone and bore your opponent to death. That's of course rather unfair to the Jackets as they actually have a fairly skilled team with a lot of good, young players. Still. After seeing what the Los Angeles Kings managed to do against a high octane team like the Dallas Stars and (sort of) hanging to barely beat the Vancouver Canucks in a shootout, this game felt like a bit of an emotional letdown.