4-8-3. It doesn’t get much more bleak than that. Through 15 home games at the start of the season, the Blue Jackets have managed a grand total of 11 points. With attendance down over 1,200 per game (14,239 this season, good for 25th in the league, as opposed to 15,511 last season, which was slightly better at 24th in the league), and the product on the ice lacking the progress that was expected this season, the time appears right to start asking questions of the front office. Several, but not nearly all of these questions, include:
If Coach Tortorella is forced to resort to teaching the team how to be a professional, including how to prepare properly, what was the focus during the preseason and training camp?