The Columbus Blue Jackets gave up 252 goals last season, good for 29th in the league.
Chalk it up to injuries, poor goaltending, what have you. That’s a bad number any way you slice it.
This season, however, hope springs eternal on the blue line. Seth Jones is here, and will be for a full season. He will be 22 when the curtain opens on the season, and is under contract for the next six years. He only has room to improve. Ryan Murray, inked recently to a bridge deal, will likely start the season next to Jones on the blue line, forming the first true #1 pairing in franchise history.