Blue Jackets Have Weathered the Worst Case Scenarios

Late in February, as the Blue Jackets limped towards the trade deadline, I recalled a conversation I had before the season with the Blueshirts Breakaway podcast. I was asked what was the worst case scenario for the Jackets this season.

In order to respond, I first had to tell the story of the two seasons after the 2014 playoff appearance. As a brief recap (not that you all need it): 2014-15 saw the Jackets suffer over 500 games lost to injury. They played like a playoff team when full healthy, but that was only the first couple weeks and final month of the season. In 2015-16, any high expectations for the season were shattered by an 0-8-0 start, a hole which the team was unable to dig out of.

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