Forty-four games into the season, the veteran core of the Columbus Blue Jackets has been somewhat absent according to the eye test this season. Rookies, new stars, and the younger players are stepping up and taking over.
If you take a glance at the teams’ points leaders, you have to go down to number seven to find a player that was on the Blue Jackets’ roster at the beginning of the 2015-2016 campaign.
Let’s compare the first 44 games of last season, to the first 44 games of this season.
The veterans the Jackets need to step up include the Captain, Nick Foligno.