While it is true that Brandon Saad seemingly never was completely comfortable with the Columbus Blue Jackets, which made some sense considering the massive change in environment he faced; he continued to show effort regardless. Jeff Carter‘s effort was not as bad as many Blue Jackets fans will make you believe, however it was his attitude that created a hostile relationship between the player and fan base.
Jeff Carter was very open with his displeasure about joining the Blue Jackets, however from a professional stand point it was a reasonable mindset. Imagine going from a high profile, historic franchise to one of the newest teams in the league who had been struggling to find any form of success.