As of the writing of this article, the Columbus Blue Jackets are only 12 games into the season and already 9 points out of the second wild card spot. There are 70 games left in the season and still a little bit of time to turn things around, but the strength of the Eastern Conference will make it difficult for any team to catch up if they fall too far behind. If this team keeps slipping further away from the playoffs over the next month, it may benefit them to embrace being bad sooner rather than later.
Embracing bad
