The Blue Jackets and Bruins faced off in what could be considered a dress rehearsal for next week’s season opener in Boston, and it quickly became clear the front office was using this game as a final look at some of the organization’s young talent before making some of their final roster cuts.
Despite an overall ‘faster’ tone for the Blue Jackets, the most common adjective seen on twitter to describe the home team was ‘sloppy’, with Boone Jenner taking the first penalty of the game just thirty seconds into regulation, setting a tone that would see both teams combine for almost 22 minutes of special teams play.