The Jackets are in the midst of an identity crisis.
John Tortorella recently admitted that he hasn’t been as successful as he would like to be with “reaching” his players. Here’s the full quote from his press availability on February 24:
“Especially for me this year, I am trying to figure out the players. And I don’t think I’ve done a good enough job of that to to this point in how to coach certain players. I think I”m finding inroads with certain players. I don’t think I’ve come close to doing my job properly with some other guys to try and get them playing.