The Cannon · Jan 1, 2022
New year, same Jackets: Hurricanes erase a four goal deficit; win by three
Photo by Emilee Chinn/NHLI via Getty ImagesEarly in the third period of this game, with the Columbus Blue Jackets desperately clinging to a 4-3 lead over the Carolina Hurricanes, head coach Brad Larsen called a timeout. During the break, the PA system at Nationwide Arena played the hit 1999 single by Lit, “My Own Worst Enemy.” There could not have been a more appropriate choice of music for this game:
It’s no surprise to me, I am my own worst enemy
’Cause every now and then, I kick the living s*** out of me
The calendar may read 2022 now, but the performance we saw was a reprise of what we saw throughout December 2021, with the Jackets lucking into a 4-0 lead before giving up seven unanswered.