We have finally made it. The NHL regular season kicks off this week, with the Blue Jackets getting started on Thursday night in Nashville.
For the first time in several years, the team will enter the new season with a quiet air around them. It's refreshing to see, and it gives me hope that they can take a larger step forward.
Part of this is due to general manager Don Waddell's work constructing this roster. I'm not sure I can ever recall a Blue Jackets team that had an obvious fit for nearly every spot on the NHL club.