Training camp physicals start tomorrow, and the 2017-18 Columbus Blue Jackets season is upon us. Like all seasons, there are expectations that will not be met, and there are expectations that will be exceeded. My buddy Bill has a saying he is fond of that goes 'these seasons never turn out the way you think they will'. I have found this to be invariably true, because if they always turned out the way you thought they would, why play the games?
We go into this year with something different than expectations. In my opinion, making the playoffs this year is an organizational imperative.