AUTHOR’S NOTE: Of course I wrote most of this before the Jackets pulled out a victory in Arizona last night. The overall point still stands, however.
The Columbus Blue Jackets, on the heels of a five game losing streak they finally managed to snap in Arizona, are now just 6 points away from the bottom of the league Detroit Red Wings. With last night’s win, the team managed to keep pace with the equally dismal Chicago Blackhawks The Blue Jackets were expected to struggle to open the season - the team had question marks in goal and there were questions surrounding the goalscoring and special teams.