The past eight days have seemed like a bad dream to everybody associated with the Blue Jackets -- front office, coaches, players and fans. From the inexplicable 1:17 collapse in an otherwise solid effort against the Rangers to entirely listless efforts against Ottawa, Buffalo and Toronto, the gulf between the known talent and the actual performance is vast. Technical analysis of the play reveals a series of flaws -- frequent passes to nowhere, excessive puck watching, allowing too much time and space in the defensive zone, poor gaps between forwards and defensemen. Sergei Bobrovsky -- the literal and figurative last line of defense -- has not lived up to his usual standards.
A Crisis of Confidence
