Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941 a day which will live in infamy. December 7, 2022 is a night of infamy for the Columbus Blue Jackets, featuring one of the worst periods of hockey I have ever witnessed, and that’s saying something.
What makes that six goal first period even more painful is that the game was nationally televised on TNT. We don’t get many of these games, and instead of impressing the hockey world, we were a punchline for the intermission panel. They talked about how Buffalo had come into the game winning just four of their last 15, but then Rick Tocchet pointed out they didn’t get to play Columbus in that span.