We've talked about it at The Cannon. The plight of the Columbus Blue Jackets can be summed up in one succinct word: Inconsistent. Consistently inconsistent is even better.
This is barely a fringe playoff team that, as of today, has a 31.2% chance of making the playoffs according to HockeyReference.com. But after Jarmo Kekäläinen gave Cam Atkinson a seven-year, $41.125 million contract in November, I don't see the full-blown firesale that some may be hoping for.
Second WC is on about an 88 point pace.