As we work on summing up the 2014-2015 season here at The Cannon, we wanted to take a look back at the stories that defined this season for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
There's no doubt that this season had some incredible ups and downs - and trying to determine the biggest ones was a real challenge.
The most difficult part, really, wasn't finding them - it was narrowing it down to just five.
1) The Johansen Contract
Though there were a few other pieces of news in the offseason - the Scott Hartnell trade in particular - the dominant storyline through the summer and into training camp was the contract battle between Ryan Johansen and the club, with a number of public broadsides being unleashed between Blue Jackets president John Davidson and Johansen's agent, Kurt Overhardt.