Pace and work are the keys as the Blue Jackets return to Newark for a tilt with the New Jersey Devils
After a third period lapse against the San Jose Sharks that led to a 5 - 3 defeat, the Blue Jackets have been worked hard -- both on the ice and in the video room. John Tortorella is adamant about instilling the need to play with pace for a full sixty minutes, and the only way to do that is to provide repetition and accountability. The structure is there --- the consistency is not.
With an optional morning skate and a bevy of roster moves, the lineup for this evening is a bit of a crap shoot.