It has been a rough start to the season for the Columbus Blue Jackets, losing each of their first three games by three goals. Tonight was their first game of the season against a team that didn’t make the playoffs last season. In addition, these Vancouver Canucks also started 0-3-0 on a long road trip to start the season, and had blown a multi-goal lead in each one. One team was going to leave the arena with reason for hope, and one would be facing more pressure to crawl out of a deepening hole.
Luckily for us, it was the Blue Jackets who won the day, but they didn’t make it easy.