The Columbus Blue Jackets lost their first game in 2019 but are still 7-3-1 in their last eleven games. Not bad at all!
The only problem is that the teams around the Jackets in the standings, the Islanders, Penguins, and Capitals, are all playing better and have actually made up ground on the Jackets. That dumbfounding fact has to be dragging down the locker room but there is no time for self pity.
The Jackets turn around after last night’s 4-2 loss in Carolina to take on the plucky Florida Panthers in Sunrise. Before the game I sat down with the fantastic Danny Janicas of TheRatTrick.