My biggest take away impression from tonight's 4-2 loss against the Rangers, is that John Tortorella used his rookie players to play Rangers hockey against the Rangers. That New York won that battle shouldn't be surprising. That the Blue Jackets youngsters kept pace with that should be informative. So in the end, for a seasoned ticket holder (yow!) it was a fun game to watch, while cherishing a high draft pick. Anything in the top 4 will work just fine; can you say Tkachuk?
Which is irony, writ large. Our faithful beat writers for the Columbus Dispatch, Aaron Portzline and Mike Arace remember well when Keith Tkachuk ruined Kevin Dineen's knee, finishing the old Hartford Whaler's career while he was playing with the CBJ.