The New York Islanders register their second of three* one-off road trips (*four if you count Newark) tonight in Columbus, where the league's eyes are watching because of one ominous story, captured nicely in the Dispatch here and already familiar to those checking out the standings:
Today is the 49th birthday of Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards, and he spent part of it answering questions pertaining to his precarious position as the coach of an 0-6 hockey team and the whirlwind of doubt that surrounds it.
Whatever you think of a coach, a team, or its players, this is not a fun situation to be in.