It was interesting Wednesday to hear John Tortorella say getting the Columbus Blue Jackets turned around this season won't require him to reinvent the wheel, because Tortorella will have to show he has reinvented himself in order to guide his new team out of its early-season slump.
Tortorella took over for Todd Richards as Blue Jackets coach on Wednesday, a reflection of Columbus' 0-7-0 start to what was a once promising season filled with high expectations.
Tortorella said his job is to get the Blue Jackets back to playing to their identity as an aggressive, straight ahead, quick and hard team.