Posts About "John Tortorella"
Anthony Duclair Doin' Early Work in Columbus
November 10th, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets got their first chance this season to play the Washington Capitals Friday night. This was their first game since the Capitals came back from a 2-0 hole in their playoff series before going on to win the Stanley Cup. While that series still leaves a sour taste in the mouths of the Blue Jackets, Friday was an...
Don't Count Out Sonny Milano
November 3rd, 2018 Once again, Sonny Milano finds himself heading to Cleveland. On Saturday afternoon, the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that Milano was assigned to the AHL's Cleveland Monsters. The team had to make a move with center Brandon Dubinsky coming off of injured reserve and set to play in Los Angeles. The roster was at 24. Someone had to...
Will the Real Columbus Blue Jackets Please Stand Up?
October 24th, 2018 Just who are these Columbus Blue Jackets? After a pair of 4-1 losses, it's a question that must be considered even if it's early in the season. They considered themselves a Stanley Cup contender coming into the season. They've been anything but in the early going. The Blue Jackets played well against Chicago before a fluky goal and...
Good & Bad of Blue Jackets' Opening Games
October 6th, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets managed a split of their first two games of the season. It took overtime Thursday, but thanks to Artemi Panarin, they skated out of Little Caesars Arena with a 3-2 win. But then Friday in front of a sell-out home crowd, the Blue Jackets couldn't find their offense and lost 3-1. What did we learn from these...
7 Blue Jackets' Preseason Thoughts
September 29th, 2018 The eyes of the hockey world remain on the Columbus Blue Jackets. That won't change all season so long as Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky are with the team. Friday night's game did absolutely nothing to change that. Panarin recorded 2-2-4 and Bobrovsky allowed six goals but when it mattered at the end, kept the Pittsburgh Penguins...
2018-19 Columbus Blue Jackets Season Preview
September 15th, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets enter this new hockey season with one goal and one goal only in mind: Win the Stanley Cup. That's all and that's it. Given the current state of the franchise, the time is now. Gone are the days of simply making the playoffs being good enough. That's just step one. As coach John Tortorella says, the real stuff...
