Posts About "John Tortorella"
Blue Jackets Facing January Judgment
January 5th, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets ended 2018 on a high note. They started 2019 on a scary low note Friday night in Raleigh. The Hurricanes raced out to a 3-0 lead and then held on to defeat the Blue Jackets 4-2. The key word in that last sentence was raced. The Hurricanes controlled the play and did whatever they wanted the first half of the...
Sergei Bobrovsky Shining at Christmas Time
December 23rd, 2018 Another year, another chance for Columbus Blue Jackets' goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to show why he's one of the best goalies in the world. At a time when the Blue Jackets needed a lift thanks to some inconsistency in the lineup, Bobrovsky rose up this week and lifted them to a 4-0-0 record helping them keep pace with the Washington...
Blue Jackets Showing Some Signs of Life
December 16th, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets had a real opportunity this week to bank some points against some weaker opponents. This was the perfect way to move on from an embarrassing 4-0 loss to the Washington Capitals last Saturday while trying to find their way on home ice. This week proved to be tougher than some anticipated, with the Blue Jackets...
Evaluating John Tortorella at 1,200 NHL Games
November 29th, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets and head coach John Tortorella have a funny thing in common. They each started in the year 2000. Of course the Blue Jackets began play at Nationwide Arena along with tonight's opponent, the Minnesota Wild. That was the same year Tortorella started out as a head coach. Now 1,200 games later, all...
The Blue Jackets Real Problem With the Penguins
November 25th, 2018 Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena started well for the Columbus Blue Jackets. But as has been the norm in recent times, it didn't end well. Pittsburgh Penguins' newcomer Tanner Pearson scored and noted Blue Jackets' killer Jake Guentzel added a hat trick to lift the Penguins to a 4-2 win. The win was the Penguins' sixth consecutive...
Young Blue Jackets Conquer Another Important Lesson
November 24th, 2018 If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. The Columbus Blue Jackets did just that on Friday night at a sold-out Nationwide Arena. Josh Anderson scored twice, Cam Atkinson scored a beautiful short-handed goal to lead the Blue Jackets to a 4-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Markus Hannikainen added an insurance goal while...
