Posts About "John Tortorella"
Lack of Consistency Sends Blue Jackets to Brink
May 5th, 2019 The third period on Saturday night between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Boston Bruins will go down as one for the ages. The period started 1-0. It ended 4-3 in regulation for the Bruins. Those 10 minutes in the third were wild. From goals to a long replay review, from momentum swings to David Pastrnak making his mark on the series,...
Tortorella & Blue Jackets Ready for Showdown With Bruins
April 25th, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Tortorella was being battered on social media a month or so ago by doubters who thought his act had gotten stale in Columbus. The 60-year-old Tortorella, the argument went, was having trouble getting his message across to a team t...
Blue Jackets Bonded By Trust
April 13th, 2019 Raise your hand if you thought the Blue Jackets would come home with a 2-0 lead on the Tampa Bay Lightning. Put your hand down, you liar. The Blue Jackets did the almost unthinkable and won the first two games at Amalie Arena, including a decisive 5-1 win in Game 2 on Friday night. The question on the minds of many is how did this...
Blue Jackets Answer Bell, But Work Remains
March 31st, 2019 At the most desperate time of the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets answered the bell. They are now in prime position to clinch an Eastern Conference playoff spot this week as early as Tuesday. Pierre-Luc Dubois scored and added two assists. Oliver Bjorkstrand scored in his fifth straight game. Nick Foligno and Josh Anderson each...
Blue Jackets Have A Lot of Explaining To Do
March 23rd, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets don't have much to celebrate these days. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Blue Jackets' Offense Fails Them in Pittsburgh
March 7th, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets proved an age-old adage in the game of hockey on Thursday night. You don't win games when you score zero goals. Despite a better effort in many areas of the game, the Blue Jackets failed to beat Matt Murray on any of their 25 shots and lost a 3-0 decision to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Who would have thought a...