Posts About "John Tortorella"
Blue Jackets' Special Teams Finally Clicking Together
November 30th, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets desperately needed a win Friday night against their rival the Pittsburgh Penguins. Thanks to a dominant performance in special teams, they got just that. Gus Nyquist recorded his first hat trick with the Blue Jackets and captain Nick Foligno added two goals including a power-play goal to power the Blue...
Blue Jackets Face Tough End of 2019
November 29th, 2019 U.S. Thanksgiving is over. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, that means trying to find their way back into the playoff race before the mountain gets too big. Their upcoming schedule does them no favors. If they are to start back on the right track, the Blue Jackets are going to have to beat some of the best competition in the league....
Blue Jackets Find Early Power Play Success with Paul MacLean
November 25th, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets have finally hired a new power play coach. Paul MacLean officially took over the job on Thursday before the Blue Jackets matched up against the Detroit Red Wings. This has been a topic of debate over the past few seasons with many fans in Columbus begging for a change. Their wish came true as Brad Larsen is...
Blue Jackets Have a Goaltending Dilemma
November 24th, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets did just about everything right on Satruday night at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg. They scored three power-play goals for the first time since March 2018. They controlled much of the game otherwise. Despite the score being 3-3 late in the third, they were at least on their way to a road point. And then in the...
Columbus Blue Jackets First-Quarter Grades
November 21st, 2019 We are officially one-fourth of the way through the 2019-20 season. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, it was a period of ups and downs. After their 5-4 win against the Detroit Red Wings Thursday night, the Blue Jackets finish the first quarter at 9-8-4. Needless to say there is a lot of room for improvement. So what grades did the...
Inside Josh Anderson's Atrocious Start
November 10th, 2019 It's no secret that the Columbus Blue Jackets are struggling early in this new season. When most of your top players are having trouble with even some of the simplest things, you know the issues run deep. But there is no player off to a worse start on the Blue Jackets this season than Josh Anderson. His struggles couldn't have come...
