The obvious question now: Will the Blue Jackets make a drastic move and fire head coach Todd Richards?
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“It’s been tough. I’ve never been in a position like this before”, he said. They opened their season with six straight losses, fired coach Terry Murray 47 games into the season, and not only snuck into the playoffs, but also advanced to the second round.
“There’s nothing available that fits our plans, or the price is so steep that… you can’t do that”, Kekalainen said.
“I still think we have a good team”.
“We still believe in this team”. Not only have they yet to win, they’ve let to lose by one.
That Richards survived the weekend was considered a surprise by many around the league.
The Columbus Blue Jackets attempt to hold off the New York Rangers.
As of this weekend, the Vancouver Canucks had not been asked by any National Hockey League team for permission to speak with Tortorella, who was sacked as Canucks coach in May 2014, but remains under contract with them through 2017-18.
We’re not even two weeks into the season, and Columbus is already six points out of the playoff picture. They finished the season 6-39-5. 835 save percentage in five starts. Greiss has allowed two or less goals in seven of his last 10 outings.
But he’s had no support, either.
Saad, who was playing in Chicago for the first time since his offseason trade from the Blackhawks to the Blue Jackets, was honored during the first television timeout.
Richards knows he must do something to provide stability in his own end. At the time it seemed like the win-less record was more a result of bad luck and a soon to end slow start in goal for Sergei Bobrovsky, and if Columbus continued to play the same way things would inevitably get better.
“It’s different being on the other side”, Saad said following a 4-1 loss to the Blackhawks. That’s the state of this Blue Jackets defensive corps.
It’s no surprise that LSU is 5-0 as preseason I thought they’d be undefeated heading into the Alabama game (on November 7th). “You’re seeing guys taking it on themselves to be the difference, and that can go badly, too”.
We could talk till the cows come home about the talent on this roster, the strength of the process, and all the things that should be leading to better results. Only this time he was across from them.
The Blue Jackets have been a roller coaster since the start of last season, injuries be damned.
The 1983-84 Capitals had an even more improbable season.
– Dubinsky was out with an illness.
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1* LSU (7:00 ET): If interested, I’d bet this one quickly.
