Blue Days in Columbus

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS


Another year, another early round of golf for the Columbus Blue Jackets.  Seemingly every year, the Blue Jackets are unable to make any noise in the playoff race.  The perpetual need for a first line center hasn't hindered Rick Nash's ability to score, but it sure would be a nice thing to have, particularly since there is no second option on offense.  Year in and year out, it's been Nash and a bunch of question marks.  Two years ago, Steve Mason looked like the answer in goal.  Now, it seems like he could be destined for backup duty after another subpar year.  Speaking of disappointments, Nikita Filatov was supposed to stick on the Blue Jackets squad this year.  Instead, he spent most of the season in the minors and now, Blue Jackets fans are wondering if he is just another in a long line of first round busts.  And on the subject of busts, there's this:

A jersey so horrible that the schedule for when the team would be wearing them was taken down after a couple of weeks from when it was first introduced and just might be scrapped after this post-season.