Will anyone step up? The last game in Dallas was the Blue Jackets last road win back on November 19… and that’s really really bad. If the losing streak continues and the team does not step up, GM Scott Howson will be forced to make some tough decisions after the Christmas holiday.
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If it wasn’t Christmas break, I’d probably consider not staying up if this one gets ugly. But rather than throw the team under the bus before they take the ice, its times like these that it can’t hurt to be hopeful. 7 game losing streaks aren’t good for anyone’s psyche, the team, management, fans. When I called up some buddies to come over and watch the game tonight it was more of “come over and hang out, and probably watch the Jackets lose”. Quite a different tone than a season ago.
The good news among all the negativity is that even after tonight there are still 44 games (a possible 88 points) remaining, over half of the season. I strongly believe that they can turn it around and quickly, but it is very difficult to predict what will actually happen in the near future.
It seems that every recent visit to Dallas has been a big deal dating back to last season when the CBJ opened with an overtime victory, then in December Derick Brassard had his infamous fight that knocked him out for the season. So far this year we had the mess of James Neal showing how classy of a player he is:
Dorsett is out for some time still with his broken hand and will not be able to get revenge himself, but the Dispatch had an interesting article about Jared Boll and his best friend whom he may have to go after tonight.
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Team Belarus announced their Olympic Roster today. Here’s the schedule of various nations releasing their rosters:
Bring home a win for Christmas!
