All of the season in reviews are done. Now it is time for you to look back and see what you missed. Read every single review and tell us what you think. Just how wrong are we? Sound off and let us know! Each player comes with a pertinent paragraph from their review. A sentence or two that really encapsulates our writer’s feelings.

Forwards

Boone Jenner

“Jenner makes the intangible tangible with his play on the ice. His reputation is perhaps a bit misguided. It doesn’t change the fact that Jenner can score goals with the best in the league. His usage this past year is on par with his career, so the numbers aren’t too big of a surprise. If his current style continues without improvement, Jenner could be exposed as a defensive liability.”

Grade: B

Gregory Campbell

“Campbell was fine. He provided pretty much what you would expect him to provide, although slightly down from past years. Yes, his possession and scoring stats are terrible. But Campbell was tops on the entire CBJ in terms of GA60. That’s really all you expect out of him, to eat up minutes in the defensive zone, not get scored on very much, and (theoretically) allow better players to play more offensive hockey.”

Grade: C-

Cam Atkinson

“A career-best individual season amid an otherwise lame year for the Jackets means that Atkinson was one of the team highlights. He generated a lot of shots, was a top 40 goal scorer, helped win a puppy, and combined with Dubinsky to be a generally effective possession duo. It’s hard to be short on excitement about Cam.”

Grade: A-

William Karlsson

“When thinking of Karlsson in a practical sense, there’s little to be disappointed with, and Jarmo Kekalainen did a great job signing him to a very good contract just a few weeks ago. Karlsson is cheap depth that is trusted on the penalty kill while being an asset at 5v5 play. Compound that with his youth, speed, and economical contract and you have a bottom six player that actually helps your team win hockey games, which is something that NHL teams should cherish more than they do.”

Grade: B

Scott Hartnell 

“The biggest concern is not in past performance, but future performance. Hartnell is already into his 30s, meaning his best days are behind (shooting percentage blips aside). How quickly and how much he drops year-over-year will shape just how valuable his remaining contract seasons will be for the Blue Jackets.”

Grade: B+

Brandon Saad

“All in all, having an All-Star forward still working towards his prime locked in through 2021 bodes well for Columbus, especially on a team nurturing up-and-coming talent like Oliver Bjorkstrand, Sonny Milano and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Saad is obviously a player that demands a spot on the protected list for next year’s expansion draft. Had the Jackets gotten 2014-15 Brandon Saad post-trade they would have been happy, to get 2015-16 Brandon Saad should have them thrilled. 2016-17 and beyond Brandon Saad should be a light of promise indeed.”

Grade: A

Brandon Dubinsky

“As mentioned earlier, we know who Brandon Dubinsky is now. He was nearly as solid as ever, he continued to be remarkably consistent, and with just an average PDO, he could have ended up with a career year. The drop in his shot suppression is slightly worrying and something to watch out for, but with the expected rise in his PDO, that could end up being a wash moving forward. The bigger issue when grading Dubinsky, is where to slot him. If you put him as a tough minutes second line forward, he’s one of the best in the game. But as a top line guy, playing a lot of PP, and asked to put up points, he just didn’t quite have the pop needed.”

Grade: B-

Matt Calvert

“That being said, the fact that Calvert was able to manage his health while still showing his trademark high-energy style play, and stay in the lineup bodes well. A slight rebound in shooting percentage, coupled with improved play from players like William Karlsson and Nick Foligno who were Calvert’s most frequent linemates this season, means that Calvert could up his point totals to reflect his increased games played. Calvert has the opportunity to be one of the key pieces of having four strong lines, and a solid penalty kill similar to the likes of another fan favorite, Mark Letestu.”

Grade: C+

Nick Foligno

“Foligno will be the first to say last year wasn’t what he hoped for individually or for the team. I’m not subtracting (or adding) any points for the “captaincy factor.” There are 20+ adult men on the Jackets roster, and no one man can be accountable for the actions of all. As an ambassador for the team, Foligno always showed up in the community, always spoke to the media after games. Whether the final score was good or bad, Foligno wore the responsibilities of his role to a fault.”

Grade: C

Kerby Rychel

“During the AHL regular season, Rychel was doing well and leading in most rate-centric categories. When the playoffs hit, Rychel only had 6 points in 17 games and left many, including myself, scratching our collective heads. We know that he can score but I don’t think we have a large enough sample size at the NHL level to determine just how good he is at this point in his development.”

AHL Grade: B, NHL Grade: D+

Rene Bourque

“Bourque didn’t have a good year no matter how you slice it, he underperformed through the entirety of his contract and it only continued when he joined the Blue Jackets. 8 points in 49 games isn’t going to cut it and is going to hurt Bourque who still hasn’t been signed this off-season. The Jackets should try to stay far away from Bourque, as they try to move toward a more youth-centric team.”

Grade: F+

Alexander Wennberg

“Putting the right tools around Wennberg can bring out the best in his playmaking ability and a mindset that focuses on shooting the puck can make him closer to being the #1 center that the Blue Jackets desperately need.”

Grade: B-

Defensemen

David Savard

“In an ideal world, the Jackets put Savard’s scoring prowess to use in a sheltered way and on the powerplay. That would help the d-man avoid defensive missteps and play to his strengths. For an effective example of this in use, consider the Pensburgh look at Kris Letang shielding Justin Schultz in the Stanley Cup Final. Letang being an all-world player makes this work, but the idea is certainly worth visiting.”

Grade: D

Ryan Murray

“For a young defencemen still getting his feet wet in the NHL, Murray’s season was fine. He was an average possession player which was hard to do on team that struggled in that regard.  Considering the expectations on him, this season was far from a success. While he and Seth Jones showed flashes of their top pair upside, neither was consistent enough to live up to those lofty expectations. Taking everything into consideration Murray ends up with an average grade.”

Grade: C

Dalton Prout

“Where does this leave the overall Dalton Prout evaluation? In a very confusing place. If Prout finds another Tyutin-like relationship, he could thrive as a valuable shutdown depth d-man. If he ends up in a Johnson situation, the back-end may sink on his watch. The ultimate outcome may have more to do with quality of teammate than Prout himself, a frustratingly open-ended outcome.”

Grade: C+

Fedor Tyutin

“Ultimately, Tyutin’s game fell out of favor with Coach Tortorella and it was clear that even without that scrutiny, his offensive production seemingly evaporated. Tyutin should never be forgotten as a part of Columbus history, but it seems suitable that his time in a Union Blue uniform has concluded”

Grade: D

Jack Johnson

“He will get an opportunity, though, to start the coming year off right with the World Cup of Hockey representing the USA. It is a decision many have scoffed at and for good reason, Johnson didn’t have a year that demands a selection. But that selection isn’t going to be rescinded, and this is an opportunity for him and he needs to grab it if he wants to stick around the league past this next contract.”

Grade: D

Cody Goloubef 

“When facing low expectations it becomes much easier to break past them. Cody Goloubef this past year didn’t reinvent the wheel but he also didn’t flounder when given a chance. In the last year of his contract he will need to step up and be a key player or he won’t be on this team come next season. It is a harsh fact for a player that hasn’t made as big of an impact as expected.”

Grade: C+

Seth Jones

“However, for stepping into a top pair role at age 21, midway through a season, on a new team, I am perfectly pleased with how his season played out. Given a full off-season to adjust, his tremendous talent, and the shooting percentage numbers, I fully expect a monster season from Jones in 2016-17. But for his abbreviated time with the CBJ last year, he was just above average.”

Grade: B

Goaltenders

Sergei Bobrovsky

“The former question is all but impossible to answer. If we follow the Tulsky performance forecast from Bobrovsky’s early career, he projected as an above-average netminder. It’s the exercise I explored in January 2015. The problem? The Russian netminder followed his two best 5-on-5 SV% years with one average year (.925 in 2014-15) and one below average (.915 in 2015-16). Is that a downward trend? Is that 6-game run just a fluke? Can we trust the voodoo of goalie performance enough to forecast success?”

Grade: F

Joonas Korpisalo

“As for last season, his play in the NHL was an A+. He was a fourth string goalie, and getting top ten caliber play for 31 games from the guy in that spot is fantastic. However, Korpisalo was not able to really move up the CBJ depth chart in spite of this, and despite his brilliant play with Columbus, he’s still fighting tooth and nail with Forsberg for the future of the CBJ crease.”

Grade: B+

Curtis McElhinney

“His .914 save percentage in 2014-15 is more of an outlier then anything else and even then, it isn’t great. If the arugment you are standing on to play Mac is built on a below average season, it is already flawed. What we saw from McElhinney this past season is more in line from what we have seen from him in the past and as he begins to grow older, he isn’t going to become a brand new goaltender.”

Grade: D-