Not a lot of Jackets news this past week, so many of us were looking forward to our weekly roundtable. Finally, we could do a deep dive into the Blue Jackets. Here was our topic:
@BuckeyeStHockey biggest individual disappointments from this year and chance of a turn around…
— Jacob Fischer (@theBearFisch) April 20, 2016
Away we go…
Jeremy Crowe (@307x):
My biggest Columbus Blue Jackets disappointment this year was how difficult it was to be a fan of the team. From the piss-poor start, to the coaching change, and the borderline unwatchable, unstructured, undisciplined hockey being played all season, it was a real test of patience. As a relatively new Blue Jackets fan, it was a kick in the pants. I came to the team while expectations were high, that the team was being built to be a contender within a few seasons. Now, three years later, they’re 27th in the league, with a “troublesome” cap situation, a defense that Isn’t Good Enough yet has been re-signed with raises, and a forward group of average-to-slightly-above-average role players without an identifiable system to play in. Just where is the team headed? Is this the management and player group that is going to bring success to Columbus? How will the team get out of this cap crunch? These are not the questions that we should be asking at this stage, and that is a huge disappointment.
Brett “Bert” Ireland (@RockmanHalo):
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