Zak MacMillan: CBJ— B2B Shocks and How This Team is the Laughing Stock of the Metro!

Eh em. Have you forgotten about our capped out team fresh off a 13 game losing streak. With a 10 game losing streak in the bank before that!

Zak,

Are you feeling alright?

Even with the awful play the CBJ is 23rd in the league with a record of 20-22 (or 20-21-1).

They are in essence a .500 team, without a lot of loser points to buck up their point total. All this during a rebuild year with tons of young players and major injuries. What did you expect this year.

Near the end of the season with a very tough schedule the team will sink into the abyss and the young players tire out and a few trades weaken the team. And while they have a lot of problems there are 3 teams below them in the Metro and the CBJ has games in hand against two of them (the Islanders have four games in hand on them).

It's an ugly year but not close to your blog here.

Zak - I agree with jkumpire - you're way off base with the "laughing stock" assessment of the BlueJackets.
After Jarmo's much needed changing of the old guard that began at the TDL last season, and continuing at the draft, there was no expectation of a magical turn-around this season.
Before this season began I predicted a point total of 78-84, and I feel it will be closer to the bottom number, as I don't expect the BlueJackets to play at .500 for the last half of the season. The grind will wear down Sillinger, Chinahkov, Boquist, and Bean.
Sure - some games they look completely lost, and others they hit on all cylinders. Hitting on all cylinders will become more of the "norm" as we turn to next season.

If the BlueJackets are a laughing stock - how do you describe the Flyers and Devils ? Both with worse records, goal differential than the BlueJackets. I shudder to imagine what you think about the Sabres, Senators, and Canadiens, in the Atlantic !!

Zak - I agree with jkumpire - you're way off base with the "laughing stock" assessment of the BlueJackets.
After Jarmo's much needed changing of the old guard that began at the TDL last season, and continuing at the draft, there was no expectation of a magical turn-around this season.
Before this season began I predicted a point total of 78-84, and I feel it will be closer to the bottom number, as I don't expect the BlueJackets to play at .500 for the last half of the season. The grind will wear down Sillinger, Chinahkov, Boquist, and Bean.
Sure - some games they look completely lost, and others they hit on all cylinders. Hitting on all cylinders will become more of the "norm" as we turn to next season.

If the BlueJackets are a laughing stock - how do you describe the Flyers and Devils ? Both with worse records, goal differential than the BlueJackets. I shudder to imagine what you think about the Sabres, Senators, and Canadiens, in the Atlantic !!
- birdie03

they can score on average more than 3 goals ...sure ok cool, but they surrender 6 to 8 in return , not sure what Larson is thinking but this team is not designed nor has the personnel to execute what he's seeking, clearly they are trying to do some up-tempo possession that just isn't there .