Lumbus has a way of sucking the life out of players. I don't think they have a single player achieving, let alone overachieving. Just sad, really.
Also, the brass has decided that in order to instill a culture change, they're going to do so with brute force, so Pascal Vincent has been a drill sergeant from the beginning, benching guys no matter what their name or cap hit. But that's obviously not working (and it very rarely does). The only thing that's going to do is drive players--present and future--away from a city that not many want to be in anyway.
I predict the Columbus Blue Jackets will ultimately fail, be sold, and relocate. Where they end up I've no idea.
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