On Tuesday Bruce Garrioch a reporter for the Ottawa Sun and NHL insider took a look at the Columbus Blue Jackets situation. Garrioch has heard that the Blue Jackets' major struggles have led ownership to consider a major roster overhaul.
With the Blue Jackets open for business a major shakeup of some kind is likely in the cards before the end of the season. Whether it is Patrik Laine, Johnny Gaudreau or another piece the core will be shaken up.
Garrioch also speculated that the players on the ice might not be the only thing changing soon in Columbus.
As Garrioch continued talking about the Blue Jackets he mentioned the several missteps taken by the Blue Jackets front office over the last two years. The latest is the handling of the Mike Babcock hiring and ensuing scandal.
Garrioch believes that both John Davidson and Jarmo Kekalainen could be soon out of a job.
If Kekalainen and Davidson are making moves to save their jobs they could take some drastic steps. The Blue Jackets need to be careful to not let personnel on their way out of the organization jeopardize the future of the team.
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POLL | ||
DÉCEMBRE 17 | 113 ANSWERS Metro Team Places Nearly Their Entire Roster On The Trade Block Will the Columbus Blue Jackets fire their front office this year? | ||
Yes | 84 | 74.3 % |
No | 29 | 25.7 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Patrik Laine | 3 | - | 3 | |
Nick Paul | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Teuvo Teravainen | - | 3 | 3 | |
Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jake Guentzel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Elias Lindholm | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Ilya Mikheyev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Rickard Rakell | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Juraj Slafkovsky | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Michael Bunting | - | 2 | 2 | |
Cole Caufield | - | 2 | 2 | |
Filip Forsberg | - | 2 | 2 | |
Vladislav Gavrikov | - | 2 | 2 | |
Shayne Gostisbehere | - | 2 | 2 | |
Jack Hughes | - | 2 | 2 | |
Lane Hutson | - | 2 | 2 | |
Kirill Marchenko | - | 2 | 2 | |
Steven Stamkos | - | 2 | 2 | |
Nick Suzuki | - | 2 | 2 | |
Josh Anderson | 1 | - | 1 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 32 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 45 | |
Capitals | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 44 | |
Wild | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 44 | |
Golden Knights | 31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 43 | |
Devils | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 43 | |
Maple Leafs | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 40 | |
Panthers | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 40 | |
Hurricanes | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 39 | |
Kings | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 39 | |
Stars | 30 | 19 | 11 | - | 38 | |
Conference | Cumulative |