While the expectations aren’t high for the Blue Jackets, and they’ve done a good job of spreading the offense between numerous names. Gaudreau led the Blue Jackets in scoring

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1. Denton Mateychuk impressed in his NHL debut. Perhaps the Blue Jackets’ top prospect, the defenseman took the ice against the Canadiens and recorded 18:36 minutes of ice-time, which was eighth on the team, and earned a spot on the second power-play unit.

With Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine returning to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets, it was sure to create tension. Laine poured gasoline on the fire with his recent comments about the Blue Jackets organization.

They're going into the break on one of those highs we talked about, having won 2 of 3 and getting points in the last three. The Jackets currently sit 5th in the Metro, 10th in the East, and 21st in the league with 34 points,

Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine had some critical words for his former teammates on the Columbus Blue Jackets. Laine opened up with Blue Jackets reporter Aaron Portzlline yesterday, expressing his reasons for wanting a trade out of Columbus: “I feel like we were just doing the same thing year after year,