The Athletic: The mojo has gone missing
#CBJ lose early 2-0 lead on three bad-bounce / greasy #Isles goals in second, lose 4-3 in OT before a packed Nationwide
“They know we’re playing good hockey. You’ve just got to fight through it.” - coach Rick Bowness
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The Athletic: #CBJ come flying out of the gate, but old friends Joonas Korpisalo (36 saves) and Sean Kuraly (game-winning goal) lead #NHLBruins to a 4-2 win in TD Garden
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The Athletic: Bleary eyed. Possibly missing his luggage.
After celebrating the “best moment in my life” and 3 days of partying following a Team USA gold, #CBJ Zach Werenski is back in NHL mode.
Includes Werenski comments on controversial response to Trump joke.
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The Athletic: #CBJ stretch drive primer: What to expect, what to know as playoff push resumes
Blue Jackets resume play on Thursday in Boston, needing a strong finish to end a five-year playoff drought
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#CBJ Zach Werenski had, by his standard, relatively low ice time at @Olympics, playing 16:23/game, including 12:10 in the gold-medal game.
It's unclear if he'll join the club on Wednesday or Thursday in Boston, but #CBJ coach Rick Bowness had fun when asked about Werenski today:
The Athletic: Blue Jackets’ Zach Werenski won’t be the same after winning gold with Team USA in Italy, two-time gold medal winner Rick Nash said.
“To win a game like that, yeah, it’s something big you carry with you.”
#CBJ
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The Athletic: Blue Jackets Monday Gathering
1. Zach Werenski’s #CBJ mates revel in gold medal, the Gaudreau tribute
2. GM Don Waddell takes patient approach w UFAs
3. Take 5, Mason Marchment
4. Snacks: #CBJ shutout streak, Ford staying put, new plane, etc.
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When does #CBJ practice begin on Sunday? Good question.
#CBJ players (most of them) will gather at Nationwide Arena early in the morning to watch the USA - Canada gold medal game.
Coach Rick Bowness, as excited as anybody, said practice will start 45 minutes after the game ends.
The Athletic: As the Olympics play on, #CBJ get back to work - sans Zach Werenski - today in Nationwide.
Coach Rick Bowness can further put his stamp on #CBJ w six practices in the next eight days.
A mighty challenge awaits when they resume play Feb. 26.
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Told #CBJ granted permission for assistant coach Scott Ford to interview during the break with Brown U. for its men's hockey vacancy.
Further conversations coming b/w GM Don Waddell and coach Rick Bowness if Ford is offered the job.
@MarkDivver first reported Brown/Ford talks.
#CBJ Zach Werenski opened scoring for Team USA on Sunday in a 5-1 win over Germany.
Werenski’s goal is the first-ever for USA by a #CBJ player, and the first goal by a Jackets’ player in the Olympics since Feb. 24, 2010, when Rick Nash scored in Canada’s 7-3 win over Russia.
The two #CBJ Olympians - Zach Werenski (USA) and Elvis Merzlikins (Latvia) - face each other today in the Olympic opener for both countries. Puck drop in about 30 minutes.
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#CBJ confirm that F Sean Monahan left Saturday’s win in St. Louis due to illness, not as a result of the first-period hit by #StlBlues Brayden Schenn.
Apparently, a sickness has been creeping about the room lately. Mathieu Olivier was able to play through it on Friday in Chicago.
The Athletic: Blue Jackets’ Jet Greaves “absolutely huge” as #CBJ hold on, barely, for 5-3 win over #stlblues
#CBJ, winners of 9 of 10, have jumped to ninth in East, only four points out of a playoff spot.
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The Athletic: Blue Jackets’ Jet Greaves “absolutely huge” as #CBJ hold on, barely, for 5-3 win over #stlblues
#CBJ, winners of 9 of 10, have jumped to ninth in East, only four points out of a playoff spot.
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The Athletic: Sean Monahan’s clutch goal, with just 3:28 remaining and only 1:18 after #CBJ surrendered a two-goal lead, helps the Blue Jackets pull away from #LetsGoFlyers
Jackets jump 3 teams in standings, improve to 6-1 under Rick Bowness with 5-3 win.
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The Athletic: Mason Marchment’s third career hat trick, and big nights from Adam Fantilli and Charlie Coyle buoy Blue Jackets in 8-5 win over #GoBolts.
#CBJ have won six of their last seven, now 5-1-0 under coach Rick Bowness
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The Athletic: Jet Greaves’ 28-save shutout makes Zach Werenski’s early goal stand, and #CBJ cap Charlie Coyle’s 1,000th-game celebration with a 1-0 win over #TexasHockey
“It’s a big night for Charlie. We love that we won the game for him.” - Rick Bowness
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The Athletic: Rick Bowness trying to light a fire under #CBJ players after costly slow starts
“Listen, no one forced them to sign these contracts. They signed a pro contract to be a pro hockey player. All right, there’s responsibility that comes with it.”
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The Athletic: Elvis Merzlikins, quirky as ever, back in good graces under new #CBJ coach Rick Bowness
Merzlikins’ puck-in-play water break vs. #LetsGoPens might be a first.
“I told the guys, I’ve been around the league 50 years and I’ve never seen that.”
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The Athletic: Blue Jackets Monday Gathering
1. Rick Bowness exudes contagious confidence - what you need to know
2. Charlie Coyle on milestone watch this week
3. Snacks: 14 coaches, (not quite) 25 seasons; Kirill Marchenko finally stopped; #CBJ trivia, etc
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The Athletic: Veterans Boone Jenner (Gordie Howe hat trick) and Charlie Coyle (two goals) lead #CBJ to 5-3 win over #Flames in coach Rick Bowness’ debut
Bowness: “Their job is to come and compete. And my eyes told me tonight that we competed very hard.”
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The Athletic: Blue Jackets Monday Gathering
1. GM Don Waddell’s “most frustrating year”
2. Mathieu Olivier v. Ryan Reaves fight steeped in mutual respect
3. Snacks: Erik Gudbranson update, Dmitri Voronkov’s OT winner, Egor Zamula’s decision, trivia, etc.
#CBJ
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The Athletic: Dmitri Voronkov scores game-winning, power-play goal in OT as #CBJ end rough road trip with 3-2 win over #TusksUp
#CBJ played almost the entire game with five defensemen after Denton Mateychuk was injured early
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The Athletic: Can a shutout loss be a moral victory? For the slumping Blue Jackets against the scorching #GoAvsGo on Saturday, it sure sounded like it
#CBJ lost 4-0 in Bell Arena, now need a win Sunday in Salt Lake City to avoid a dreadful 4-game road trip
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It’s what hockey players say when they’re getting it handed to them. It’s more palatable to them than calling out teammates, and sounds much better than “we’re not good enough.”
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The Athletic: #CBJ seem powerless to stop #VegasBorn once they awakened after a slow start, fall 5-3 in T-Mobile
“It comes down to how hard you’re going to compete and how bad you want it, and I think that’s the biggest thing,” veteran center Sean Monahan
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