Brave Blue Jackets Show They're "Serious About Victories" – The Athletic



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What about Jarmo?

This is the comment most often received in my inbox on Saturday night and Sunday morning by leaders of rival teams in the NHL, who finally greeted Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen.

"He's built a team for the playoffs, I do not blame him, it's bold, but I think he's making the right choice," said Sunday a team leader from the West Conference.

Fat, well, because the Jackets were not even in a playoff spot just when they had Matt Duchene on Friday. Then they doubled the return to Ottawa and got Ryan Dzingel on Saturday night.

And there is also Artemis Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky, stars of UFA …

"Panarin and Bobrovsky have placed Jarmo in an extremely unenviable position," said Sunday a leader of the Eastern Conference team. "Nobody in the industry would have criticized him for selling his assets and waiting for better times. However, he decided to go all out.

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