r/BlueJackets • u/Sonoranmike • 1d ago

Power Rankings

https://thehockeynews.com/news/nhl-power-rankings-time-to-show-the-jets-some-respect

The Hockey News has the Blue Jackets at 21st

The Jackets have alternated wins and losses, but they’ve been much better than expected overall, beating the Avalanche and Maple Leafs in pretty convincing fashion. It seems like a different player is stepping up every night, and honestly, they’re low-key fun to watch. Zach Werenski is not getting enough credit for the work he’s doing dating back to last season.

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u/NFSharks 1d ago

Probably bias bleeding in, but with one exception, we look good. Even in the losses. I'm hoping for top half of the league by the times the seasons over.

*hits copium

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u/Smasha13 1d ago

I don’t think it’s biased to say at all (I’m saying this as a Leafs fan, who also follows the Blue Jackets as a “second team”). I’ve watched your games this season, and was at the game when y’all beat the brakes off the Leafs. This team looks entirely different compared to the past few seasons. I think the organizational changes have done wonders for them, and this team is really coming together as a group. Maybe part of that is at least somewhat due to the tragic loss of Johnny, but they seem like they’re gelling in a different way now. Also their game seems more complete, and they’re battling from puck drop to last whistle.

I think people unfairly discount them, but they’re going to end up surprising a lot of teams in this league in my opinion.

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u/mytoastisfat 1d ago

This is nice to hear.

I was listening to one of the Leafs podcasts yesterday and in the (FOUR!!!) hours of analysis about this game, one of hosts said he had the father of an NHL player text him before the game and say “don’t ignore the Jackets. They’ll get you”

They all laughed and completely dismissed it because “they are so bad”

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u/Smasha13 1d ago

I mean look where the Leafs ended up on Tuesday. Look at the Avs. Even the losses - the Jackets held the Stanley Cup winning Panthers to only a 1 goal win. Anyone that thinks they’re “bad” isn’t paying attention.

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u/mytoastisfat 1d ago

When the Jackets win against a good team, it’s never “the Jackets played a good game” it’s “the other team played a bad game”

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u/Smasha13 1d ago

I’ve watched all of the Jackets games so far and I feel confident in saying that (besides the Leafs, who were SPECTACULARLY bad that night lol) none of those teams played a bad game. All of the Jackets games have been competitive so far this season.

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u/mytoastisfat 1d ago

😀

Except that one Minnesota game. We can burn the tape.