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Columbus Blue Jackets (Official Thread)

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The fuck is Torts doing? For all the shit play that’s been thrown out there so far, benching Laine for half the game is fucking stupid.

But that was a fucking sick move from Ros to get the winner.
 
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Fungo Squiggly said:
The fuck is Torts doing? For all the shit play that’s been thrown out there so far, benching Laine for half the game is fucking stupid.

But that was a fucking sick move from Ros to get the winner.
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He keeps this up, and he’s going to force Jarmo’s hand... I get it, you have your idea of the perfect hockey player, but you can’t just bench Columbus’ best winger because he’s not the best defensively. Reduce his ice time by a little, don’t completely bench him.
 
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Fungo Squiggly said:
The fuck is Torts doing? For all the shit play that’s been thrown out there so far, benching Laine for half the game is fucking stupid.

But that was a fucking sick move from Ros to get the winner.
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For Laine, this kind of tough love is new. But veteran Blue Jackets like winger Cam Atkinson -- who has played all six seasons Tortorella has coached in Columbus -- know the benchings could continue until effort and execution improve.

"Torts expects us to play as hard as we can. It doesn't matter who you are, and I think everyone knows that. If you're not giving 100 percent and looking like you're trying, he's going to sit you. It's no secret. That goes for everybody, myself included. I've been that guy plenty of times. He just wants the guys that are gonna work," said Atkinson, who scored on a penalty shot in Monday's victory. "It's not always going to be pretty. You might be playing with a lot of different [linemates]. But for the most part, if we play the right way and stick to our concepts of playing north and forechecking hard, it doesn't matter who you play with."

Atkinson said he spoke to Laine about the benching.

"I sit next to him in the locker room, so we've chatted," Atkinson said. "We're a pretty open group. He knows [what he did wrong]. He'll be the first to admit it. He just has to be better, plain and simple, and he knows it. Expect him to have a big game next game. That's what we have to. Whether you're a new guy or an old guy, we have to hold each other accountable. It doesn't matter who you are or where you play. We have to all buy in."
 
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I think people are making more out of it than it is. Laine is 22. Sometimes showing them where the line is can look very drastic. I doubt it was anything angry or heated.

This will ultimately fall on ATkinson and Foligno to police. Being accountable to the other players is what will fix the issue for the most part. Short of Torts losing the locker room (not an individual player) he's not going anywhere.
 
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Mike80 said:
I think people are making more out of it than it is. Laine is 22. Sometimes showing them where the line is can look very drastic. I doubt it was anything angry or heated.

This will ultimately fall on ATkinson and Foligno to police. Being accountable to the other players is what will fix the issue for the most part. Short of Torts losing the locker room (not an individual player) he's not going anywhere.
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Should be handled in the locker room.

No wonder stars want to leave here.
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
It’s a small sample size but Roslovic seems to be unleashing some untapped talent here.
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So far the "other guy" in the Pierre-Luc Dubois - Patrik Laine trade is working out will well. Jack Roslovic may be one of few players in the NHL where Columbus is his first choice of teams that he wants to play for.

Addition of Roslovic brings smiles to Columbus hockey community

AAA Blue Jackets alum, central Ohio native has retained close ties to his roots

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Roslovic has never forgotten where he came from, even as a first-round draft pick who has spent three full seasons in the NHL. And now, years after he first wore union blue as a member of that AAA program, dreaming of putting on the sweater for the big club at Nationwide Arena, the veteran of 180 NHL games has an even bigger chance to impact the Columbus hockey community after he was acquired in a trade from Winnipeg on Saturday.
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Time will tell how Roslovic fits into the Columbus lineup; he skated with the team at practice starting Monday but remains out of the lineup as he works his way back to NHL speed. But the belief is that this is a place his career can flourish, with even bigger dreams on tap for both Roslovic and the Columbus hockey community.
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Entire article: https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/news/jack-roslovic-represents-columbus-hockey-community/c-320712348
 
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