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Jackets Tumbling

Been sick so away from the computer. Thanks for the email from Janie. Amazes me that people notice when you stop posting; her was concern nice to read. Back to hockey (c:

At the same time as my illness, the Blue Jackets have cooled off from their hot January. They continue to score at a decent clip, but the defense has faltered. A continued weakness is the power play. Too many goals allowed and not enough conversions when they have the extra man.

On Saturday, the negative trends all came forward. Nashville was a decent 2-4 on the power play while Columbus was 0-4. Nash and Zherdev scored, but the team fell 5-2. Berard's injury is hurting the team now like Nash's injuries did earlier this season.