John Tortorella and his coaching staff talked before Saturday night’s game about the importance of this particular game. He called it a “culture game” for his young team – how would they respond after a lopsided loss in Boston two nights ago?
In short, he saw some good and some bad, but more good than bad. The Blue Jackets went for another one of their offensive outbursts, scoring eight times against the St. Louis Blues in an 8-4 win at Nationwide Arena.
They broke a 1-1 tie wide open with six unanswered goals but hit a few bumps along the way, and it wasn’t just Tortorella letting it be known after the game.
The players were cognizant of their inconsistent play in this game. They scored eight goals (and have 21 goals in their last three home games), but they did not defend as they have in recent games and felt they gave the Blues a few free ones.
Not often would you think the goaltender to be a major story in this type of game, but Sergei Bobrovsky held it together for the Blue Jackets on more than a few occasions. He made 33 saves and bailed his team out in a sluggish second period, and didn’t have much of a chance on any of St. Louis’ four goals, all of which came on the power play.
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