The Blue Jackets were indeed a different team on Thursday night. With a new head coach behind the bench, the team came out flying and fought back, ultimately earning an important regulation win over the Calgary Flames.
With defenseman Damon Severson becoming a late scratch due to illness, the Jackets were down 7 of their lineup regulars last night. That did not matter.
They came storming out of the gate, taking the lead just 3:57 into the game; then extending it to 2-0 at 13:24 of the first period. They took that lead into the first intermission, but it was pretty obvious that it was no fluke last night.