Welcome to another edition to of Cannon City Quotables.
Last night, the Columbus Blue Jackets were in action against the Tampa Bay Lightning, looking for their first win at home.
The Blue Jackets were looking to bounce back after a disappointing loss against the Colorado Avalanche. That had the players and coaches feeling that they needed to be better and put in a full 60 minute effort. Well last night, despite having another goal disallowed, they were able to find a way to win and earn their first win on home ice this season.
Now, let's take a look at some of the quotes from the players and coaches from the game.
Columbus Blue Jackets:
Dean Evason: Head Coach
- Happy with the compete level
- Feels it was a nice bounce back from the last game
- Coaching staff worked with players to engage them
- Feels the players took accountability after the loss against the Avalanche
- Loved his team's engagement level all game
- Happy that the team overcame the disallowed goal
- Feels the team can build off this game
Jet Greaves: 22/24, .917 SV%
- Felt his team was very solid
- Team worked & talked about a lot things over the last 48 hours
- Mentioned that the team played great for 60 minutes
- Credited Olivier for getting the group engaged
- Severson's goal was huge, changed the mood of the team
- Praised Olivier - "he means so much to us"
- Really appreciates his teammates efforts to stick up for him
Kirill Marchenko: 1 G, +1, 5 S, 1 H, 18:11 TOI
- Team played very hard
- Felt that the team had to grown up and they did
- Mentioned how important it is to win 50/50 puck battles
- Praised the team's compete level
- Didn't feel there much panic in the locker room over the last 48 hours
- Felt the team played well in 4/5 games this season
Damon Severson: 1 G, +1, 1 S, 1 H, 19:32 TOI
- Way better compete level than the other night
- Hard on pucks, which helps win the game
- Jenner & Olivier's fights got the team engaged
- Felt the team had a full team effort
- Felt they protected the lead very well
- Praised Jet Greaves for his saves in the 3rd
- Tying the game heading into the intermission changed the course of the game
- Mateychuk was very good, felt he deserved the promotion in the game
- Team's message was be aggressive, but also be smart
Tampa Bay Lightning:
Jon Cooper: Head Coach
- Felt the road trip with back-to-back's are tough
- Team wasn't good in the small details of the game
- Tough start to the season
- No need to panic, it's early in the season
- Mentioned just how tough the league is to win in
- Small mistakes led to the Blue Jackets scoring
Oliver Bjorkstrand: +1, 14:39 TOI
- Felt the team needed more shot volume
- Need to play with more consistency
- Team needs more of a shooting mentality
- Needs to get pucks on net with lots of traffic
- Felt the Blue Jackets made it difficult on Tampa and they didn't respond well enough
Ryan McDonagh: 1 G, -2, 1 H, 19:55 TOI
- Felt the team played well in phases of the game
- Felt they took their foot off the gas which led to the loss
- Need to play a 60 minute game
- Felt the team struggled with puck battles and line changes
- Credited Columbus for being a high-flying, skilled team
- Tampa needs to find a way to play for 60 minutes and come out with a win.
What's Next for the Blue Jackets?
The Blue Jackets are back in action against the Dallas Stars on, Oct. 21, on the road. They are looking to start a bit of a winning streak after beating the Lightning last night. After that, they will be returning home to host the Washington Capitals on Oct. 24 in the first part of a back-to-back. The second leg of that is against the Pittsburgh Penguins, which could prove to be a big game early in the season. If they can win against the Capitals and Penguins, it could move them into the top four in their Division.
They currently sit tied for last in the Metro Division with the New York Islanders. They have a 2-3-0 record for four points on the season. If they can carry forth the effort that they had last night, they could find themselves moving up the standings, rather quickly.
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