Former CBJ legend Cam Atkinson is at the top of many stat categories for the Jackets. After all, he did play 627 games before the trade to Philadelphia.
Atkinson is currently the owner of two records for the Blue Jackets: Short-Handed Goals(16) and Hat Tricks(6). Of these two, only one is on the verge of being broken, and that's Hat Tricks.
Atkinson's six hat tricks are one ahead of retired legend Rick Nash, and three above the next player. That player is Kirill Marchenko, who, in just two seasons, is already third on the career hat trick list.
That's either an indictment of the Blue Jackets and their inability to score goals for the last 25 years, or an indication that Kirill Marchenko is going to be a menace for many years to come. It's probably both to be honest.
Kirill Marchenko has a chance to catch Cam Atkinson this upcoming season if he can put together a fourth season straight of excellent play, specifically goal scoring. In his first three years, he's scored 75 goals and totaled 141 points.
Three hat tricks in a season are not out of the realm of possibility for young Marchenko. If he keeps shooting the puck, he could score 40 next year, but that all depends on whether he can step up his production on the power play. He only scored two, yes, two power-play goals last season, and that has to change.
Kirill Marchenko, after just three-plus seasons, could force his way to the top of the CBJ record books, and we're here for it. He could also move into the top-8 in all-time goals as well, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.
Kirill Marchenko is on his way to becoming an all-time Jacket.
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