IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The Columbus Blue Jackets are one-fifth of the way through their 2026-27 schedule, yet have shown no signs of becoming the playoff contender the leadership group believes they can be. Following a three-game losing streak, the Blue Jackets are in last place in the Metropolitan Division, and things aren’t getting better.

Their problems aren’t new. The CBJ have had the same issues plaguing them throughout Don Waddell’s tenure as general manager, as he has attempted to retool rather than rebuild. That strategy has left the Blue Jackets to carry a cap-strapped roster to a 7-11-0 start, with millions of dollars…

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