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Vincent made it clear that the Blue Jackets' biggest deficiency last week was a lack of passion. "We're going to fix that," he said.

"He's doing everything right. We have to make decisions, though," Blue Jackets coach Pascal Vincent said of scratching Johnson.

The Blue Jackets must still decide to keep 13 forwards and eight defensemen, or 14 forwards and seven defensemen.

Season-ending shoulder surgeries brought Werenski, Bean and Danforth closer — in recovery, in rehab and in shaking off rust in their games.

The toughest decisions are likely to be made right before the deadline.

With the season under way and every team (mostly) having their rosters to compete and fit under the salary cap, we all got to see just how old and young each...

Blue Jackets rock slightly new look; cant beat Ohio native Nedeljkovic, Canes Share this story James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports The Columbus Blue Jackets took their show south to Raleigh to face the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena. As Columbus tries to make it tough on opponents for their remaining regular season schedule, the Hurricanes are in play for the Presidents’ Trophy. Putting the fan hat down for a second, it’s really cool to see Ohio Native — and recently engaged — Alex Nedel...