March is a packed month with four back-to-backs for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Well this is it. The final five weeks of the season bring plenty of obstacles and challenges for the Columbus Blue Jackets. March is the toughest month on the calendar for the Jackets and it will be pressure packed.
Even if the team trades away stars Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky at the deadline, the team will look to rally and push towards the playoffs despite the losses. But the Jackets are going to need to have some points bank rolled as they head into this challenging five week stretch.
It starts with a matinee against the best player in the league. Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers will head to Columbus for their annual pilgrimage to the heartland.
The next day, the Western Conference favorites come into NWA. Jack Roslovic and the Winnipeg Jets on the back end of a back-to-back might be the toughest home game the Jackets play all year.
After these games the Jackets are rewarded with a mini road trip to New Jersey followed by Pittsburgh. The two Metro teams are sure to be in the thick of a playoff race at this time so these games will be massive.
As will be the final game of the week against the Pittsburgh Penguins. No that isn’t your eyes playing tricks on you. The Jackets have to play the Pens twice in two days to wrap up a tough first week of March.