Sixteen other teams will be in the playoffs. A team other than Columbus will win the Stanley Cup. But the Blue Jackets ...

It's now going to take a miraculous series of fortunate events for the Blue Jackets to qualify for the playoffs. They're saying all the right things, but also coming to grips with reality.

The Blue Jackets aren’t going ... defenseman Jakob Chychrun (illness). The Jackets and Caps will rematch Sunday in Washington, but whether Columbus is still in the hunt for the Eastern ...