"Does anybody work?"
John Tortorella made the light-hearted quip after the Blue Jackets' Monday morning practice and scrimmage at Nationwide Arena, which was anything but a normal skate.
Blue Jackets management and the coaching staff wanted to get their players back into a competitive mindset, so they invited the public in to watch practice and a full-team scrimmage. It's a Monday morning, right? Couldn't be that many folks willing to ditch work and show up...uh huh.
Folks, Columbus is quickly rising in the hockey town rankings.
Way to show up, 5th Line! 5,200 strong at todays scrimmage. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/RNW9FdTHJ2
— Karen Davis (@KarenDavisCBJ) April 22, 2019
5,200 people – for a practice!
On a Monday!
Crowd applauds the #CBJ after the scrimmage. 5,200 here to watch the Jackets. pic.twitter.com/8x3hO1BKzY
— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) April 22, 2019
Way to go, Columbus. Blue Jackets fever is alive and well in central Ohio and the second round schedule hasn't even been released. We'll know the opponent Tuesday night after the Maple Leafs and Bruins play Game 7 at TD Garden, and we suspect the second round will begin later this week, either Thursday or Friday.
