Sergei Bobrovsky and the Blue Jackets have hit their first bumps of the young season. We examine that and more in this week's edition of Boomers Up, Boomers Down.

What did we learn this past week? For starters, sometimes you can't beat luck.

An unlikely team sits atop the Metro, but is it the top team in our estimation? And where does Columbus rank after a 1-2 week?

The power play finally strikes – as do Sonny Milano, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Matt Calvert – in a Blue Jackets loss to the Kings at Nationwide Arena.

The Blue Jackets' roll slowed by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night at Nationwide Arena, thanks in part to a stellar goaltending effort by Andrei Vasilevskiy.

The season is two weeks old and teams are starting to settle into what they'll be. With the help of analytics, we can determine whether the Blue Jackets' hot start is legit.

Forget the power play woes – the Blue Jackets have been an elite team offensively at even strength this year, and that's the best sign you can ask for.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have been above .500 through six games just three times in franchise history – coincidentally following each of the team's three playoff appearances.

Columbus has began the season playing some of the most notable former players in franchise history. Many of them still hold complicated places in Blue Jackets lore.

The Columbus Blue Jackets asserted their will against the Winnipeg Jets, using balanced scoring to win their fourth straight game and move to 5-1-0 on the season.

A few games into the 2017-18 season, the Blue Jackets look like a team that can contend for a division title. But they're still not at the top of our Metro power rankings.

Four wins in five games is an impressive way to begin a season, but Columbus isn't perfect. Here's a few places the Blue Jackets can keep getting better as the season marches on.