In 2026, are we going to be talking about Hall of Famers? Bobrovsky? Johansen? Murray?

Are we going to be talking about hanging numbers in the rafters? Yet we ought not stand on tiptoe to foresee the future, just as we oughtn’t revert the eye to lament the past. OK, it took awhile — but what is in front of us is a good team, well-coached, soundly managed. It is, to date, the best team that has ever donned the Blue Jackets’ colors. And it is only just gaining traction.

-Michael Arace on the Columbus Blue Jackets. More at Puck-Rakers.