Blue Jackets Hockey Is Back: And It's A Tough Test Right Off The Jump For Brad Larsen's Crew

The Nashville Predators are 2-0-1 after sweeping the San Jose Sharks in Prague over the weekend. The Columbus Blue Jackets will open their season at the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday. They will then travel to St. Louis to play the Blues in the first of 16 back-to-back games. Tampa Bay Lightning is the second-best team to win the Stanley Cup. The Blue Jacket's defense needs to improve after allowing a franchise-high 297 goals last season. Brad Larsen likes how his team performed in their final tune-up against the Capitals on Saturday. First-round pick David Jiricek is headed to Cleveland but will likely be called up soon.

Brad Larsen's team is back in action this October.