This is the Jeff Merrick Show on the Sports Net Radio Network.

Okay, it's a Friday, so we should be talking about positive things, heading into the weekend.

We should not be focusing so much on the shady side of the mountain, but more the sunny side of

the mountain instead. How can side of the mountain instead how can you ignore

the story coming out of Columbus. The thing is the main story coming out of

Columbus is kind of been a story for a while now coming out of Columbus and that is

What's up with this team and what's up with the benchings and last night you know

Seven or eight minutes left from the third period is So one goal game, Arizona up three to two.

And both Johnny Gudro and Patrick Leine find their butts

nailed to the bench.

When we talk Blue Jackets, we talk to Aaron Portsline,

who has covered them seemingly

forever from the athletic he joins me now Aaron how are you pal

right Jeff can you confirm that there is a sunny side of the mountain. I can't speak to Ohio, sir, but there is allegedly a sunny side.

Eventually the sun has to rise on Columbus, like, you know, just, you know by by the law of averages here like

eventually something has to has to click it's just that getting there has been

so tough like I think a lot of people looked at you know the

various moves whether it was this off season and shoring up the blue line or

previous you know the Johnny Godreau signing bringing in in, you know, Patrick Ligny for Pierre Luke Dubois,

Jack Roslovich comes over in that deal as well. Like when they happen we generally all

look at them and say, holy like this is a Yarmakikalayana doing a real job here

it's only a matter of time Aaron before this work so maybe the first question even

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