Jackets Can't Draw Penalties, Stifling Surge

The Columbus Blue Jackets draw just 3.46 penalties per game, a glaring weakness that's keeping them mired in the Metropolitan basement with a league-worst goal differential. Front-office whispers suggest this special-teams drought forces constant defensive scrambling, as their penalty-kill units shuffle endlessly without a fix. GM Don Waddell eyes the week's slate closely, knowing a spark here could flip the script before the trade buzz intensifies.