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MONTREAL, CANADA - APRIL 11: Head coach Rick Bowness of the Columbus Blue Jackets handles bench duties during the second period against the Montréal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on April 11, 2026 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Montréal Canadiens 5-2. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

The Blue Jackets Have Driven Another Coach Raving Mad

Lauren Theisen

Dustin Wolf #32 of the Calgary Flames looses control of the puck as Joel Hanley #44 defends against Charlie Coyle #3 of the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period of the game

The Blue Jackets Are The Fun Kind Of Bad Team

Barry Petchesky

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 27: in Game Five of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on April 27, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Jets Are Piss And Rick Bowness Is Pissed

DALLAS, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 16: Ryan Suter #20 of the Dallas Stars celebrates with Riley Tufte #27 of the Dallas Stars after scoring a goal against the Detroit Red Wings in the first period at American Airlines Center on November 16, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Rick Bowness Was Extremely Rude To Scratch Riley Tufte In His Hometown

Dallas Stars coach Rick Bowness yells at his players.

Rick Bowness Turns Purple And Convinces The Dallas Stars To Fuck Off

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