Someone always has it worse

I thought I'd blog about a thought I just had while looking up at my CBJ wall.

The tension is so thick around the Blue Jackets these days and the feeling of something giving in is looming on the horizon. Whether it is a good or a bad thing has yet to be determined, but in the meantime I'd like for the fans to ponder something.

Let's face it, even the most positive fans (*raises hand*) are guilty of griping and moaning about the woes that surround the team right now, but as fans, even though we blindly pour our hard earned money into a season of questions, do we really have it that bad?

I think about the Red Wings game at home and how it must've felt for the boys to finally get that win and some pressure off their backs. Then they go into New York and bear the burden yet again. They come home for a New Years Eve nail-biter, putting so much energy and so much heart into winning that game....and come up short in OT. Suddenly, that Detroit game didn't mean as much.

We all went home disappointed that night. Some were angry, some were disgusted and some swore up and down they were through with the Blue Jackets. Fortunately for us as fans, we got to dwell on it for a while and then snap back to our own realities where it wasn't at the forefront of our issues.

Those players on the other hand, weren't able to forget about it. They had to sit in the locker room and soak up the disappointment. They had to go home and dwell on the misery. They had to come to work the next day and re-live the pain.

My point is they don't get to walk away from it. They have to carry that burden with them everywhere they go. Yes, it's their job and they get paid enough for us to justify that they should be able to handle it, but I know those players would gladly give up half of their salaries to be able to lift this jinx off of themselves and be the winning club they know they can be.

Here's to hoping that the fans are able to stride a mile in the players skates before passing judgment on them.

I wish the boys a determined work ethic, a calming presence and strong belief in themselves as they fight to stay out of last place tonight. I have no doubts that they have what it takes to start climbing the ladder again, even if it is one step at a time.

GO JACKETS! CARRY THE FLAG! I BELIEVE!