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Why Don Waddell decided now was the time to hire Rick Bowness ahead of Blue Jackets’ crucial 12-game stretch

Blue Jackets president and general manager Don Waddell fired Dean Evason as head coach and replaced him with Rick Bowness with the team sitting in last place in the Eastern Conference.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For Blue Jackets president and general manager Don Waddell, time was running out.
The team sits in last place in the Eastern Conference, seven points out of a playoff spot with eight teams to jump over and only 37 games to try and ge… [5802 chars]

Source: cleveland.com | Published: 2026-01-13T20:32:46Z

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