The first two games of the 2018-19 regular season are behind us, with the Columbus Blue Jackets splitting the pair of road/home openers against Detroit and Carolina. It’s probably too early to identify many trends that could point to how the rest of the season will go, but we can find some positive signs from the season’s first week.
Korpisalo started the season opener at Detroit in a stunning decision from John Tortorella, opting for the backup based on some specious “Start No. 1 Sergei Bobrovsky against a division opponent in a back-to-back” reasoning.