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Winless Blue Jackets show sufficient self-disgust

Columbus Blue Jackets v Detroit Red Wings

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 21: Derek Dorsett #15 of the Columbus Blue Jackets takes a punch to the head from Jonathan Ericsson #52 of the Detroit Red Wings during their NHL game at Joe Louis Arena October21, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Derek Dorsett;Jonathan Ericsson

Dave Sandford

The Columbus Blue Jackets didn’t just suffer their seventh loss of the season against the Red Wings last night - Detroit just ripped them apart. Feel free to choose from Darren Helm’s hit on Radek Martinek, Johan Franzen’s two opening goals or Jonathan Ericsson bullying Derek Dorsett (pictured) as your go-to symbol of that ugly night for Columbus.

When you’re 0-6-1, it’s probably tough to inject the usual “We gave 100 percent” platitudes into your post-game comments. To the Blue Jackets’ credit, they showed an adequate amount of disappointment with themselves last night, as you can see from Shawn Mitchell of the Columbus Dispatch.

“Someone — a young guy, an old guy, whoever — somebody has to grab a hold of this and take charge and get us out of this,” Dorsett said. “I’m beside myself. I never, ever thought we would be in this situation.”

Rick Nash criticized himself, and while he could do more, it seems unfair to point the finger at a point-per-game player (Nash has seven points in seven games). If you’re going to single anyone out, it probably has to be goalie Steve Mason, who lost all those games and registered an ugly .881 save percentage.

As head coach Scott Arniel said, the answer will need to come from somewhere in the Blue Jackets’ locker room either way. It wouldn’t hurt if those answers started pouring in tonight, either.