NASHVILLE – Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Marc Methot is tired of losing, just like the rest of his teammates. Methot was drafted by Columbus in 2003 and has yet to really get a taste of winning. This season, with the Blue Jackets comfortably dead-last in the entire NHL, has been especially difficult for the franchise.“Having your playoff hopes eliminated early isn’t an easy thing to go through as a player, especially when it happens around Christmas and you still have to play from there on out,” Methot said last week. “It’s really tough to play hockey when the games don’t mean as much as they would normally mean.”The task for interim head coach Todd Richards, who replaced Scott Arniel on Jan. 9, is a difficult one. There hasn’t much positivity in the Blue Jackets’ room this season, and there are still two months left in their tumultuous campaign. Richards is doing his best to keep things upbeat.“You do try so...
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