{"id":554179,"date":"2026-04-17T00:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/554179\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T00:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:09:20","slug":"blue-jackets-make-the-right-call-and-re-up-with-head-coach-rick-bowness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/554179\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jackets Make The Right Call And Re-Up With Head Coach Rick Bowness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is going to be a culture change in Columbus.<\/p>\n<p>PublishedApril 16, 2026 7:50 PM EDT\u2022UpdatedApril 16, 2026 7:50 PM EDT<\/p>\n<p>FacebookTwitterEmailCopy Link<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/category\/columbus-blue-jackets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a> head coach Rick Bowness publicly laid into his players after a 2-1 season-ending loss to the Washington Capitals that capped off a catastrophic slump that doused any hopes of a playoff appearance, the big question was whether he&#8217;d be back behind the bench.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Well, it would appear the Blue Jackets didn&#8217;t have to think too hard about it because they&#8217;ve already signed the coach to a one-year extension.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Bowness took over from Dean Evason in January, and it looked like the Jackets might be able to get into the playoffs for the first time since 2020.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">However, they hit the skids hard in March and finished out the regular season with a 2-7-1 record in their last ten games, and six points behind the Philadelphia Flyers for third in the Metropolitan Division.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">READ: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/sports\/blue-jackets-players-respond-after-getting-called-out-head-coach-not-caring\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BLUE JACKETS PLAYERS RESPOND AFTER GETTING CALLED OUT BY HEAD COACH FOR NOT CARING<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">That collapse \u2014 and the apparent lack of effort and care \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/sports\/blue-jackets-collapse-sparks-epic-rick-bowness-meltdown-over-effort-teamculture\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">led to Bowness ripping the team<\/a> and swearing that if he&#8217;s back for the 2026-27 season, there will be a significant culture change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Well? Here we go!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">&#8220;I have really enjoyed my time with this organization and absolutely love being part of it and working with these players,&#8221; Bowness said in a statement. &#8220;We\u2019re all very disappointed by how our season ended, and we have a lot of work to do, but we will do what\u2019s necessary to be the type of team we want to be and that our great fans expect us to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">I love this move.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">This just shows me that the Columbus front office saw the same thing Bowness saw down the stretch, and they think he&#8217;s the right guy to fix it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">They could&#8217;ve easily said, &#8220;Meh, time to move on&#8221; after he took a flamethrower to his old team, but they didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">That flamethrower-ing is probably going to prove to be a good thing in the long run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is going to be a culture change in Columbus. 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