Modin: Blue Jackets found their identity

Fredrik Modin shared some thoughts on his former Columbus Blue Jackets team with ESPN’s Katie Strang, noting how valuable that six-game playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins should be for the Ohio-based club.

“[I was] impressed with how the team came together and seemed to find their identity during the run last year,” Modin told ESPN.com when reached via email from Sweden. “[I] think the coaches and the players were looking to play that type of game all season but didn't really get the consistency early on. The team has lots of young talented players with limited experience that played big roles during the Pittsburgh series. Going through that will make them stronger both as individuals and as a team.” 

Modin also called Blue Jackets center Ryan Johansen “a very talented player that can develop into something special” and thinks that both a healthy Nathan Horton and the addition of Scott Hartnell will help the team.

Source: Katie Strang, ESPN.com