Blue Jackets react to Canadian defeat

The Montreal Canadiens had the chance yesterday, by winning against the Chicago Blackhawks in front of their fans, to consolidate their eighth place in the Eastern Association and earn the last ticket available to play in the playoffs.If he succeeded, he would have officially eliminated the only other team still in the Eastern series race, the Columbus Blue Jackets.But, despite the injection of young Ivan Demidov into the line-up and an exceptio…