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The Blue Jackets lost so their general manager chucked his notebook across the room

JARMO MAD.

by Patrick Iversen
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Nothing has gone right for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. They got off to the worst start in franchise history, fired their head coach after two weeks and still have the worst record in the Eastern Conference.

All of that is enough to break any general manager. But you know what broke Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen? An empty-net goal.

Yes, the man running the show in Columbus just couldn't take it anymore when the Ottawa Senators iced a 3-0 win against his team on Thursday. As soon as the puck hit twine, Jarmo lost it.

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