Blue Jackets coach Bowness torches players: 'They don't care'

""Just look at the stat sheet: Three hits, 23 giveaways. I don't know if I'm back, but if I'm back, I'm changing this culture. These guys, they don't care. Losing is not important enough to them. It doesn't bother them.""

""If they're not embarrassed by tonight, by that, they're on the wrong team. You have to hate losing. I don't care if it's a meaningless game. I don't care. Show up and compete.""

""Because it got tough. Because it got hard. Like we talked about after the Olympic break: It's going to get harder. So everything's good as long as it's going their way. And now it gets tough and we don't want to battle back.""

Rick Bowness expressed frustration with the Columbus Blue Jackets' lack of effort in a season-ending loss to the Washington Capitals. He highlighted the team's poor performance, including only three hits and 23 giveaways. Bowness stated that the players' indifference towards losing is unacceptable and called their effort 'terrible and inexcusable.' The Blue Jackets' disappointing finish, winning only twice in their last 11 games, led to their elimination from playoff contention. Bowness emphasized the need for a cultural shift within the team to foster a competitive spirit.

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