The Columbus Blue Jackets didn’t want to break up the band.

Not when there was unfinished business to take care of.

For the Blue Jackets, who finished just two points behind the Montreal Canadiens for the final Eastern Conference Wild card last spring, there was a desire from the players to take the next step this season. It was a message management heard loud and clear.

“A lot of people said we should be very happy (getting that close), but these guys weren't satisfied with that,” general manager Don Waddell said.

As such, the Blue Jackets lineup will look very familiar when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs (7:30 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, NHLN, SN1, TVAS) at Nationwide Arena on Wednesday in what is the only game on the NHL schedule. According to Waddell, there’s a good reason for that.

“They

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