The Columbus Blue Jackets will play the 2021 season in the temporarily formed Central Division. In some ways, it ll be like one long trip down memory lane. Columbus played in the Central Division of the Western Conference from their inaugural season until the 2013-14 season came to a close. Four of the five teams from that division will find themselves grouped together this year - the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, and the Blue Jackets. (Sorry, St. Louis. Enjoy the west coast.) In other ways, it ll be just like last season - the Carolina Hurricanes are joining Columbus in the move from the metro to the central, and in fact, will play each other twice as much this season (eight games) than any previous season.