Jonny Gaudreau and the Columbus Blue Jackets have not been off to the greatest start this season but expectations weren't particularly high coming into this year after the team finished at the bottom of the standings last year. <h2>Gaudreau Benched</h2> The Blue Jackets lost 2-1 to the Capitals Saturday night but the loss was not the biggest story to come out of the game. Star forward Jonny Gaudreau was benched for nearly the entirety of the 3rd period. Head coach Vincent Pascal had a lot to say about his players and team. <q>I'm coaching a team and the guys that are going are going to play, said Vincent when asked about benching Gaudreau during the game. It's everything is earned and when the game starts, it's not about your name, it's about what's in front of your jersey and who we believe are going to give us a chance to win. And we know Johnny can make a difference when he's skating and when he's involved, but tonight I felt he wasn't there. So, we're going to play the guys that are playing. It doesn't matter who you are. It's about the Blue Jackets and I didn't like his game.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TomGulittiNHL/status/1720987173120290902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1720987173120290902%7Ctwgr%5E81cf0267eba82d774501e6942115e980650291c6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fembed.attrnum.com%2Fapi%2Fiiffrraammee%3Furl%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Ftomgulittinhl2Fstatus2F1720987173120290902key%3D04df9a13f774ca241e92fd230cc38287v%3D1app%3D1'> </a></blockquote></div> Pascal has been put into a tough position. He was given the head coach job just before the season started after Mike Babcock resigned in the days just ahead of the regular season. So far he has done an admirable job, coaching his team to a 4-5-2 record. Given the roster he has, the injuries the team has delt with, and the impromptu nature of his ascension to the job, its hard to imagine the team having a better record than that. As seen on <a href='https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/johnny-gaudreau-benched-and-called-out-by-coach-on-saturday?fbclid=IwAR3Ak06t5S33qumHDM1IhWx9D1ghHLfusNUSjzmOzXAinpQumMJoljrAdRQ&mibextid=9R9pXO' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Johnny Gaudreau benched and called out by coach on Saturday</a>