FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2013 file photo, Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Todd Richards gives instructions during a timeout in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh. All of the Columbus Blue Jackets, including four members of the Russian Olympic team, and Richards, an assistant on the U.S. team, are back with the team and preparing for the NHL season's restart after a three-week respite.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)