Game 20: Jackets Head to Big D
by Mike MacLean on Nov 19, 2009 12:29 PM EST
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Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Nov 19, 2009 8:30 PM EST
The 20th game of the season already. The quarter point. The Jackets sit at 11-6-2, putting them second in the Central Division with 24 points. Ask any Jackets fan this past summer if they would take second in the division and five games above .500 at the quarter point, and I'm sure almost every one would have taken it.
That said, the Jackets are lucky to be where they are. They have not looked good for prolonged stretches and they seem to be winning accidently. The early season MVPs would have to be Nash, Garon and Voracek. Those guys have been the most consistent, playing at or above the level that is expected of them. Brass is still rounding into form, and Umby seems to be unable to get into a groove. No fault of his, as he is Hitch's go-to line filler. Juice had a monster game in his return, but other than that he hasn't looked especially effective.
Then of course there was the whole Filatov situation. Maybe it was a distraction? Regardless, he's in Russia now and the team can move on. Tonight's game is very important. Freddy Modin and Andrew Murray are still on the IR, but it looks like the team is all-hands-on-deck otherwise. Commie should be back after his conditioning break, and Raffi should be good to go as well, as he is recovering from his face implosion. Steve Mason makes his return between the pipes, his last outing was the Detroit Game- needless to say he needs to rebound from that.
Dallas has some firepower, that's for sure. James Neal is such a great talent, not to mention Brad Richards is off to a great start. Let's just hope Brass doesn't decide to drop the mitts tonight (you'll remember, a fight against Neal ended Brass' season last year)
Fearless Prediction- A physical game, with a Jacket forward scoring two goals.
Game Time: 8:30pm ET
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From the Columbus Dispatch:
The Blue Jackets are 4-1-1 the past three seasons in Dallas, but four of those six games went to overtime or shootout. The Stars played last night in Detroit while the Blue Jackets waited for them. The Blue Jackets should be buoyed by the return of two veterans, defenseman Mike Commodore and left winger Raffi Torres. Heads up! Stars winger Steve Ott always manages to get under the Blue Jackets' skin.
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Here are the lineups for tonight's tilt:
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Kristian Huselius |
Antoine Vermette |
Rick Nash |
| R.J. Umberger |
Derick Brassard |
Jakub Voracek |
| Jason Chimera | Derek MacKenzie |
Derek Dorsett |
| Raffi Torres |
Mike Blunden | Jared Boll |
| Fedor Tyutin | Anton Stralman |
| Rostislav Klesla |
Jan Hejda |
| Kris Russell |
Mike Commodore |
| Steve Mason |
| Mathieu Garon |
| EXTRA: Marc Methot, Tom Sestito |
| INJURED: Fredrik Modin, Andrew Murray, Samuel Pahlsson |
| James Neal |
Brad Richards |
Loui Eriksson |
| Brenden Morrow |
Mike Modano |
Jamie Benn |
| Steve Ott |
Mike Ribeiro |
Jere Lehtinen |
| Krys Barch |
Tom Wandell |
Toby Petersen |
| Nicklas Grossman |
Stephane Robidas |
| Karlis Skrastins |
Matt Niskanen |
| Trevor Daley |
Mark Fistric |
| Marty Turco |
| Alex Auld |
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I predict
A game about as physical as the Edmonton game on Monday. Lots of heavy hits and board battles a-plenty. Torres should be wearing a face guard tonight to help protect his jaw but don’t look for that to slow him down. He’ll play as gritty and tough as he always does.
- Mase plays a steady game in goal, makes 30-35 saves.
- Brass beats up big D on the scoreboard
- PK goes 5-5; PP 1-3
Columbus til I die, Columbus til I die. I know I am, I swear I am, Columbus til I die!
by BLAZER_FAN_199 on Nov 19, 2009 1:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Win tonight Tie for first in the division, so lets win
"From time to time gunfighters get shot."-Mike Tomlin the third greatest Steelers coach
by WVPiratesfan on Nov 19, 2009 3:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not necessarily
We need Calgary to beat Chicago as well…
Columbus til I die, Columbus til I die. I know I am, I swear I am, Columbus til I die!
by BLAZER_FAN_199 on Nov 19, 2009 3:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You and your Technicalities
"From time to time gunfighters get shot."-Mike Tomlin the third greatest Steelers coach
by WVPiratesfan on Nov 19, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It happens
I would’ve been none-the-wiser if I didn’t look at the schedule like 10 minutes before I saw your post. BTW, Calgary got spanked…hard.
Columbus til I die, Columbus til I die. I know I am, I swear I am, Columbus til I die!
by BLAZER_FAN_199 on Nov 20, 2009 9:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I f-ing hate Chimera, but I’m pulling for Columbus on this one. Nice job so far.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 19, 2009 9:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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