Game 33 Preview: Jackets in tough against the Preds
by Mike MacLean on Dec 14, 2009 3:08 PM EST
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Every year I always seem to say this: those damned Preds! Nashville comes to town for the first time this season, after going 2-0 so far against the Jackets in Nashville. The Jackets have dug themselves in a hole whereby they have to win games from here out, plain and simple. They play in the best division in hockey so intra-division games are crucial.
Some lineup changes of note- Chimmer moves up with Vermmy and Nasher, and there's a new line of Modin, Brass and Torres. That one sounds interesting, a little bit of everything. With Dorsett out with a broken hand, Murray goes back into the lineup on the checking unit with Sammy and Boller. Mase gets the start against Rinne.
I can't stress the importance of these games. The Jackets desperately need to go on a winning streak, why not start tonight?
Fearless Prediction: A win, please.
Game Time: 7:00pm ET
Opponent's Blog: On the Forecheck
Game Page: Predators vs Blue Jackets Coverage
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From the Columbus Dispatch:
A meeting of polar opposites: The Blue Jackets are a skilled club that lacks resiliency and on-ice cohesion; the Predators make up for a lack of high-end talent with immense resolve. The previous two meetings, both in Nashville, ended in 4-3 shootout wins for the Predators. The Blue Jackets won all three meetings in Nationwide Arena last season.
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Here are the lineups for tonight's tilt:
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Jason Chimera |
Antoine Vermette |
Rick Nash |
| Kristian Huselius |
R.J. Umberger |
Jakub Voracek |
| Andrew Murray | Samuel Pahlsson |
Jared Boll |
| Fredrik Modin |
Derick Brassard |
Raffi Torres |
| Fedor Tyutin | Anton Stralman |
| Mike Commodore |
Jan Hejda |
| Kris Russell |
Marc Methot |
| Steve Mason |
| Mathieu Garon |
| EXTRA: Michael Blunden, Mathieu Roy |
| INJURED: Rostislav Klesla, Derek Dorsett |
| Steve Sullivan |
Jason Arnott |
Martin Erat |
| Jerred Smithson |
David Legwand |
Joel Ward |
| Patric Hornqvist |
Marcel Goc |
J.P. Dumont |
| Wade Belak |
Dave Scatchard |
Ryan Jones |
| Shea Weber |
Ryan Suter |
| Dan Hamhuis |
Kevin Klein |
| Alexander Sulzer |
Francis Bouillon |
| Pekka Rinne |
| Dan Ellis |
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Not quite the line changes I was thinking of (hoping for)
Waiting for the day Jake and Nasher are looking across the ice for each other…
A win. Please? Jackets went 3-0-0 last year at home against Nashville. I dare you to do it again, Jackets. I triple dog dare you.
Columbus til I die, Columbus til I die. I know I am, I swear I am, Columbus til I die!
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