Game 71 Preview: Jackets take on the Wild
by Mike MacLean on Mar 19, 2010 3:46 PM EDT
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PrintTwelve games left in the season. Not much left to play for, but tonight on a personal level I hope we take it to Minny. Nothing against the team itself, I am just one of those CBJ fans who has a natural dislike for our expansion cousins. I was one of those fans who pouted when Minny made the playoffs first, etc. It's funny though, had the result of my coin toss gone the other way I would be saying the same thing about the Blue Jackets.....
The Wild defense is in rough shape. They are starting a rookie back there tonight and the team is also without starting goaltender Niklas Backstrom. The Jackets have some good news and bad news going into tonight's game- they are going to be without Rusty Klesla and Jan Hejda for the rest of the season, but Rick Nash makes his return tonight after suffering a sore back, followed by the stomach flu. Matty Garon gets the start tonight against Josh Harding.
Fearless Prediction: Rick Nash scores in his return from injury/illness.
Game Time: 7:00pm ET
Opponent's Blog: Hockey Wilderness
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TV: FSN
Radio: WBNS-AM (1460); WWCD-FM (101.1)
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From the Columbus Dispatch:
The Blue Jackets haven't played since Monday, but the Wild played last night in Nashville. How do the 2000-01 expansion teams compare? Columbus is 275-356-33-62 with one playoff appearance; Minnesota is 327-284-55-59 with three playoff appearances.
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Columbus Blue Jackets Roster / Columbus Blue Jackets Stats
Here are the lineups for tonight's tilt:
Columbus Blue Jackets
| R.J. Umberger |
Derick Brassard |
Jakub Voracek |
| Kristian Huselius |
Antoine Vermette |
Rick Nash |
| Andrew Murray |
Samuel Pahlsson |
Chris Clark |
| Derek Dorsett |
Michael Blunden |
Jared Boll |
| Fedor Tyutin | Marc Methot |
| Mike Commodore |
Kris Russell |
| Nathan Paetsch |
Anton Stralman |
| Steve Mason |
| Mathieu Garon |
| EXTRA: None |
| INJURED/SICK: Derek MacKenzie, Jan Hejda, Rostislav Klesla |
| Andrew Brunette |
Mikko Koivu |
Antti Miettinen |
| Guillaume Latendresse |
Andrew Ebbett |
Martin Havlat |
| Cal Clutterbuck |
James Sheppard |
Owen Nolan |
| Robbie Earl |
Casey Wellman |
Chuck Kobasew |
| Cam Barker |
Nick Schultz |
| Marek Zidlicky |
John Scott |
| Jaime Sifers |
Justin Falk |
| Josh Harding |
| Wade Dubielewicz |
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When was the last time Rick was NOT on the top line? Damn
Columbus til I die, Columbus til I die. I know I am, I swear I am, Columbus til I die!
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