Game Preview #62 - YOU GUYS DAVID CLARKSON IS BACK
FOR CEREAL
Blue Jackets vs. Devils
7:00 PM - Game Faceoff
Well, I should temper that headline. According to the team's Twitter feed, don't expect him in the lineup.
No changes expected tonight for the #CBJ. Joonas Korpisalo starts.
— NHL Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) February 25, 2016
Projected lineup: https://t.co/6c0fuZttyt pic.twitter.com/3kv57TpH08
BUT HE'S BACK YOU GUYS. SERIOUSLY. YOU GUYS.
At any rate, the Anti-Tank Brought To You By Dan's Coffee MugTM remains in full force, as the club has points in 16 of 23 games, and the club is now in 14th (!) in the East and 25th (!!) in the league. Oh, the humanity!
At any rate, David Clarkson was activated from IR today as Justin Falk was sent down to the AHL via waivers. Whether this is a bit of pre-deadline housekeeping, who can say? Perhaps a surprise scratch will be in the offing tonight, though I don't know how Torts could tinker with the lineup that has been playing pretty darn well for a month.
Joonas Korpisalo gets the start after a much needed night off on Tuesday. Here's hoping he was able to take a breath. He was definitely looking fatigued, perhaps mentally more than anything.
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
(24-29-8, 56 Points; 8th division, 15th conference)
| Boone Jenner | Brandon Dubinsky | Cam Atkinson |
| Scott Hartnell | Alexander Wennberg | Brandon Saad |
| Matt Calvert | William Karlsson | Nick Foligno |
| Rene Bourque | Gregory Campbell | Kerby Rychel |
| Ryan Murray | Seth Jones |
| Jack Johnson | David Savard |
| Fedor Tyutin | Dalton Prout |
| Joonas Korpisalo |
| Curtis McElhinney |
New Jersey Devils
(30-24-7, 67 Points; 5th Division, 9th Conference)
| Sergey Kalinin | Adam Henrique | Lee Stempniak |
| Reid Boucher | Travis Zajac | Kyle Palmieri |
| Joseph Blandisi | Jacob Josefson | Tyler Kennedy |
| Tuomo Ruutu | Stephen Gionta | Jordin Tootoo |
| Andy Greene | Adam Larsson |
| John Moore | David Schlemko |
| Jon Merrill | Damon Severson |
| Cory Schneider |
| Keith Kinkaid |