Again, I’m never going to turn down the obvious headline. Sue me.
The Anaheim Ducks come to Columbus tonight with a patched-together roster. Remember the 2014-15 Blue Jackets? It’s kinda like that. Key forwards like Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler, Patrick Eaves, and Rickard Rakell are out with injuries or illness, as is our old friend Jared Boll. To bolster their forward depth, yesterday the Ducks made a trade with our Metro rivals New Jersey, giving up defenseman Sami Vatanen in exchange for center Adam Henrique, forward Joseph Blandisi, and a 3rd round pick. Here is some analysis from our colleagues at Anaheim Calling. Expect Henrique to make his debut tonight on Anaheim’s top line.
For Columbus, the lineup may change with the return of Matt Calvert. Ryan Murray remains injured and therefore Scott Harrington will once again play on the third pairing with Markus Nutivaara. The final big roster question: will Sergei Bobrovsky play tonight at home, or tomorrow night for an important Metro contest at Washington?
Gabriel Carlsson and Markus Hannikainen have been recalled from Cleveland for depth purposes, but I don’t expect either to play tonight. I would, of course, prefer to see a Carlsson/Nutivaara pairing if Murray is out long term.
Projected Lineups
Artemi Panarin
Pierre-Luc Dubois
Josh Anderson
Boone Jenner
Brandon Dubinsky
Nick Foligno
Sonny Milano
Alexander Wennberg
Cam Atkinson
Tyler Motte
Lukas Sedlak
Oliver BJORKSTRAND
Zach Werenski
Seth Jones
Jack Johnson
David Savard
Scott Harrington
Markus Nutivaara
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Nick Ritchie
Adam Henrique
Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano
Chris Wagner
Jakob Silfverberg
Derek Grant
Antoine Vermette
Kevin Roy
Logan Shaw
Kalle Kossila
Dennis Rasmussen
Hampus Lindholm
Josh Manson
Cam Fowler
Brandon Montour
Francois Beauchemin
Kevin Bieksa
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
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