The Columbus Blue Jackets begin their preseason campaign today with a pair of split squad games against the dreaded Pittsburgh Penguins. The game in Pittsburgh begins at 1 p.m. while the game in Columbus is at 7 p.m. Both games can be streamed at bluejackets.com
Last night the Blue Jackets posted their rosters for the games:
I’m really pumped to see Fantilli and Laine in person again tonight. They had great chemistry yesterday in the scrimmage.
As for the Flightless Birds, their rosters are devoid of any of the truly big names in either game. So, these should be two very winnable games for the Jackets. If not, there’s a lot more work to do in this preseason.
What are you looking for in these games? Let us know in the comments, and also use this space as the gamethread for both games today. Late tonight I’ll have a recap of both games, plus some thoughts from the scrimmage yesterday.