GDT: Game 38: Columbus at St. Louis | 4/5 8:00 PM EDT | The most critical edition of them

[joshjoshjosh]

"The Most Critical Edition Of Them All"

8:00 PM EDT
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri

16-14-07, 4th Central, 10th West
Last 10: 6-2-2

G/G: 2.32 (30th)
GA/G: 2.54 (11th)
PP%: 13.8 (26th)
PK%: 86.0 (5th)


Lines
PROSPAL-ANISIMOV-GABORIK
UMBERGER-JOHANSEN-FOLIGNO
CALVERT-LETESTU-ATKINSON
COMEAU-DUBINSKY-MACKENZIE

TYUTIN-JOHNSON
PROUT-NIKITIN
WISNIEWSKI-AUCOIN

BOBROVSKY

19-14-02, 3rd Central, 8th West
Last 10: 6-4-0

G/G: 2.83 (9th)
GA/G: 2.74 (19th)
PP%: 22.0 (6th)
PK%: 83.2 (9th)

Lines
MCDONALD-BACKES-STEEN
SCHWARTZ-BERGLUND-STEWART
PERRON-SOBOTKA-TARASENKO
CRACKNELL-PORTER-REAVES

BOUWMEESTER-PIETRANGELO
LEOPOLD-SHATTENKIRK
JACKMAN-POLAK

ELLIOT

TV:
http://www.foxsportsohio.com/pages/channelfinder/

Radio:
http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=48232

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[joshjoshjosh]

aww i boned the thread title. my bad

Lines are probable as of 9pm Guam time (7am Eastern? I dunno) Change them if you'd like... I'm going to bed

 

[1857 Howitzer]

In the car right now heading to St Louis. Hope to see a big win.

 

[GoJackets1]

Earliest GDT of the year?

 

[Comrade Blunderbore]

even though you are direct competition at the playoffs for my Oilers, i will watch this game and cheer for you guys.

 

[JacketsDavid]

Huge game. St-Louis is 5 games over, we're 2 games over (that's the easiest way I know how to quantify the games in hand).
If we win in regulation - They are 4 games over and we would be 3 games over - and we still have to play once more at home.
If we win it OT/Shootout - They are 5 games over and we would be 3 games over - still have that final matchup.
If we lose in OT/Shootout - They are 6 games over and we are 2 games over. Gets tough here with all road games.
If we lose in regulation - They are 6 games over, we're 1 game over. Enough said.

We need the 2 points here, badly.

 

[jackets4life]

Biggest game of the season. Let's get it done, boys!

 

[Gaborik 10]

Since the game will be on at 1am my time tomorrow morning, I think I'll watch this on GCL. Really hope the Jackets can pull this one off, with Elliot starting for St. Louis, I think they have a great chance moreso than if Jake Allen was.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

I believe there's one team in that top 8 that's going to fall out of the playoff picture and that's the Wings. It'll be one heck of a battle for the 8th seed between Detroit, Edmonton, Phoenix and Columbus.

Having said that, i hope you guys win tonight. It'll be tough though, the Blues are playing some good hockey at the moment.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

And then, not quite the right message, but it ups the toughness factor.

 

[pspot]

hey guys, I've got Dubinsky on my fantasy team

great to see him and Gaborik hook up last night.....but why do you have him on the 4th line? is that where he's playing?

 

[Fro]

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Ya! Totally forgot about that one. (It is the worst song of the three posted so far, though, but I still should have remembered it.)

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

hey guys, I've got Dubinsky on my fantasy team

great to see him and Gaborik hook up last night.....but why do you have him on the 4th line? is that where he's playing?

It was his first game back from injury. Just easing him back into the lineup combined with the fact we have a bit of center depth even without Brassard.

 

[anteater90]

I love an early morning game day thread. Smells like, VICTORY!

 

[Fro]

Earliest GDT of the year?

i fully take the claim for that one with my salute to carts earlier in the year...

 

[LetsGOJackets!!]

Certainly can feel the importance

We need this game for so many reasons, get over the hump baby!!

 

[Got One Cup]

Thinking this one is going to be a real battle, here's to a good game. Jake Allen is probably going to start but not confirmed yet, looking forward to seeing Gabby.

 

[blahblah]

hey guys, I've got Dubinsky on my fantasy team

Ugh, fantasy question... Oh well.

great to see him and Gaborik hook up last night.....but why do you have him on the 4th line? is that where he's playing?

It was his first game back from injury. Just easing him back into the lineup combined with the fact we have a bit of center depth even without Brassard.

lol, don't fall for it. Dubi played 15+ minutes of even strength time last night, which was second among forwards last night I believe. Not a ton of minutes, but we spread them around a lot with the forwards. That is critical with this schedule to keep people fresh. This depth has helped out a lot during this run.

If the Jackets want to move from pretender to legitimate threat, this game is as critical as you can get. The Jackets are going to need to find another gear. We can't have another 2nd period like we did last night.

What is great is that Detroit has put themselves back in play.

 

[Fro]

we jumped to 19% chance of making playoffs last night, jumping 8.9%...EDM's loss to VAN dropped them nearly 15% last night...

 

[DJA]

we jumped to 19% chance of making playoffs last night, jumping 8.9%...EDM's loss to VAN dropped them nearly 15% last night...

Also noticed that tonight's game has the potential for a 44% swing combined.

 

[JacketFanInFL]

Will Comeau be in the lineup? Seems like anyone would be better than Gillies at this point.

 

[NotWendell]

I believe there's one team in that top 8 that's going to fall out of the playoff picture and that's the Wings. It'll be one heck of a battle for the 8th seed between Detroit, Edmonton, Phoenix and Columbus.

Having said that, i hope you guys win tonight. It'll be tough though, the Blues are playing some good hockey at the moment.

That's how I feel as well. We have to beat out Detroit and Edmonton for that last spot. Then we're gonna give Chicago hell in the playoffs.

 

[blahblah]

we jumped to 19% chance of making playoffs last night, jumping 8.9%...EDM's loss to VAN dropped them nearly 15% last night...

Last night was almost perfect, shame on the Hawks for not winning the SO.

 

[Kev22]

Will Comeau be in the lineup? Seems like anyone would be better than Gillies at this point.

They said in the post-game last night that Comeau was already in St.Louis and would likely be in the lineup tonight.