GDT: Game 72: Columbus vs. Detroit | 3/25 7:30PM EDT

Samkow · Mar 25, 2014

7:30 PM EDT
Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio

Lines
Alfredsson-Legwand-Franzen
Tatar-Nyquist-Sheahan
Miller-Glendening-Helm
Callahan-Andersson-Emmerton

Smith-Kronwall
Quincey-DeKeyser
Kindl-Lashoff

Howard
Gustavsson

Inactive
None

Injured
Abdelkader, Cleary, Datsyuk, Ericsson, Jurco, Weiss, Zetterberg

Lines
Jenner-Johansen-Horton
Calvert-Dubinsky-Atkinson
Foligno-Anisimov-Umberger
MacKenzie-Letestu-Comeau

Tyutin-Wisniewski
Johnson-Prout
Nikitin-Savard

Bobrovsky
McElhinney

Inactive
Erixon, Frattin, Schultz, Tropp

Injured
Murray

Nordique · Mar 25, 2014

Must win game. If we can't find a way to get 2 points out of this, I don't hold out much hope for the post season.

Fro · Mar 25, 2014

for the love of all that is god...win this game in regulation... 6-1-1 vs DET in last 8...

Jive Pawnbroker · Mar 25, 2014

We'll find out tonight if the Jackets have any gas left in the proverbial tank. If not, the rest of the season's going to look like how Earnhardt finished this race...

Speedy Sanderson · Mar 25, 2014

Think the boys come out firing tonight. A goal early in the game would do wonders for their confidence. Hopefully Bob is sharp as Nyquist and Tatar have been tearing things up of late.

Matthew · Mar 25, 2014

What's the record this season with the third jerseys?

1857 Howitzer · Mar 25, 2014

matthew said:
what's the record this season with the third jerseys?

5-4-1

blahblah · Mar 25, 2014

I heard something on the radio this morning about Bob and keeping him fresh (workload - Todd talking to him).

Anyone know what that was about and how that impacts this week?

Double-Shift Lasse · Mar 25, 2014

blahblah said:
I heard something on the radio this morning about Bob and keeping him fresh (workload - Todd talking to him).

Anyone know what that was about and how that impacts this week?

Maintenance day yesterday, I'd assume. Light practice.

Bobcat110 · Mar 25, 2014

Speedy Sanderson said:
Think the boys come out firing tonight. A goal early in the game would do wonders for their confidence. Hopefully Bob is sharp as Nyquist and Tatar have been tearing things up of late.

Just like Detroit to draft a kid at end of 4th round in his draft who didn't make their opening day roster and they call him up and he goes on a scoring binge averaging nearly a point-per-game. Has 7 goals in last 5 games for Detroit. Now at:

46 games: 23-17-40

compared to our top 3 for this year:

Ryjo: 71 games: 27-25-52
Dubi: 65 games: 14-28-42
Wiz: 64 games: 6-33-39

pete goegan · Mar 25, 2014

blahblah said:
I heard something on the radio this morning about Bob and keeping him fresh (workload - Todd talking to him).

Anyone know what that was about and how that impacts this week?

Bob didn't participate in the full workout, yesterday, so he didn't face 300+ shots, as he usually might. Instead, Ian Clark structured a more focused workout for him to keep him sharp, without wearing him down. Seems that was the theory, anyway.

Here's AP on it:

Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was held out of the main practice, a 45-minute affair dealing entirely with special teams. Goaltender Curtis McElhinney did the yeoman's work this morning, while the organization's pro video scout - Mike Battaglia -- took the other end of the ice. That practice lasted about 45 minutes. Then, Bobrovsky took to the ice in OhioHealth IceHaus and fielded shots from defensemen Nick Schultz and forwards Jared Boll and Matt Frattin.

Here was the thinking:
Bobrovsky has made 19 consecutive starts. The last thing he needs right now, as goaltending coach Ian Clark said, "is 350 practice shots." McElhinney does need the work, however.
There were a few things Bobrovsky wanted to work on, but he needed to be able to highlight and specify those drills.
"Today was a really smart move by management," Bobrovsky said. "The team gets the work it needs, and I get the work I need. Right now, today, we need different things."

Bobcat110 · Mar 25, 2014

Morning Skate is currently being streamed (I just remembered):

http://bluejackets.nhl.com/index.html

Fro · Mar 25, 2014

Coach just said forwards stay same, schultz in for nikitin...

Bobcat110 · Mar 25, 2014

blahblah said:
I heard something on the radio this morning about Bob and keeping him fresh (workload - Todd talking to him).

Anyone know what that was about and how that impacts this week?

"Here was the thinking:
Bobrovsky has made 19 consecutive starts. The last thing he needs right now, as goaltending coach Ian Clark said, "is 350 practice shots." McElhinney does need the work, however.
There were a few things Bobrovsky wanted to work on, but he needed to be able to highlight and specify those drills.
"Today was a really smart move by management," Bobrovsky said. "The team gets the work it needs, and I get the work I need. Right now, today, we need different things.'"

http://bluejacketsxtra.dispatch.com/content/blogs/puck-rakers/2014/03/stuck-in-the-middle.html

blahblah · Mar 25, 2014

Bobcat110 said:
"Here was the thinking:
Bobrovsky has made 19 consecutive starts. The last thing he needs right now, as goaltending coach Ian Clark said, "is 350 practice shots." McElhinney does need the work, however.
There were a few things Bobrovsky wanted to work on, but he needed to be able to highlight and specify those drills.
"Today was a really smart move by management," Bobrovsky said. "The team gets the work it needs, and I get the work I need. Right now, today, we need different things.'"

http://bluejacketsxtra.dispatch.com/content/blogs/puck-rakers/2014/03/stuck-in-the-middle.html

Thanks. Seems reasonable.

alphafox · Mar 25, 2014

Playoffs or draft? Decision time is tonight.

Jyrki · Mar 25, 2014

Critical doesn't even begin to describe this game.

Double-Shift Lasse · Mar 25, 2014

VinnyC said:
Critical doesn't even begin to describe this game.

This game may be the outlier to DSL's Principle of Equivalent Criticality.

Robert · Mar 25, 2014

I believe theyâ€™ll win it, with Pittsburgh coming up if they lose tonight the playoffs could be in serious jeopardy; thereâ€™s no alternative, they must win.

cbjfaninmo · Mar 25, 2014

Tonight is the night. It would be nice to see Horton give the team a lift.

Fro · Mar 25, 2014

not to look ahead too much, but Malkin out most of rest of regular season...so hopefully that's a spark somehow to us that we have some games to play catchup

Double-Shift Lasse · Mar 25, 2014

Fro said:
not to look ahead too much, but Malkin out most of rest of regular season...so hopefully that's a spark somehow to us that we have some games to play catchup

Sure but they already didn't beat a whole bunch of teams that we needed them to, thank you very little.

EspenK · Mar 25, 2014

Fro said:
Coach just said forwards stay same, schultz in for nikitin...

Nikitin hurt or is this just another bold move to jump start the Jackets?

1857 Howitzer · Mar 25, 2014

EspenK said:
Nikitin hurt or is this just another bold move to jump start the Jackets?

Don't have the twitter quote, but I did see that it was not due to Nikitin being hurt.

JacketFanInFL · Mar 25, 2014

Look for bizarro night.

We score 3 power play goals, Bob has a bad game, Horton scores.

Wings win 4-3

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