GDT: Game 4 | Columbus at Florida | 10/11 7PM

[Samkow]

Columbus Lineup
Panarin-Dubois-Atkinson
Foligno-Wennberg-Duclair
Jenner-Nash-Anderson
Milano-Sedlak-Bjorkstrand

Werenski-Savard
Murray-Nutivaara
Harrington-Clendening

Bobrovsky
Korpisalo

Inactive
Hannnikainen, Kukan

Injured
Dubinsky, Jones

Florida Lineup
Dadonov-Barkov-Bjugstad
Huberdeau-Trocheck-Hoffman
Vatrano-McCann-Malgin
Mamim-Lammikko-Sceviour

Yandle-Ekblad
Matheson-Pysyk
MacDonald-Petrovic

Reimer
Hutchinson

Inactive
Haley, Weegar

Injured
Kiselevich, Luongo, MacKenzie

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[Double-Shift Lasse]

Florida STILL with games in hand!

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

I just hope Panarin doesn't forget what team he is playing for

 

[Speedy Sanderson]

Those top 2 lines for Florida are wicked....hope Bob is ready. Breadman's going to check out the Panther locker room, see where he wants his locker next season.

 

[GoJackets1]

I just hope Panarin doesn't forget what team he is playing for

Maybe he'll see all 10 fans that show up and realize it isn't for him.

So last game I said Foligno and Wennberg needed to get their heads out of their asses... So lets see, who needs to do that tonight? I'm going to go with Boone. Boone, get your head out of your ass.

 

[MAHJ71]

Somehow, someway we usually give up 50 shots to them when we play down in Sunrise..

So I'm expecting something like 4-3 going either way..

 

[Maylo]

 

[SniperOnTheWing]

On a non-back-to-back.. What gives?

 

[EspenK]

On a non-back-to-back.. What gives?

Trying to even out the workload? Trying to envision what will it look like when Bob is gone? Saving Bob for TB?

 

[Maylo]

On a non-back-to-back.. What gives?

Bob is leaving.

 

[Madifer]

It would be logical to see Korpi getting 35-40 starts this season.

 

[Inglewood JACKets]

People want Bob to play every game then wonder why he doesn't show up in the playoffs...

 

[Cyclones Rock]

It appears that management is committed to seeing what Korpisalo can do. They've put themselves in a position where they have to be so they may as well find out if he can be a credible 40+ games NHL goalie.

 

[Madifer]

It appears that management is committed to seeing what Korpisalo can do. They've put themselves in a position where they have to be so they may as well find out if he can be a credible 40+ games NHL goalie.

Yes, while keeping the ears open on the market for goalies. Giving him more starts is a smart thing to do.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

It's kind of f***ing dumb how some teams have 4 games played and some only have 1. I know it all evens out and everyone plays 82, but still.

 

[WannabeFinn]

I just brushed by Dubinsky at chipotle. That’s all I’ve got to say for now.

 

[JacketsFanWest]

On a non-back-to-back.. What gives?

Trying to score brownie points with Bob by giving him a beach day in South Florida?

 

[pled]

Will Hannnikainen get a game ? Since Milano and Sedlak doesn't seem to show up anyway. I would also like to see Kukan but the 3rd pair played pretty good last game.

 

[GoJackets1]

Will Hannnikainen get a game ? Since Milano and Sedlak doesn't seem to show up anyway. I would also like to see Kukan but the 3rd pair played pretty good last game.

Kukan is unequivocally better than Harrington. I don't understand this need to get Harrington more playing time, when he's almost always directly responsible for a goal against whenever he plays.

 

[pled]

Kukan is unequivocally better than Harrington. I don't understand this need to get Harrington more playing time, when he's almost always directly responsible for a goal against whenever he plays.

I still think so too but last game the parring was great and torts probably doesn't wanna change something that is working alright right now and he wasnt on ice when any of the col goal happened

 

[spintheblackcircle]

“We’ve got Duke [Duclair] playing with Bread [Artemi Panarin] a little bit,” coach John Tortorella said on 97.1’s show Carpenter & Rothman. “[They] may have a bit of chemistry, we’ve seen it early in the year.

“I’m anxious to see if it comes alive on the power play.”

 

[major major]

Harrington was at his best last game but still Kukan the game before was better than Harrington at his best.

I don't get the idea of Duclair as a PP savior. His main skill is his wheels, not his hands. He's not a great shooter or passer. I was actually encouraged by the PP last game. They were working the puck down low and re-establishing that as a scoring threat, which makes the - ahem - bread and butter play up top all the more dangerous.

 

[KJ Dangler]

On a non-back-to-back.. What gives?

Writing is on the wall and Bob won’t be returning , so is Korpi / Merzlikins the answer next year ? If Korpi plays well , you have your answer , if not , they will need to know and figure out who to target/ trade for, as a tandem with Merzlikins . Legace , our goalie coach recently said in an interview , that Merzlikins was NHL ready now . Personally I love this approach . If we can have a tandem of Korpi/ Merzlikins , for 2 mill per year , that’s an 8 mill savings on what they would pay Bob . That’s 8 mill that can be used , on another elite offensive talent . Currently our team has 1 scoring line , and 3 pretty solid lines , but we also have Anthony Duclair , playing on our #1 power play tonight . That’s not a knock on Duclair , per say , but you need atleast 2 elite offensive weapons to win a cup in today’s Nhl .

 

[major major]

Writing is on the wall and Bob won’t be returning , so is Korpi / Merzlikins the answer next year ? If Korpi plays well , you have your answer , if not , they will need to know and figure out who to target/ trade for, as a tandem with Merzlikins . Legace , our goalie coach recently said in an interview , that Merzlikins was NHL ready now . Personally I love this approach . If we can have a tandem of Korpi/ Merzlikins , for 2 mill per year , that’s an 8 mill savings on what they would pay Bob . That’s 8 mill that can be used , on another elite offensive talent . Currently our team has 1 scoring line , and 3 pretty solid lines , but we also have Anthony Duclair , playing on our #1 power play tonight . That’s not a knock on Duclair , per say , but you need atleast 2 elite offensive weapons to win a cup in today’s Nhl .

If Korpi looks like he can be a starter this year he's not going to accept $1m per this summer. I'm not sure if arbitration would work in our favour there. And even if it's still a modest $3m for our goalies in total, if they're capable of starting, that price tag won't last long. It will give us a lot of cap space next year and maybe some the year after, but likely more cap space than we will be able to use in the short term.

If Panarin and Bob are gone that leaves the club with ~$20m in space - more than enough to sign the two best UFA forwards after Panarin (Stone and Duchene), and odds are we won't have the privilege to sign both, and possibly get neither of them.

 

[cbjfaninmo]

This game is critical.

Let's Go Jackets!!!!