GDT: Game 51 - CBJ vs WPG - 22 Jan, 7:30pm, @Nat

[Viqsi]

Last game before the break.

Notes and projected lineup per bluejackets.com:

Of Note
The Blue Jackets are riding a season-high-tying five-game win streak. … Columbus and Tampa Bay are the only teams to earn points in eight of the last 10 games. … Merzlikins has stopped 322 of 337 shots (.955 save percentage) in his past 10 starts while going 8-2-0. He has allowed just 15 goals in those 10 starts. He has three shutouts in his last four games. … Cam Atkinson has eight goals in his last 11 games, while Oliver Bjorkstrand has seven in his last five including a trio of two-goal games. … Alexander Wennberg has notched a 3-6-9 line in the past 11 games. … Vladislav Gavrikov is plus-18 since Dec. 5, best in the NHL. … Wennberg is one point from 200 in his CBJ career, while Atkinson is two goals from the 200 mark. … The Blue Jackets lost the first game between the teams Nov. 23 on the road by a 4-3 score. The team got power-play goals by Seth Jones, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Nyquist. … Columbus has lost three straight vs. the Jets.

Projected Lineup
(Subject to change)

Nick Foligno - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Gustav Nyquist - Alexander Wennberg - Cam Atkinson
Nathan Gerbe - Boone Jenner - Emil Bemstrom
Jakob Lilja - Riley Nash - Eric Robinson

Zach Werenski - Seth Jones
Vladislav Gavrikov - David Savard
Scott Harrington - Markus Nutivaara

Elvis Merzlikins
Matiss Kivlenieks

Scratches: Sonny Milano, Adam Clendening, Joonas Korpisalo (injury)

Roster Report: The Blue Jackets skated the same lines Tuesday during practice as the end of the win over the Rangers. No lineup changes are expected against the Jets other than Merzlikins moving back into the net.

jets.nhl.com seems to do its preview articles in the evening rather than the morning, so, nothing to share here. Alas.

Scoresheet links (they'll work later tonight):
Game Summary - overall team info
Event Summary - player-specific info

Highlights of the Jets' last game:

Click to read more...

 

[ViD]

The Jets are one of the worst teams in the advanced stats, they played yesterday and lost, they lost 3 in a row and are 3-6-1 in last 10.

Essentially, everything points to our loss. Am I doing it right ?

 

[Jive Pawnbroker]

Here's hoping that The Nat will be a No Fly Zone tonight.

 

[Speedy Sanderson]

Last game before the break....whichever team has it's head in the game probably wins.

 

[CharlotteJacket]

I watched the Jets/Canes game last night and Winnipeg just looked lethargic as can be. Granted Carolina has a good defense, but Winnipeg mustered just 17 SOG for the game. I imagine Paul Maurice ripped into them for that lackluster performance, so I expect to see a much more spirited battle from the Jets tonight.

 

[MAHJ71]

730 start time because of Canadian broadcast or...?

 

[EspenK]

730 start time because of Canadian broadcast or...?

Yes

 

[KCbus]

730 start time because of Canadian broadcast or...?

Yes. They referenced that on Sunday's telecast. Canadian TV backed it up :30.

 

[Jive Pawnbroker]

Yes. The referenced that on Sunday's telecast. Canadian TV backed it up :30.

Prima Donnas lol. I'll bet they'll even kick Jody out of his spot between the benches and make him sit next to Jeff.

/s

 

[MoeBartoli]

Jump on the Jets early and take the heart out of them.

 

[Madifer]

My gut tells me that its going to be quite a game.

Go Jackets

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Last game before a break. Lets go out with a good performance, and more importantly the win.

 

[LetsGOJackets!!]

Complements of Ginger Papa from the Jets forum: sung to Don McLean's American Pie: Gotta tell ya, if we ever have a little meet and greet over a few kegs - I want it to be with the Jets fans.. I can understand their pain. If they would only trade us Scheifele I would give them the our picks for the next whatever it takes

A long, long time ago
I can still remember how Maurice
Used to make me smile
And I knew if he had the chance
He could take the Jets to Lord Stanley’s dance
And all of us would be happy for a while
But January made me shiver
With every loss the team delivered
Bad news on my laptop
The goalies couldn’t make the big stop.
I remember that I laughed & sighed
Each time I’d see him lose his f***ing mind
But something touched me deep inside
The day we lost the will to
Grind


So go, go Mr. Maurice, oh Mo
Come on Chevy, the task is heavy, but he’s just gotta go.
Us good ole folks on HF Jets are drinking whiskey 'n' Rye
Hopin' this'll be the day that Mo fries
This'll be the day that Mo fries

Chev, did you build this team we love
And do you see those in the Standings above
If NHL.com tells you so?
Now do a mid-season heart transplant
Can you please hire Gerard Gallant?
And can you replace our style to very fast from real slow?
Well, we know that you've loved to work with Mo
'Cause we saw your relationship grow & grow
You’ve both made lots of news
But just how many more game do we have to lose?
We drift down further into the muck,
As fans keep saying what the f**k
But maybe we can change our luck
If today Mo gets fried.


CHORUS (rest of the way)
We started singin’ go, go, Mr. Maurice, oh Mo
Come on Chevy, the task is heavy, but he’s just gotta go.
Us good ole folks on HF Jets are drinking whiskey 'n' Rye
Hopin' this'll be the day that Mo fries
This'll be the day that Mo fries


Now, for eight years we've been back at home
And Buff grows fat as he ‘practices’ alone
But, that's not how it used to be
When our D-core was looking big & mean
And Laine was a freakish scoring machine
Oh, the cheering that came from you and me
All the while our line-up was burning down
Our opponents just kept going to town
Until the season was adjourned
After All-star break we’ll return
While Chevy reads a book on fixing poor starts
All of HF Jets started smoking darts
And we waited light to lift the dark
The day that Maurice is fried

(Chorus)


Helter-skelter this last summer swelter,
The D-men flew off to other shelter
Eight went to four and falling fast
We landed but then fell on our ass,
The players couldn’t shoot nor pass
With Big Buff on the sidelines in a cast
Now the halfway point was a mixed review
While Pro-Tank played a marching tune
Pro-Win wondered can we make the dance?
Oh, but play like this, we have no chance
'Cause each time players would take the field
The opponents refused to yield
Players lost faith, will it be revealed
The games before Maurice was fried?
(Chorus)


Oh, and here we were all in one place,
Is the season lost, is there enough Cap space?
with enough time left to roll again
So come on, Chevy be nimble, Chevy be a prick,
Act now as Gerard will be gone real quick
'Cause us waiting is our enemies only friend
And as I’ve watched Mo on the bench
His lips showed cursing worthy of a pirates wench
A players meeting was real swell
But couldn’t break this losing spell
And as the loss sunk in last night
We light the coaching sacrificial rite
We saw the Central laughing with delight
The day before Mo was fried
(Chorus)


I met a girl with tracts of land so huge,
But then found out she cheered for the Blues,
So I just smiled and said, that’s okay
I went down to my local store
Where I'd bought my jersey years before
But the man there said the Jets just couldn't play
And on the Jets Board, the members screamed
The hard-core cried, and @kanadalainen dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The Like buttons all were broken
To three guys I admire so much:
Wheeler, Scheifele and Hellebuyck
Please fetch Buff, we need the crutch
As we await the day, Mo gets fried

Chorus

 

[Ginger Papa]

Hi folks, thank you for the referral @LetsGOJackets!!

I’m not a native son of HFJets but they’re an awesome group and I’m confident in sharing what I believe is the common feeling amongst members.

Maurice has done some great work in supporting the young talent to mature as well as groom the leadership core of the team.

That all said, I share with those who believe it is time for a change & we’ll wish Mo all the best.

Cheers.

Good luck tonight & lets hope for zero injuries either way.

 

[eljefe72]

730 start time because of Canadian broadcast or...?

Yes, because Canada is 30 minutes behind the U.S.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[ViD]

The still don’t have #44 jerseys at TBL store

 

[Madifer]

0.5L of cold vodka, some snacks and a lot of anticipation are all awaiting to be consumed in one way or another.

Jackets please dont disappoint us!

 

[Halfboard]

Halfboard’s in attendance. Ready to send all the troo North fans away unhappy

 

[Cowumbus]

Last game before a break. Lets go out with a good performance, and more importantly the win.

5 in a row for us, Jets lost 5 out of last 6. Feels like we should win but..

 

[MAHJ71]

Gotta have that one Nick...

 

[aRussian]

Would love us to take a heaping helping of feel goods into the break so hoping for a strong game

 

[Socks]

Cam looking like his old self.

And damnit

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Wow that’s a tough bounce

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Elvis makes a mistake behind the net and then a goal a few minutes later on the first shot on net.

Bounce back