GDT: Game 64 - CBJ vs OTT - 24 Feb, 7pm, @Nat

[Viqsi]

Today on Trade Deadline day, we get to witness the (possible/probable) triumphant return of Korpi.

Notes and projected lineup per bluejackets.com:

Of Note
Columbus has points in 29 of 34 games (19-5-10). … The team's 14 overtime losses lead the NHL. … Elvis Merzlikins owns the NHL lead with five shutouts.. … Markus Nutivaara has as 1-4-5 line in the past six contests while playing on the top pair with Zach Werenski. … Werenski leads all NHL defensemen with a CBJ-record 18 goals from the blue line this season. … Stefan Matteau has a goal and an assist in two games since his callup from AHL Cleveland. ... The Blue Jackets have played in one-goal contests (excluding empty-net goals) in 13 of the last 14 games and 39 overall this season. … Columbus has not taken a penalty in six of 62 games this year. … The Blue Jackets have lost 355 man games to injury, already the third most in franchise history. ... Columbus is 7-0-1 on Mondays this season. … The Blue Jackets won a 1-0 game in Columbus between the teams earlier this year before Ottawa captured a 4-3 win in overtime in the second meeting.

Projected Lineup
(Subject to change)

Gustav Nyquist - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Nick Foligno
Stefan Matteau - Boone Jenner - Nathan Gerbe
Sonny Milano - Kevin Stenlund - Emil Bemstrom
Eric Robinson - Riley Nash - Jakob Lilja

Zach Werenski - Markus Nutivaara
Vladislav Gavrikov - David Savard
Scott Harrington - Andrew Peeke

Joonas Korpisalo
Elvis Merzlikins

Scratches: Oliver Bjorkstrand (injury), Gabriel Carlsson

Roster Report: It's trade deadline day so the roster could be tweaked by the time the game comes around. Tortorella is not expected to make address the media until pregame, so the lineup will not be known for sure until around 5:40.

senators.nhl.com doesn't have a preview article up yet.

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

Highlights of the Sens' last game:

Click to read more...

 

[NotWendell]

Win or die.

 

[ViD]

Milano gone

Korpi to start

A rental for a low level return to CBJ to help on offense

My few predictions for today

 

[Cowumbus]

Hopefully Sprong for Milano is real.

If we lose this game...

Sens team will have more AHLers than us.

 

[EspenK]

Duclair with another hatty? I'm not predicting, just wondering.

 

[pled]

half the team is ahler/rookie can still win I hope so

 

[Finner]

Awesome AHL match coming.

 

[MoeBartoli]

Torts has Milano in the lineup? We must not have any LW Zamoni drivers.

 

[pled]

there's still good amount of time for emergency call up no problem. hope TFW get his shot, Hanni could come back too.

 

[Boomstick]

Is Korpisalo starting?

 

[pled]

Hanni traded so I guess TFW would be my call up here.

 

[pled]

Is Korpisalo starting?

he was practicing this morning I don't think the decision has been made

 

[Boomstick]

he was practicing this morning I don't think the decision has been made

Thanks, I have Merzlikins in for my draft kings team, but if he's not starting I have to change it up lol. Appreciate it. Good luck tonight to your Jackets.

 

[Old Guy]

I hope we cream those punks.

 

[ViD]

Pretty sure Korpi will be playing, Sens are pretty bad, he can handle them

 

[Cowumbus]

Well, please just win.

 

[aRussian]

Will we make it 9 in a row? We fell so hard it hurts. Lineup is AHL v. AHL

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

Will we make it 9 in a row? We fell so hard it hurts. Lineup is AHL v. AHL

I am sure concession prices are still NHL level

 

[Speedy Sanderson]

I can confirm concession prices have not come down. Tasty $11 beer.

 

[Cowumbus]

Seriously something is weird with the Josh Anderson situation.

 

[mikeyp24]

Lets get this loser point boys

 

[aRussian]

Seriously something is weird with the Josh Anderson situation.

Said he was hopeful he’d come back “at some point this season”. Hmmm. Original timeframe way off and they are keeping pretty mum on the subject

 

[Ginger Papa]

Thanks, I have Merzlikins in for my draft kings team, but if he's not starting I have to change it up lol. Appreciate it. Good luck tonight to your Jackets.

Latest report as per "The Score" & "Left Wing Lock" shows an Elvis sighting.

Hope this give you time to alter your Line up

 

[Cowumbus]

Said he was hopeful he’d come back “at some point this season”. Hmmm. Original timeframe way off and they are keeping pretty mum on the subject

He’s been skating for weeks but Jarmo just said Cam and Wennberg are still closer to being back? Hmm.

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

Seriously something is weird with the Josh Anderson situation.

Rumor has it he came down with the RyJo flu