[align=center]GAME DAY THREAD

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
(14-14-7)

vs.

COLORADO AVALANCHE
(19-11-6)

LOCATION

PEPSI CENTER

TELEVISION:


RADIO:
Blue Jackets Radio Network, WBNS, 1460 The Fan and CD101, WWCD-FM.


RECORDS:
COLUMBUS: (14-14-7); LAST 10 (2-5-3); AWAY (6-8-3)
COLORADO: (19-11-6); LAST 10 (5-3-2); HOME (9-4-2)

PROJECTED LINEUPS:
Columbus Blue Jackets
F1 - Huselius - Vermette - Nash
F2 - Umberger - Brassard - Voracek
F3 - Chimera - Pahlsson - Modin
F4 - Torres - Murray - Boll

D1 - Hejda - Commodore
D2 - Tyutin - Stralman
D3 - Russell - Roy

G1 - Mason (10-11-5, 3.30 GAA, .890 SV%) *
G2 - Garon (4-3-2, 2.82 GAA, .907 SV%)

Scratches: Blunden, Methot.

Injury Report: D Rostislav Klesla (groin, abdominal surgery), RW Derek Dorsett (broken hand), out

Colorado Avalanche
F1 - Wolski - Stastny - Stewart
F2 - McLeod - Duchene - Hejduk
F3 - Galiardi - O'Reilly - Tucker
F4 - Durno - Hendricks - Yip

D1 - Wilson - Foote
D2 - Quincey - Hannan
D3 - Liles - Clark

G1 - Anderson (16-8-5, 2.68 GAA, .916 SV%) *
G2 - Budaj (3-3-1, 2.41 GAA, .917 SV%)

Scratches: RW David Koci, D Derek Peltier

Injury Report: RW Milan Hejduk (knee), probable; RW Marek Svatos (groin), doubtful; D Kyle Cumiskey (foot), D Ruslan Salei (back), RW David Jones (knee), out

* = Likely Starters on Goal

TEAM STATS:
35 | GP | 36
14 | W | 19
14 | L | 11
7 | OT | 6
35 | P | 44
0.500 | P% | 0.611
2.83 | G/G | 2.81
3.26 | GA/G | 2.78
22.6 | PP% | 18.4
80.3 | PK% | 80.4
29.9 | S/G | 26.1
30.7 | SA/G | 31.9
51.2 FO% | 46.8

LEADERS:
Nash (18) | GOALS | Wolski (13)
Nach (17) | ASSISTS | Stastny (26)
Torres (6) | PPG | Hejduk (6)
Boll (+3) | + / - | O'Reilly (+11)
Boll (74) | PIM | Koci (64)
Tyutin (23:11) | TOI/G | Quincey (25:06)

GAME DAY PREVIEWS:
http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2009020527
http://versus.stats.com/nhl/preview.asp?g=2009121917
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/preview?gameId=291219017[/align]

AVALANCHE should be able to skate away with this one with another win.

This is a critical road trip. Columbus is a mere 2 pts from the bottom of the Western Conference.
Colorado (44 pts) Phoenix (44 pts) Dallas (39 pts) and Detroit (41 pts).
Detroit holds the 8th spot and is already 6 pts ahead of CBJ.
They just cant afford to have any more separation.
The CBJ have lost 13 of 15. They've lost 5 in a row.

Well, if nothing goes right in the next week or so I suppose I'm throwing the towel in on this season. Its sad how different this team looks compared to last season.

The season started off pretty good, but has just gone south fast. If we can turn it around quickly, then the season can still be salvaged.

Finally a GDT for the Jackets.
The way they are playing though, it was not worth the time to make it.

Colorado 3
Columbus 0
15:15 left in the first.

Mason gave up 3 goals in 4:15, and then was replaced by Garon who has given up 1 already.
Colorado 4
Columbus 0
8:20 left in the first period.

Glad I broke out the Colorado jersey for this one.

Jackets on the board with a power play goal by Umberger.
Colorado has a 4-1 lead with 16:00 left in the second period.

Chimera with a goal.
Colorado now leads 4-2 with 5:00 left in the second period.

yikes what a disaster. I just don't understand what Mason's deal is this year...

ok....Its over this year. Maybe if I stop paying attention they will start winning more.

Maybe we'll get a high draft pick...a Defenseman

The final was 5-2.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=291219017

^^^^^^The upcoming draft is very deep. I've tried to figure out what is wrong with this team and I can't figure it out. Perhaps it it time for Hitch to leave. It isn't the dead puck era anymore. This team needs a more up-tempo system, and not a defensive one.

Why does he continue to throw Mase under the bus? What good does it do? Maybe 1 of the 4 he allowed he would like to have back.
Our D is 2 steps slower than last year and we hesistate so bad on passes they get picked off easily. Not a good team at all. Maybe the move to Winnipeg is on their minds?

This team is not moving to Winnipeg. If there is a team that's going to move there, it's gonna be Phoenix and they'll become the jets again