The Blues are at home and ready to take on the Ottawa Senators tonight, despite the ridiculous weather conditions. Puck is set to drop at 7 p.m.

Despite the no drive advisory here in Missouri, the Blues/Senators game will take place and there will be a few roster changes for tonight's game. Jaroslav Halak will be back between the pipes tonight, while Robin Lehner will man the goal for Ottawa.

Ian Cole is back out of the line up tonight, as Jordan Leopold will dress and be paired with Roman Polak. You know Carlo Colaiacovo has to be asking when he'll get his chance to play again. Dmitrij Jaskin has been recalled from the Chicago Wolves in place of the injured Vladimir Sobotka. It's uncertain if Jaskin will play tonight.

The line up itself is getting shifted again. The top two lines remain untouched from the shootout win over Nashville. So David Backes will center Alexander Steen and Chris Stewart, while Derek Roy centers Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko. Patrik Berglund will center the third line between T.J Oshie and one of Jaskin/Magnus Paajarvi. The fourth line will see Max Lapierre center Brendan Morrow and Ryan Reaves.

The Blues will have to battle hard tonight if they want to beat this stingy Senators team. The Senators won the only game these two have played against one another this season, it was a 3-2 shootout victory for Ottawa.

With a win tonight, Ken Hitchcock will tie the legendary Scotty Bowman for fourth in coaching win with the Blues, with 110 wins.

To anyone attending this game, BE SAFE. The roads are already looking pretty rough where I live and we're still five hours away from puck drop. Leave early, take your time, and watch out for those who don't know how to drive in the snow!

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