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First, a huge mea culpa.
Yes, as of yesterday, my brain was stuck in 2013—and my playoff scenarios were a bit incorrectly skewed. Thanks to a few loyal readers—and a snarky one—I am fully in the present.
On to tonight's game:
Chicago Blackhawks (43-19-15) at Columbus Blue Jackets (39-30-7) CSN-CH, FS-O
THE BUZZ
What was once a fairly certain two points when the Blackhawks roll into Columbus, tonight's matchup is anything but easy. Fighting for a playoff spot in the East, the Blue Jackets will pose a stiff test, especially with a depleted Chicago roster. Over their last ten games, Chicago and Columbus are both 5-4-1.
However the Hawks pulled off a nice 3-2 shootout win over the Wild last night in Chicago, made necessary only by a late, soft goal given up by Corey Crawford.
PROJECTED LINEUPS
Chicago
Sharp Shaw Hossa Saad Nordstrom Versteeg Bickell Regin Morin Bollig Kruger Smith
Keith Seabrook Brookbank Hjalmarsson Leddy Rundblad
Rantaa
Columbus
Jenner Johansen Letestu Calvert Dubinsky Atkinson Frattin Anisimov Umberger Comeau Mackenzie Boll
Johnson Prout Murray Wisniewski Tyutin Savard
Bobrovsky
All for now, more tomorrow.
JJ