Bruins in Columbus looking to snap 4-game skid

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 15, 2011 9:30 AM EDT in Game Previews

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The Bruins will try to put the brakes on a 4-game skid (0-2-2) when they face-off against the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at Nationwide Arena. At 32-27-9, the Blue Jackets find themselves 8 points outside of the playoff picture in the Western Conference with 14 games left on their schedule. The Jackets have won just 3 of their last 10 (3-4-3) after snapping a 7-game losing streak (0-4-3) with a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, NC on Saturday.

Rick Nash leads the Columbus Blue Jackets with 60 points (29-31-60), while R.J. Umberger is second to Nash in both goals (21) and points (50). A player that Bruins fans will want to keep an eye on tonight is Matt Calvert. The 21-year-old rookie left winger has notched 11 goals in 28 NHL games this season.

In net, the Jackets have given Steve Mason (23-17-4, 3.01 GAA, .903 save %) and Mathieu Garon (9-10-5, 2.61 GAA, .905 save %) significant time between the pipes. Head Coach Scott Arniel has gone with Mason the past two games. Will he stick with Mason or give Garon a start?

Injury Report:

Boston

Out: Marc Savard (concussion), Shane Hnidy (shoulder), Andrew Ference (lower body injury)

Probable: Steven Kampfer (concussion), Zdeno Chara (flu-like symptoms), Adam McQuaid (foot)

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

Questionable

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Marc Methot	other-excused	03/13/2011

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Kristian Huselius	other-excused	02/19/2011

Andrew Murray and Anton Stralman are also out for Columbus with lower body injuries.

Notes:

- Andrew Ference, Steven Kampfer, and Shane Hnidy all made the road trip with the team. Ference has said that he will not play in this evening's game, but Kampfer will likely return to the lineup tonight. Shane Hnidy has not been cleared for game action yet.

- This is the only meeting of the year between the Bruins and Blue Jackets.

- Columbus head coach Scott Arniel has a few connections to the Bruins. Arniel played 29 games for the Bruins during the 1991-'92 season. He is also the uncle of Jamie Arniel.

- Defenseman Matt Bartkowski was sent back to Providence this week, which is a good sign that Steven Kampfer is probably healthy enough to return to game action.

- Tonight's game will air on NESN and 98.5 FM The Sports Hub. Puck drop is scheduled for just after 7:00 PM ET.

- The Public Skate open thread starts at 6:30 PM ET. Let's get some of you lurkers who came out of the shadows to chime in tonight.

- For more on The Blue Jackets, head over to The Cannon

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Those Union soldiers are no match for

BEAR CAVALRY

by TomServo42 on Mar 15, 2011 10:12 AM EDT reply actions

Russians!

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 15, 2011 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions

How will we fare without General Stuart?

I fear he has left us blind…….

by 13_Legion on Mar 15, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions

http://www.sportsargumentwiki.com/index.php?title=Columbus_Blue_Jackets#How_Boomer_Got_His_Wheels

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 15, 2011 10:14 AM EDT reply actions

Fun fact!

Columbus has 2 modern NHL-sized arenas – the Nationwide Arena that the Jackets play in, and the Value City Arena/Schottenstein Center that Ohio State plays it. Until Ohio State was handed control of non-athletic booking of the BJ’s place, the two arenas competed for acts.

by Arenacale on Mar 15, 2011 10:43 AM EDT reply actions

Not looking forward to Scottie Upshall getting a couple breakaways against the Bruins like he did in the games against Phoenix to start the year.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 15, 2011 11:01 AM EDT reply actions

I hope Kampfer plays tonight. I think he could give the rest of the D a dose of adrenaline they obviously need. Also, Boychuk’s eye probably isn’t swollen shut anymore which should help him not miss the net from the bottom of the circles on a 1 on none.

by MattS on Mar 15, 2011 11:16 AM EDT reply actions

should

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 15, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions

+1

"We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time" - Vince Lombardi

by ilovethegbpackers on Mar 15, 2011 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Jackets Fan

Look forward to finally seeing Boston at Nationwide tonight. I was looking forward to seeing Thomas play, but it looks like Rask is going. Guess thats better for the Jackets than Thomas but Rask is still solid. Guess ill have to show up to warmups to see Thomas play. Hopefully for my sakes Chara is in. Will be nice to see him out there as we do not get to see these All stars every day. Good Luck tonight, go Jackets.
Quick question, how do you all feel about Kaberle so far? He had mixed reviews in Toronto but i was curious to see what Bruins fans think.

by cbjfan14 on Mar 15, 2011 12:06 PM EDT reply actions

Kaberle owns

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 15, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

some of us think he “owns” less so than the above

by TomServo42 on Mar 15, 2011 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions

I think he needs to start scoring, but he’s a better defenseman than pretty much everyone except Chara on the Bruins.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 15, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

are they going with Paille or Seguin tonight?

probably Paille right? i mean, since he’s such a huge improvement over Seguin, right……..

/sarcasm

by delta on Mar 15, 2011 1:39 PM EDT reply actions

Hmmm

id go Sega also

HOCKEY TEMPER!

It's Ed....lawl facebook

by Losted125 on Mar 15, 2011 2:07 PM EDT reply actions

Saturn? You’re too good for Sega CD?

by TomServo42 on Mar 15, 2011 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions

He probably doesn’t want to admit to owning a 32×.

by Arenacale on Mar 15, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions

hey! Virtua Fighter and Space Harrier were awesome

by TomServo42 on Mar 15, 2011 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions

No

by 13_Legion on Mar 15, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

“I love the Power Glove! It’s sooo bad!”

Can anyone tell me the movie?

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 15, 2011 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions

The Wizard, duh

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 15, 2011 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Nailed it.

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 15, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Has any movie other than The Wizard ever mentioned the Power Glove?

by 13_Legion on Mar 15, 2011 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Caaaaaal-i-fooooorrrrnnniiiiaaaa

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 15, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I got one at Toy’s R Us when I was a kid. I thought it was an awesome deal for 30 bucks. I was so wrong. Wish I got the Virtua Boy instead.

by delta on Mar 15, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

wow….that’s……….that’s the biggest JPEG of paella i have ever seen. it took me 10 minutes just to scroll past the savory mussel and ginormous shrip. I won’t even talk about the colossal piece of cilantro. That thing will block out the sun.

by delta on Mar 15, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

The Globe is reporting that Ryder might be a scratch tonight.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 15, 2011 2:31 PM EDT reply actions

I don’t hate that.

by Arenacale on Mar 15, 2011 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m okay with trying anything tonight.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 15, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Paille couldn't score in a womens' prison.

I wish we traded him for a bag of pucks, or maybe a water bottle.

I’d like to see Ryder and Segs play tonight.

Sega > Paella IMO

by phonymahoney on Mar 15, 2011 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions

I am not sure what I have done right but I managed to weasel my way out of a work function tonight so I get to watch the game live! Not to sure if I should take part in the live game feed because the last game was my first time and it was not a pleasant outcome!

As for Kaberle I would much rather have him then Boychuk, Seidenberg, Ference, Kampfer, and Bartkowski. I think he has played pretty good so far. I know the PP could use some more prodctivity but I do think its close. Not so long ago we could not even get set up in the offensive zone on a PP…at least we are getting shots now and the laws of averages say we have to start scoring on some of these chances. I say give Seguin some PP time and lets see what this kid can do. I mean why have an offensive minded player on the pine every PP chance we get. It cant get worse right?

by beachguy113 on Mar 15, 2011 2:41 PM EDT reply actions

As for Kaberle I would much rather have him then Boychuk, Seidenberg, Ference, Kampfer, and Bartkowski.

Strongly agree.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 15, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Just wait til you see the Jackets PP tonight. Were probably the only team where a guy like Rivet can get waived after being a healthy scratch 40 games and first game with us he is on PP unit. Its horrible.

by cbjfan14 on Mar 15, 2011 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions