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Deadline & G62 Recap + St Patty’s Preview |
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The Columbus Blue Jackets fell to the Nashville Predators by the final score of 2-1 in kids’ takeover in the debut of the new Preds on the block.
Period I
Columbus native Kiefer Sherwood opened the scoring with his eighth of the season unassisted midway through the first.
Period II
Alexandre Texier evened the game at one a piece. His 10th of the season came less than two minutes into the period with the lone assist going to Ivan Provorov.
Period III
Luke Evangelista had the game winner just about five minutes into the period for his 13th of the year. Mark Jankowski and Tommy Novak got the apples.
Players to Watch
Jason Zucker — in his Nashville debut had 3 shots on goal in 14 and a quarter minutes. He was a -1 and had a hit. He was the main get of the newcomers.
Jake Bean — was a -1 with 2 blocked shots in 16:14TOI. Invisible in first game from reset.
Goaltenders
Kevin Lankinen — 32 saves on 33 shots faced for a 0.970 save percentage.
Daniil Tarasov — 47 saves on 49 shots for a 0.959 save percentage.
CBJ THREE STARS OF THE GAME
1. Alexandre Texier — goal (10)
2. Daniil Tarasov — L, 47 saves, 95.9 SV%
3. Ivan Provorov — assist (23)
Mood Monday — Deadline Reflection
The Columbus Blue Jackets were somewhat busy during the 2024 trade deadline day. The Blue Jackets acquired AHL depth and future draft picks at the cost of the rentals on the main roster.
To NY Rangers — Jack Roslovic (50% salary retained)
To Columbus — conditional 2026 4th round draft pick (Upgrades to a 2026 3rd round pick if Rangers make it to the Stanley Cup Finals and Roslovic plays in 50% of the playoff games.)
To Boston — Andrew Peeke
To Columbus — Jakub Zboril & 2027 3rd round pick (BOS)
To St. Louis — Future Considerations
To Columbus — Malcom Subban
The Blue Jackets are bringing up Trey Fix-Wolansky and opens the first call up to David Jiricek, while saving money now and for years to come. It is unfortunate to see another homegrown defender in Peeke be moved, and have another hometown kid in Jack Roslovic move. Both are now on NHL contenders. This adds to the depth cupboards of top teams while adding to the future and hope there is and will be in Columbus. If I am a fan of the players, great moves. If I’m looking at right now, it’s doom. If I’m looking at Cleveland, I’m hopeful for a deep run.
This week, the Blue Jackets have four games played. They get the Montreal Canadiens on the road on Tuesday; and then a three game home stand for St. Patrick’s weekend, including the Ottawa Senators; San Jose Sharks; and Winnipeg Jets. These games are dog fight for the draft lottery positioning, and the Jets are looking to a deep run with their buys.
More is coming…
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