GDT: Columbus at Phoenix | 4/3 10PM EDT | "Sweep" Edition

[Samkow]

at

10:00 PM
Jobing.com Arena
Glendale, Arizona





Lines
Umberger-Brassard-Atkinson
Prospal-Letestu-Nash
Russell-Johansen-Dorsett
Gillies-Boyce-Boll

J. Johnson-Wisniewski
Lebda-Nikitin
A. Johnson-Prout

York
Hunwick

Inactive
None



Lines
Whitney-Hanzal-Vrbata
Boedker-Vermette-Korpikoski
Torres-Langkow-Doan
Gordon-Chipchura-Brule

Yandle-Morris
Aucoin-Ekman-Larsson
Klesla-Rozsival

Smith
LaBarbera

Inactive
Arnold, Bissonnette, Bolduc, Schlemenko, Stone, Summers

[Samkow]

Hope that vicious Anti-Klesla mob that actually forced Bob to root against Klesla doesn't make an appearance tonight.

[Columbus Mike]

With a Coyote loss, this could be the last NHL game in Phoenix for a very long time.

[SuperGenius]

Will Klesla....measure up....to the test...??





YEEEEEEEAHHHHHH!

[Matt]

Ain't no way this team wins four in a row.

[gojackets1]

If you get swept by the worst team in the league... I dont even know. Though the Jackets have had a pretty good handle on the Coyotes the past couple of years..

[SuperGenius]

Originally Posted by gojackets1

If you get swept by the worst team in the league... I dont even know. Though the Jackets have had a pretty good handle on the Coyotes the past couple of years..

The CBJ have a reasonable time against 'tough', grinding teams. St. Louis, Phoenix, Nashville, etc are grinding teams with less team speed than say, Edmonton, Colorado, Detroit...the less speed and more toughness a team has, the better a chance the Jackets have had over the last 2 seasons. IMO.

[RBarRegular]

Yotes will come with desperation obviously. The return of Wiz should help. Hopefully York doesn't come back to earth. Eh, what the hell, for the first time in months, I'll predict a CBJ victory, 3 - 2.

Go Jackets!

[wahsnairb]

I'm sure this doesn't belong here, but how nice would a deal around Nash and Yandle be considering their surplus of talented d? only if they move to Quebec though would the Rick consider waiving I'm sure.

It is just fun to consider. A candyland moment.

[joshjoshjosh]

Originally Posted by Columbus Mike

With a Coyote loss, this could be the last NHL game in Phoenix for a very long time.

Hopefully not.

Nothing shakes my love of hockey more than the righteous indignation of hockey fans who view the league in a caste system and think an NHL team is their birthright.

I hope the Coyotes stay in PHX forever and the aforementioned Canadians supremacists suffer long for it... pettiness above reason

Oh and GO JACKETS! Don't get to watch many games live these days

[Cruel11]

Go JJ! Go Blue Jackets!

[awfulwaffle*]

Pllleeeaaaaase let us winnnnnnn!!!!!!

Here's to a good game, and no injuries though. Good luck tonight!

[pete goegan]

Originally Posted by Cruel11

Go JJ! Go Blue Jackets!

Bottom one's clean, top one would earn a suspension, these days - left his feet , targeted the head, etc. Still, I like it!

[JACKETfan]

Why I'm secretly rooting for Phoenix tonight:

--It would be nice if the Quebec-bound Coyotes win their last home game and it won't help us.

--Want to cheer for Rusty and Ray in the playoffs.

--Don't want JP to think Howson finally knows what he's doing.

[Mayor Bee]

If Phoenix wins, they have the chance to kick the Kings down to a wild card rather than a divisional championship. That could mean a difference of up to 8 draft spots this year, so...

A win's a win, and a loss is a win.

[Halfboard]

Originally Posted by joshjoshjosh

Hopefully not.

Nothing shakes my love of hockey more than the righteous indignation of hockey fans who view the league in a caste system and think an NHL team is their birthright.

I hope the Coyotes stay in PHX forever and the aforementioned Canadians supremacists suffer long for it... pettiness above reason

Oh and GO JACKETS! Don't get to watch many games live these days

Ah, yes.....we can always count on the Canada hate coming out...............

[Double-Shift Lassé]

Originally Posted by SuperGenius

The CBJ have a reasonable time against 'tough', grinding teams. St. Louis, Phoenix, Nashville, etc are grinding teams with less team speed than say, Edmonton, Colorado, Detroit...the less speed and more toughness a team has, the better a chance the Jackets have had over the last 2 seasons. IMO.

Beyond the last two seasons, but yes, this.

[IBleedUnionBlue]

Originally Posted by Mayor Bee

A win's a win, and a loss is a win.

Yeah, it wont crush me if the Yotes win tonight. Seeing Klesla, Vermette, Whitney in the playoffs would be good. And it would be nice if they can win their conference.

[Derby]

Is Natalie drunk? A question usually reserved for Rimer, but she's a doodle so far tonight.

[CBJCougar]

Home just in time to drool. My perfect game. Love it!!

[Redcoyote]

Any streams of the game?

I pay for center ice but even though I am like seven hours away along the virginia/west virginia border I am considered in the Bluejackets market and subject to blackouts. And of course where I am the Bluejackets regional network is not available.

[FANonymous]

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/1...e-jackets.html


Wonder what the flex rating is on that golden stick.

[SuperGenius]

Originally Posted by CBJCougar

Home just in time to drool. My perfect game. Love it!!

I posted that photo of Rusty with you in mind, Coug.

[MattTheMask]

These late starts are killer, when you have an early morning.

Would like the Desert Dogs to remain in Phoenix, hopefully they catch on there. I think its important to spread hockey to non-traditional markets.

[Moo]

Watching SJ-Dallas since it was the best game on the schedule in my opinion. Gonna watch this one for now but I have to watch SJ-DAL finish. Lots of flipping back and forth. Man I love this time of the year when the playoff races are mega-intense. Someday we'll be back in it.