Originally Posted by
aznbluff
Blue Jackets on the road with 2 raw rookies in the lineup. Johansen is out of shape and poorly conditioned but will be their #1 center still. His GM has already called him out on in, a natural consequence for missing training camp. Their other stud youngster is injured and not available. Nathan Horton may never play NHL hockey again either. So their #1 winger, their #1 center and soon to be #1 dman are all basically not there. Moreover, Dubinsky is out for a few months as well, so their center depth looks like feces that someone has stepped into.
An out of shape Johansen
Anisimov
Letestu
Chaput
Their Dmen that they are icing must be bottom 10, maybe bottom 5 in the league
Johnson - Savard
Erixon - Wiz
Tyutin - Prout
3 NHL dmen, 2 of which suck defensively, 2 tweener youngster/rookies, and an AHL/NHL tweener
This seems like a terrible spot to bet Columbus as a favorite on the road but hey, Buffalo sucks so who knows