Blue Jackets @ Capitals Preview- 2/8/22
The All-Star break is over! Tonight the Blue Jackets season resumes with some new faces taking the ice, and a familiar player in net. Via Jeff Svoboda, we do know that Elvis Merzlikins has been given the nod to protect the Blue Jackets net, tonight. I wish him the best of luck, since rumor has it the Capitals will have back their Captain, Ovechkin. He had to withdrawal from the All-Star game, this past weekend, due to a positive Covid-19 test. However, he has since produced a negative test, and as we all know from our own team, he's now able to return. This comes via a Tweet from Samantha Pell, the Capitals Beat Writer, and Retweeted by Jeff Svoboda.
It will also be a momentous night for two young players. Brendan Gaunce, age 27, will make his Columbus Blue Jackets debut tonight. Look for him in the Center position. Also, Trey Fix-Wolansky, age22, will have his first NHL start tonight, too. You can look for him in the Left Wing position. Good luck to them both! We have 2 new players to cheer on tonight 5th Line, and it's going to be fun!
Go CBJ!
Sources:
Jeff Svoboda Tweet: "Elvis Merzlikins in net tonight for the Blue Jackets in DC. #CBJ"
Samantha Pell Tweet, Retweeted by Jeff Svoboda: "Alex Ovechkin passed his PCR lab test result overnight and will be allowed to return to full activity today, per the Caps.
All WSH players/staff who had to get additional confirmatory testing for initial positives yesterday returned negative send-out PCR results overnight."
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