Not much going today as the Blue Jackets practiced in preparation for the Vancouver Canucks coming into town on Friday. From Puck-rakers:
The suddenly-resurgent Blue Jackets held a robust 45-minute practice this morning in Dispatch Ice Haus. Among the participants were defenseman Anton Stralman and left winger Fredrik Modin, both nursing injuries.
Glad to see Modin getting back in the saddle, but still wondering where Mike Commodore is…
Porty had this tweet this morning:
Of course the rumor-mongers ran with this. We’ll probably hear a lot of crazy exchanges brought up, but don’t believe them until you hear it from a reputable source. (Umberger to Pittsburgh anyone? Laughable) Looking at the Oilers roster, they have A TON of free agents come season’s end, RFA’s and UFA’s alike. It will be interesting to see if anything develops.
Earlier this evening TSN’s Darren Dreger reported that Steve Mason was contacted as the 4th reserve goalie for Team Canada:
On February 1st, Team Canada submitted its 23 man roster and also provided a list of reserve players.
Final Olympic rosters don’t have to be in until Monday.
Team Canada officials are reluctant to divulge the number of reserves, or their identity, however sources tell TSN the reserve list includes four forwards, three defencemen and a goaltender. All of the players on the reserve list have been contacted by Canada’s management team and told to be ready in case of injury.
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Columbus Blue Jackets’ goalie, Steve Mason has also been instructed to be prepared in case Martin Brodeur, Roberto Luongo, or Marc-André Fleury suffers an injury.
Talk about a huge couple days for the big guy in net, 3-0 since the coaching change, and giving up only 1 goal in that time, posting back-to-back shutouts, and now being named a reserve for team Canada.
