Bobrovsky won't be with Blue Jackets against Predators
Sergei Bobrovsky won't be with the Columbus Blue Jackets when they have the Nashville Predators at Nationwide Arena on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; FS-O, FS-TN, NHL.TV).
"There are sure desires and qualities that we have set up for our players that characterize our way of life," Blue Jackets general administrator Jarmo Kekalainen said. "An episode happened in which Sergei neglected to meet those desires and qualities, so we settled on the choice that he would not be with the group for today around evening time's diversion. This is an inner issue and we will have no further remark as of now."
The goalie is 18-13-1 with a 2.87 objectives against normal, .906 spare rate and two shutouts in 32 recreations this season for the Blue Jackets (24-15-3), who are third in the Metropolitan Division.
Bobrovsky, who was pulled at 8:53 of the third time frame in the wake of permitting four objectives on 19 shots in a 4-0 misfortune at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, can turn into an unlimited free specialist July 1.
"The discharge will justify itself," mentor John Tortorella said after the morning skate Thursday. "There's no sense asking ... furthermore, and to the extent the players, I've just told the players there's no sense in discussing it either. This will be dealt with inside.
"Jarmo and I will do the talking on it if any additionally should be done however the discharge justifies itself with real evidence."
Goalie Joonas Korpisalo will begin against the Predators; Columbus reviewed goalie J-F Berube from Cleveland of the American Hockey League to be the reinforcement Thursday.
Bobrovsky is relied upon to come back to rehearse with the Blue Jackets on Friday.
"I knew after last diversion that I'd play so I had a quite decent heads-up," Korpisalo said. "That is great. I had sufficient energy to get ready for this."
Forward Nick Foligno said Bobrovsky being out would not be a diversion Thursday.
"We're a group that is experienced a great deal of misfortune over the time I've been here," said Foligno, the Columbus skipper. "This is just the same old thing new and nothing that will characterize us and we will continue on ahead and prepare for an extremely critical amusement today around evening time."
The Blue Jackets likewise set advances Brandon Dubinsky (bring down body) and Markus Hannikainen (abdominal area) on harmed save.