Columbus Blue Jackets News Clips Sept. 18, 2018 Columbus Blue Jackets PAGE 02: Columbus Dispatch: Blue Jackets: Notebook: Pierre-Luc Dubois says tired legs led to 'frustrating' preseason loss to Buffalo PAGE 05: Columbus Dispatch: Sabres 4, Blue Jackets 1: Anthony Duclair hits re-set button, tries to make Jackets PAGE 07: Columbus Dispatch: Blue Jackets: Fedor Tyutin returns as member of CBJ scouting staff PAGE 08: Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Blue Jackets: Goal in preseason opener for Sonny Milano, others: 'Just play well' PAGE 10: Fox Sports Ohio: FOX Sports Ohio to Produce 80 Blue Jackets Games This 2018-19 Season PAGE 13: The Athletic: Powerful pedigrees: Ryan MacInnis, Dillon Simpson among Blue Jackets’ hopefuls in training camp PAGE 16: The Athletic: With a wedding behind him, Blue Jackets need adaptable David Savard to form another successful partnership Cleveland Monsters/Prospects NHL/Websites PAGE 18: Seattle Times: Only groups standing between Seattle and NHL, new KeyArena are those that want them most PAGE 20: The Athletic: Down Goes Brown: The Bizarro-meter evaluates the offseason moves of the Western Conference teams PAGE 25: Sportsnet.ca: Teammates need to stay out of each others' contract negotiations http://www.dispatch.com/sports/20180917/blue-jackets--notebook-pierre-luc-dubois-says-tired-legs- led-to-frustrating-preseason-loss-to-buffalo Blue Jackets | Notebook: Pierre-Luc Dubois says tired legs led to 'frustrating' preseason loss to Buffalo By Adam Jardy – September 17, 2018 Monday night’s exhibition opener was never going to be about what the final scoreboard said for the Blue Jackets. Not even a week into the preseason, the lines they would send to the ice at Nationwide Arena were guaranteed to feature heavy legs and issues with chemistry. That didn’t make the 4-1 loss to Buffalo much easier for Pierre-Luc Dubois to stomach. “It’s a little frustrating sometimes playing these games because you see the plays and you see some stuff but you just don’t have the energy to always do it,” he said. “It’s just getting through the first 4-5 days of camp. That’s when you skate a lot, and then you get back to one skate or one practice a day.” With coach John Tortorella watching from the stands and assistant coaches Brad Larsen and Brad Shaw on the bench, the Blue Jackets fell behind 2-0 during the second period, briefly pulled to within 2-1 but got no closer despite outshooting the Sabres 37-20. Shaw said the tired legs made themselves evident primarily at one end of the ice. “I think where it mainly showed up was in our D-zone coverage,” he said. “Lots of seam plays, lots of plays where if we’re a little sharper our sticks and feet are there and our awareness is a little better and the majority of their scoring chances just don’t happen. It showed up all over the ice, but I think mainly in that defensive zone.” That wasn’t too surprising for veteran defenseman David Savard. “It’s weird games (early),” he said. “The first few in the preseason are usually all over the map. Guys are sometimes not in the right spot. It’s getting familiar with each other and some guys are coming from different systems. The legs are a little heavy so you have to keep your shifts short. You’ve just got to battle through it and still try to make the best play, improve and get back in the game mode.” Kivlenieks hurt The Blue Jackets had planned to split time evenly between goaltenders Matiss Kivlenieks and Brad Thiessen. Instead, Thiessen came out to relieve Kivlenieks to open the second half after the 22-year-old suffered an unspecified lower-body injury. To provide cover, Joseph Raaymakers was pulled from the crowd to serve as Thiessen’s backup. The public-address announcer had no sooner finished announcing that Thiessen was now in net to start the second half for the Blue Jackets when Sabres center Patrik Berglund took a pass from the left corner from teammate Alexander Nylander and rifled it past him for a 1-0 lead. The goal came 22 seconds into the second half and after Kivlenieks had stopped all seven first-period shots. “It probably helped Thiessen, going in not in the middle of the second period, which we were scheduled to do,” Shaw said. “Didn’t really change (our plans). Sometimes I think it’s easier for a goalie to prepare. He warmed up between periods and he had lots of time to get ready, so I think it was probably a positive. We didn’t really give him the greatest first shot against, so that’s a tough first save for any goalie.” It got things going after an uneventful first period. Buffalo’s Brendan Guhle took a penalty at 4:54, but the Jackets negated their power play at 5:48 when Savard was called for high sticking and they were assessed a penalty for too many men on the ice. During the ensuing 1:13 of 4-one-3 hockey, Buffalo made it 2-0 when Nathan Beaulieu beat Thiessen over his right shoulder at 6:31. That brought Savard out of the box, and eight seconds of game time later he took a pass from Anthony Duclair and sent a long wrister from the left slot past Buffalo goaltender Linus Ullmark to make it 2-1 at 6:39. Kyle Criscuolo reestablished a two-goal Sabres advantage at 13:15, though, when he beat Thiessen top- shelf after sustained pressure from the Buffalo attack and the 3-1 lead lasted through the end of the period. Andrew Oglevie finished the scoring at 2:14 of the third when he poked home a rebound. Thiessen finished with nine saves on 13 shots. “It’s part of the game,” Savard said. “I think we created a few good chances. Obviously they buried whenever they had a chance. I thought (Thiessen) had some really good saves. Today’s the first game. It’s get back in the rhythm and we have some stuff to work on, obviously. It’s part of the process.” Goal The Savard goal came in short order after Dubois won a faceoff and got the puck up-ice to Anthony Duclair, who is known to his teammates as “Duke.” His pass from the right corner to a trailing Savard helped to create the goal. “I’ve never played with Duke, but he’s a really skilled player who makes some nice plays,” Dubois said. “On that goal, you saw his jump on the faceoff and he made a nice pass to Savard. We have so much depth on this team.” Said Savard: “Nice play by Duke. It was a great pass. I don’t think the goalie saw it; the D-man was right in his way. Just kind of put it on there, see what happened. It’s nice after they scored. I think we created quite a few chances late in the game and in the third their goalie played really well. It’s kind of a weird game, but it was good.” Special teams Here’s a few lines the Blue Jackets tried on the power play and the penalty kill: PK: Brandon Dubinsky, Calvin Thurkauf, Scott Harrington, Markus Nutivaara PK: Ryan MacInnis, Markus Hannikainen, Tommy Cross, Adam Clendening Power play: Duclair-Dubois-Milano Nutivaara-Oliver Bjorkstrand Vitaly Abramov-Alex Broadhurst-Jonathan Davidsson Dean Kukan-Savard Lineup The Blue Jackets will host Chicago on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Here’s who is scheduled to be on the active roster: Forwards: Alexander Wennberg, Cam Atkinson, Liam Foudy, Riley Nash, Zac Dalpe, Boone Jenner, Lukas Sedlak, Eric Robinson, Kevin Stenlund, Nick Foligno, Josh Anderson, Kole Sherwood Defensemen: Seth Jones, Ryan Murray, Gabriel Carlsson, Ryan Collins, Dillon Simpson, Michael Prapavessis Goaltenders; Jean-Francois Berube, Raaymakers http://www.dispatch.com/sports/20180917/sabres-4-blue-jackets-1--anthony-duclair-hits-re-set- button-tries-to-make-jackets Sabres 4, Blue Jackets 1 | Anthony Duclair hits re-set button, tries to make Jackets Adam Jardy – September 17, 2018 A pair of adjectives have been used in relation to summer signee Anthony Duclair since the Blue Jackets got this preseason underway. First, it was coach John Tortorella, who at media described his potential as “unlimited,” provided he can figure a few things out. Then, a few days into camp, it was Duclair himself who described the situation that led to his signing with his fourth NHL team in five years as “a bit embarrassing.” That’s where both sides entered Monday night’s exhibition opener against the Buffalo Sabres, with Duclair on the top line in his first public steps toward realizing the hopes of growing into a key role for the Jackets. He started at right wing and assisted on David Savard’s goal in the second period as the lone offensive bright spot in a 4-1 loss to the Sabres. Buffalo did most of its damage in the second, scoring only 22 seconds in as Brad Thiessen relieved Matiss Kivlenieks in goal for the Blue Jackets after Kivlenieks stopped all seven shots he faced in the first period. The lead doubled when Nathan Beaulieu scored during a 4-on-3 advantage at 6:31, and Savard’s goal eight seconds later made it a 2-1 Buffalo lead until Kyle Criscuolo beat Thiessen at 13:15 to make it 3-1. Playing with obviously heavy legs in a game Tortorella said earlier in the day would be difficult to evaluate given this stage of the preseason, the Blue Jackets finished with a 37-20 advantage in shots on goal but struggled to solve goaltender Linus Ullmark.