GDT: Blues at Jets 5:00 CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX, FDSNMW

[hotrivets]

Blues projected lineup from nhl.com We could see some updates later today but this lineup has been pretty consistent.

Jake Neighbours -- Robert Thomas -- Pavel Buchnevich
Jimmy Snuggerud -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Mathieu Joseph -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Zack Bolduc
Alexey Toropchenko -- Radek Faksa -- Nathan Walker

Cam Fowler -- Colton Parayko
Philip Broberg -- Justin Faulk
Ryan Suter -- Nick Leddy

Jordan Binnington

[MizTruBlueLuvzU]

Playoffs are back babyyy!!! Come out flying and finishing checks with authority, maybe get an ugly early goal. Jets don't like to play from behind.

[hotrivets]

Playoffs are back babyyy!!! Come out flying and finishing checks with authority, maybe get an ugly early goal. Jets don't like to play from behind.

I agree- punch them in the nose and take control early.

[DawgDad]

LGB! Get it done!

[Harry York 37]

I am as excited as the Chicken Lady on the Hobby Horse at the Mall....

[netboy65]

Playoffs are back babyyy!!! Come out flying and finishing checks with authority, maybe get an ugly early goal. Jets don't like to play from behind.

I agree- punch them in the nose and take control early.

Yep, as the great philosopher Mike Tyson once said,
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth

[StLouis-4Life2]

Definitely think Tucker should be in the lineup. Let Leddy or Suter sit next game. We need a physical defenseman man in the playoffs.

[82birds]

the day is here
the time is now
LET'S GO BLUES

[dhsux]

So proud of these guys.

They never gave up.

[JoshInFenton]

Wondering if Vilardi will play for the Jets. They have been pretty quiet the last day or two so i think he's probably really close to playing and playing at some point this series at the minimum, but if we could face the Jets without having to see him or Ehlers for a couple of games it would definitely help us.

[TAFKAP]

This is everything I asked from them this year. Play their game, roll the dice, see what happens. Let Neighbours, Bolduc, Tucker, and Snuggerud see what it takes to succeed in the playoffs either from winning or losing. It's necessary growth. Give Fowler and Suter another kick at the can. No expectations, they are playing with house money. That can be dangerous to a team like Winnipeg.

LGB!!!
LFG!!!

[moose-and-squirrel]

the title of this thread says that the game will be show on fan duel, but I do not believe that's true

[hotrivets]

the title of this thread says that the game will be show on fan duel, but I do not believe that's true

Should be on all of those although some are in Canada. DirecTV shows it and the pre-game show. Before that they are showing a repeat of the Utah game to get us all jacked up.

[hotrivets]

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo
Nino Niederreiter -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Cole Perfetti
Brandon Tanev -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
David Gustafsson -- Morgan Barron -- Jaret Anderson-Dolan

Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg -- Neal Pionk
Colin Miller -- Luke Schenn

Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie

Scratched: Ville Heinola, Haydn Fleury, Logan Stanley, Dominic Toninato

Injured: Nikolaj Ehlers (lower body), Gabriel Vilardi (upper body), Rasmus Kupari (concussion)

[hotrivets]

"It's a good matchup, and it's going be huge for us to get off to a good start here at home," Jets forward Alex Iafallo said Wednesday after signing a three-year, $11 million contract ($3.67 million average annual value). "Obviously, big, big specialty team, matchup, so we got to be ready for that and keep our mindset pushing forward.

"We know [what] we're going to get. We know what we expect from ourselves, so drop of the puck, we've got to be ready to rock. And ready to succeed in every zone, pushing the puck forward and just getting on their defense."

It won't be easy against the Blues, who went on a franchise-record 12-game winning streak from March 15-April 5 to give themselves a chance at a playoff berth. They hired Jim Montgomery as coach to replace Drew Bannister on Nov. 24, when they were 9-12-1, and are back in the playoffs after a two-season absence, clinching the second wild card with a 6-1 win against the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday.

"This is what you play for," Blues captain Brayden Schenn said. "This is what you train for in the summer, and this is what you play for all year, to have a chance at the Stanley Cup. Just have to get in and anything can happen. We saw that years ago and we've been on a good run here.

"At the same time, [we] just can't be happy that we're in. Winnipeg's obviously a good team and going to present a good challenge for us. I don't think anyone gave us a chance, really, at the end of the day, where we were. I'm glad we kept it together. Too many good pieces in this locker room to not get in the playoffs. We felt if we played hard for one another, we could get the job done. It just took 82 games."

[Absolut]