The loss of Gabriel Carlsson with an upper body injury opens the door for Columbus Blue Jackets to integrate 2016-17 surprise Markus Nutivaara into the defensive rotation. Nuti will certainly get some time on the third pair with Ryan Murray this week. He found success there last year and played a solid 66 games in union blue as a rookie.
But Kingston, Ontario native Scott Harrington will get his opportunity as well. Harrington has drawn into one game thus far this year following Carlsson’s injury. He has spent the rest of the season as the seventh d-man.