The Lake Erie Monsters are, as they say, loaded for bear and ready to roll as far as the AHL playoffs are concerned.
Sort of.
Roster-wise, the Blue Jackets' minor-league affiliate has at its disposal about as good a team as the organization is able to field at this level. In recent days, the Jackets have sent the likes of Oliver Bjorkstrand, Sonny Milano, Josh Anderson, Justin Falk, Dean Kukan and Joonas Korpisalo back to the Cleveland to bolster Lake Erie's impending postseason party.