It is a monumental game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Columbus Blue Jackets — a notion that is probably the first of its kind. Within the flurry of moves GM Chuck Fletcher made this summer, the straight swap of Jakub Voracek and Cam Atkinson was a hyped-up one that just appeared to work for both clubs the equal amount.
Now on Thursday, the two will be facing each other for the first time in the jerseys that the other has gotten to know so well.
“I don’t think it’s quite hit me yet,” Atkinson reflected before puck drop.