[truebluefan]

Blue Jackets center Gilbert Brule, touted as a Calder Trophy candidate this season as the NHL’s top rookie, was a healthy scratch last night against Phoenix.

"You don’t want to scratch anybody. This is the tough part of my job," coach Gerard Gallant said.

"But my job early in the season is to play the guys who can help us beat Phoenix."

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[nikel059]

not good

i have brule in my hockey pool
is this going to happen a lot?

 

[BE-LEAF-ABLE]

It seems so. I know that his play was being questioned a bit last season by the BJ's staff, and with Carter and Modin being added in this year he's got even bigger mountains to climb.

That, and Fedorov hasn't even returned yet.