The Ducks went with Carlsson and we thought the first battle between these two young stars would occur Tuesday evening, but Carlsson will sit out again on Tuesday.
The big discussion point heading into the 2023 draft was who would go second overall, Leo Carlsson or Adam Fantilli?
The Ducks went with Carlsson and we thought the first battle between these two young stars would occur Tuesday evening, but Carlsson will sit out again on Tuesday.
It's a non-injury-related decision as the Ducks look to continue his strength and development program which includes him sitting out some games early in the season.
The Ducks will also be without Jamie Drysdale who was moved to the injured reserve list yesterday.
The Blue Jackets will be without Patrik Laine, who took a dirty hit from Rasmus Andersson last week and is considered week-to-week.
The Ducks are looking for their second win of the season and have some encouraging performances in losses to keep morale high.
Projected Anaheim Ducks Lines:
Forwards:
Adam Henrique - Trevor Zegras - Troy Terry
Frank Vatrano - Mason McTavish - Ryan Strome
Max Jones - Benoit Olivier-Groulx - Jakub Silfverberg
Ross Johnston - Sam Carrick - Brett Leason
Defense:
Cam Fowler - Tristan Luneau
Jackson LaCombe - Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintyukov - Ilya Lyubushkin
Goalies:
John Gibson
Lukas Dostal
Projected Columbus Blue Jackets Lines Per DailyFaceoff.com:
Forwards:
Johnny Gaudreau - Boone Jenner - Kirill Marchenko
Jack Roslovic - Adam Fantilli - Alexandre Texier
Kent Johnson - Cole Sillinger - Emil Bemstrom
Justin Danforth - Sean Kuraly - Mathieu Olivier
Defense:
Zach Werenski - Damon Severson
Ivan Provorov - David Jiricek
Jake Bean - Erik Gudbranson
Goalies:
Elvis Merzlikins
Spencer Martin