The Blue Jackets aren't getting anything from their top line of Cam Atkinson, Artemi Panarin and Pierre-Luc Dubois right now. Which isn't helping things.
They have, however, fared well recently without Sergei Bobrovsky – the latest example in Boston (second end of a back-to-back) when Joonas Korpisalo fought to get them a crucial point in a 2-1 OT loss. But after starting Tuesday's game in Calgary, Bobrovsky was bothered by a nagging upper body injury, as he described it.
Sergei Bobrovsky said he missed Thursdays game with an upper-body injury that has been bothering him for a while. Practiced today but he will have to see tomorrow how he feels before being sure he can play vs. Vancouver #CBJ
— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) March 23, 2019
Bobrovsky missed Thursday as Korpisalo started and played well enough to get a better result, but the Blue Jackets need their No. 1 guy back.
John Tortorella said he hadn't discussed Bobrovsky's status with the team's athletic trainers, but also noted it was good to see him on the ice and completing a full practice with a workout afterward.
With their playoff hopes on life support, having Bobrovsky back between the pipes would be a much-needed boost for the Blue Jackets.
