Coach Todd Richards said the Blue Jackets plan to use McElhinney in the net Saturday against the Senators, Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch reports.

Coach Todd Richards said the Blue Jackets plan to use McElhinney in the net Saturday against the Senators, Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch reports.

Analysis:

Assuming Sergei Bobrovsky isn't pulled early from his scheduled start Friday, McElhinney will see his first action of the season against his former team in Ottawa. The 31-year-old backup was merely adequate in 28 games with the Jackets last season, accumulating a 2.70 GAA and .909 save percentage. He figures to see an extremely light workload so long as Bobrovsky remains healthy.