Blue Jackets' Hartnell, Tyutin will play vs. Flyers
The Columbus Blue Jackets will have the talents of Scott Hartnell and Fedor Tyutin against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
Hartnell was a healthy scratch Friday against the Florida Panthers after he made a costly error in Tuesday's loss to the Montreal Canadiens. He's now a graduate of The John Tortorella School of Accountability.
The former Flyer - Hartnell spent seven seasons in orange and black - is producing, with nine goals and seven assists in 26 games. And he's looking forward to playing in Philadelphia.
"My game wasn’t where it needed to be for us to be winning," Hartnell said, according to The Columbus Dispatch's Aaron Portzline. "I was a little upset, a little mad, a lot of feelings. It’s in the past now and now is my chance to have a big game in Philly. Obviously, I love playing here."
More Hartnell: "It will be fun here tonight. I’m excited to get under their skin, get towards Mason, get in his crease. That’s one thing ...
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) December 5, 2015
"...we’re not doing a great job. Our power play didn’t have any net presence. I’m going to try to be there as much as I can, be a nuisance."
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) December 5, 2015
Tortorella's looking forward to watching Hartnell, too.
"Scotty's pissed," the head coach said. "He was sat out and he's pissed. I haven't said one word to him. I put the lineup on the board. He knows he's in. I don't need to talk to him about that."
The club will also welcome back Fedor Tyutin, who hasn't played since Nov. 20 due to a broken nose. The veteran defender has one assist in 19 games.
#CBJ D Fedor Tyutin and D Dalton Prout will play vs. #Flyers. Kevin Connauton will sit. Justin Falk sent down to @monstershockey last night.
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) December 5, 2015