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Sergei Bobrovsky in the home net this morning. He starts against Cory Schneider.

Bobrovsky enters play tonight having lost each of his last four starts. He had a rough fantasy week last week - winning none of his three starts while posting a 3.37 GAA and .906 SV%. He has a good matchup vs. the 1-4-3 Devils who rank 24th in the NHL in scoring.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Bobrovsky will start tomorrow.

Bobrovsky turned aside 30 of 32 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Red Wings on Tuesday. Goalie Bob was good once again, but the Blue Jackets had a difficult time against the Red Wings and Jonas Gustavsson. This will likely happen a lot from him this season, good numbers but not a lot of wins. He has a fairly tough matchup against the Habs tomorrow.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Bobrovsky starts his fourth straight this afternoon.

Bobrovsky won each of his last two starts, vs. the Islanders and Sabres. His GAA has dropped to 2.28 and SV% up to .920. The Blue Jackets welcome the Bruins to town this afternoon, which usually is not a good matchup. However the were shutout by J.S Giguere on Thursday, so feel free to roll the dice with Bob.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Morgan Rielly confirms he will make his NHL debut tonight.

Earlier in the week Rielly was working with Jake Gardniner, but he will start tonight's game with Cody Franson as his partner. He has all the tools of an emerging offensive-defenseman. He is a great skater who moves the puck effectively. His play in his own zone still needs some work but for all fantasy purposes he is good. He had 12 goals and 42 assists (54 points) in 60 games with the Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) last season.

Morgan Rielly
WIth Mark Fraser on long-term IR, Morgan Rielly will make his NHL debut tomorrow in Toronto.

Rielly will make his debut with Jake Gardiner as his D-partner. That is a high-powered, offensive duo that should be able to produce for the Leafs. If Rielly can get off to a hot-start with Fraser on IR, he could stick with the team.

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Sergei Bobrovsky gets the call in goal vs. the Flames.

In his first season as a Blue Jacket, Bobrovsky was outstanding. He almost carried the team to the playoffs on the back of a Vezina Trophy winning season - 21-11-6 record, 2.00 GAA and .932 SV%. His numbers are expected to drop-off slightly in 2013-14, but not too bad. The secret is out on Bobrovsky, he is a legit fantasy number-1.

Sergei Bobrovsky
It appears as if Morgan Rielly will open the season with the Maple Leafs. Rielly emerged as the big story out of camp — a 19-year-old defenceman who stole the show from veterans like John-Michael Liles and Korbinian Holzer, both of whom were placed on waivers Sunday.

Rielly led all Leafs in ice time in the final tune-up game Saturday, as management took one long, last look at him before making their decision. While the roster has not been submitted yet, it appears Rielly will remain in Toronto for at least nine games, the limit before the clock starts ticking on the first year of his entry-level contract.

Morgan Rielly