draws in after sitting as a healthy scratch Thursday. The 34-year-old winger has fought Kadri a couple times over the years."He’s probably going to bring some energy," Kadri noted. "It's his first game of the series, so I think he’s going to be prepared and eager and anxious so just got to be aware of what he does. He's a big body, likes to play physical so we got to use our speed ...
"You've got to eliminate your glide phase at this time of year," Babcock said when asked a general question on puck management. "There can't be anybody out there gliding, you're supposed to be out there for 42 seconds at a time or 43 and going as hard as you can. Obviously, if you want to be on the right side of the puck you've got to work." and Johnsson were the only players above Babcock's requested limit in Game 1.
"I don't get that surprised at playoff time," he said. "As the league has got tighter and tighter, the separation between top and bottom is almost nothing. So, we know every series is going to be ultra-competitive. Now, maybe in the end, when you look at it and it says 4-0 or 4-1, you didn't think it was competitive, but usually every game is ultra-competitive. Columbus has got a good hockey club, they acquired a lot at the deadline and they had a good hockey club before.
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