Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky has found himself in the club’s dog house.
Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced Thursday morning that Bobrovsky won’t play tonight in Columbus against the Nashville Predators after an unspecified “incident” involving the goalie.
“There are certain expectations and values that we have established for our players that define our culture,”
Kekalainen said in a statement
. “An incident occurred in which Sergei failed to meet those expectations and values, so we made the decision that he would not be with the team for tonight’s game.
“This is an internal matter and we will have no further comment at this time.”
#CBJ coach John Tortorella won’t comment on Bobrovsky situation beyond club press release. But spokesman says Bobrovsky is expected to practice with Blue Jackets on Friday.
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) January 10, 2019
With Bobrovsky unavailable for tonight’s game, the Blue Jackets called up goalie Jean-Francois Berube from the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL.
Bobrovsky, a two-time Vezina Trophy winner, has gone 18-13-1 with a 2.87 goals-against average and .906 save percentage in 32 games this season.
#CBJ announce that G Sergei Bobrovsky “will not be with the team” tonight when they play Nashville. Release does not use the word suspension, but that’s how it sounds. pic.twitter.com/oGOSasL2P9
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) January 10, 2019
The 30-year-old Russian will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season and is not expected to re-sign with the Blue Jackets.
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