NHL · Columbus Blue Jackets · 13:24 ET · via @DailyFaceoff

Macklin Celebrini Tagged as Game-Time Decision Against Blues

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Daily Faceoff reported Celebrini as a game-time decision.

The are keeping everyone in suspense, officially tagging as a game-time decision for their upcoming clash with the .

"Game-time decision" is easily the most obnoxious phrase in the modern sports lexicon. It is the medical equivalent of a read receipt with no reply, leaving fantasy managers and prop bettors refreshing their feeds until warmups just to see if the kid is actually going to lace them up.

desperately needs him on the ice. After stringing together a couple of surprisingly fun wins against the Florida Panthers and Los Angeles Kings earlier in the week, the Sharks crashed back to earth in a brutal 5-0 shutout loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.

The Blues are not exactly rolling into this matchup with massive momentum either. just dropped a 4-2 game to the on Wednesday, following a 6-1 beatdown from the over the weekend.

This game was already shaping up to be a messy, unpredictable grind between two teams trying to find their footing. If sits, the offensive ceiling for drops from a fun young spoiler to a team just trying to survive the forecheck, which completely shifts how you have to look at the total and any player props.

We will not know for sure until the skates hit the ice in . If he is out, expect the to shuffle their top six heavily, and keep an eye on how they manage his recovery with the looming on the schedule right after this.