"Mike Blunden, Greg Moore and Tomas Kana already gave the Blue Jackets an American Hockey League fourth line. But yesterday morning, winger Chad Kolarik was recalled from Syracuse as a precaution.

The injured player turned out to be Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash, who took the morning skate and pregame warm-ups, but was scratched because of stiffness in his back and neck. General manager Scott Howson said Nash was "day today.""