The Monsters will have a familiar face join them for round two with the Binghamton Devils Sunday. The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned Ryan MacInnis to Cleveland. This move is not surprising in the least bit due to MacInnis not playing in Saturday’s loss to Colorado.
Once the lineups came out for the Blue Jackets Saturday night and MacInnis was inactive it appeared more likely than not that a move was coming. That move did indeed come as Ryan MacInnis joins the team in Cleveland.
The Monsters are now able to avoid a short bench situation due to the return of MacInnis. The fact MacInnis did not play Saturday points towards the possibility of MacInnis playing Sunday for Cleveland. The Monsters having MacInnis in the lineup could go a long way towards possibly winning at home Sunday.
Just how long Ryan MacInnis stays in Cleveland is not known at this time. Columbus has another home game Monday night and could bring him back. Although, Cleveland has another home game Tuesday and it may better for everyone involved if he remains with the Monsters for the final two games of the home stand. However the possibility remains that MacInnis pulls double duty Sunday and Monday while someone else gets assigned to Cleveland.
Ryan MacInnis appeared in two games with Columbus. The soon-to-be 24-year old center registered one shot on goal in just under 16 minutes of ice time. MacInnis did not register any points, but was part of a team that continued an impressive point streak.
