Examples of blueliner in a Sentence
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The two-way blueliner leads the team in points (6-11-17).
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Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Colorado was without star defenseman Cale Makar for a second straight game due to an upper-body injury, while fellow blueliner Brent Burns became the second player in NHL history to play in 1,000 consecutive games.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Blashill was slightly less filtered in batting for his young blueliners.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Fellow blueliner Seth Jones has been out the past 23 games.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn are big, strong defenseman — one a lefty, one a righty — who fit the profile of playoff-ready blueliners.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Columbus traded the righty blueliner to the Wild for Daemon Hunt and four draft picks, including a 2025 first-round pick.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Does that work start at the trade deadline, spending assets to add blueliners that have some term, or does more of that heavy lifting occur in the offseason via trades or free agency?
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Colorado was without star defenseman Cale Makar for a second straight game due to an upper-body injury, while fellow blueliner Brent Burns became the second player in NHL history to play in 1,000 consecutive games.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Blashill was slightly less filtered in batting for his young blueliners.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Fellow blueliner Seth Jones has been out the past 23 games.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn are big, strong defenseman — one a lefty, one a righty — who fit the profile of playoff-ready blueliners.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Columbus traded the righty blueliner to the Wild for Daemon Hunt and four draft picks, including a 2025 first-round pick.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Does that work start at the trade deadline, spending assets to add blueliners that have some term, or does more of that heavy lifting occur in the offseason via trades or free agency?
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Blueliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blueliner. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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